Beti George

Beti George (born 19 January 1939) is a Welsh broadcaster of television and radio. She began working for the BBC in Swansea and presented the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion and presents a radio programme called Beti a'i Phobol since 1987.

Biography

Early life

George was born on 19 January 1939 in Coed-y-bryn near Llangrannog. She studied at Cardiff University and Aberystwyth University. George taught at a grammar school for 18 months.[1]

Career

George started her career as a freelance with the BBC as a reporter for the programme "Bore Da" '('Good Morning')' alongside T. Glynne Davies who inspired her. She also introduced a number of music programmes as well as presenting the Welsh-language news broadcast Newyddion on S4C.[1] She was one of the presenters of a series called DNA Wales; it broadcast a special programme on St. David's Day in 2015 and showed a series of four programmes between November and December 2015.[2][3] George has presented a programme on BBC Radio Cymru called Beti a'i Phobol since 1985, where she talks to different guests each week.[4]

In 2017 she received the Geraint Stanley Award for her contribution to music communication through broadcasting

George received the John Hefin Lifetime Achievement Award in May 2018.

George is a fellow of THe University of Wales Y Drindod Dewi Sant, Bangor University and South Wales University

Personal life

Her partner was the writer and broadcaster David Parry-Jones and they lived in Cardiff. Their relationship of 42 years lasted until Parry-Jones' death from Alzheimer's disease in 2017. George raised awareness of the condition through the Welsh media. She presented Un o Bob Tri for S4C i,[5] and The Dreaded Disease – David's Story on BBC Radio Wales.[6]

David and Beti: Lost for Words for the BBC was shown UK wide.

She has a son, Iestyn George, who is a journalist and former music editor for NME and GQ magazines.[7] And now lectures at Brighton University

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References
  1. "Beti George". BBC (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Datgelu canlyniadau DNA hynafiadol Angharad Mair yn fyw ar Heno". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Cymru DNA Wales – Y Prosiect]; Adalwyd". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. Sarah Hill (11 December 2013). "Desert Island Discs, Beti a'i Phobol, and Britishness". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. S4C (11 December 2013). "Un o Bob Tri – Beti George". S4C (in Welsh). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. BBC (11 December 2013). "The Dreaded Disease – David's Story". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. "Many things define former GQ music editor Iestyn George, as Sarah Welsh discovered". South Wales Echo. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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