Nia Roberts (presenter)
Nia Roberts is a Welsh radio and television presenter.
Early life
Nia Roberts was raised in the small town of Benllech on Anglesey. Her father is the Welsh actor, J.O. Roberts and her mother Mabel died circa 1990. Her brother is the television presenter Gareth Roberts.[1]
Career
She is one of the best known faces on Welsh channel S4C regularly fronting competitions, festivals and shows (including her own chat show Nia) for the channel. Her television credits include presenting prime-time search for the best choir in Wales, Côr Cymru and anchoring coverage of the National Eisteddfod of Wales and the arts & culture programme Pethe.[2] Since 2015 she has presented the S4C quiz Celwydd Noeth (Blatant Lie).[3]
She hosted her own weekday morning magazine programme for BBC Radio Cymru[4] moving to the afternoon in 2012, but the programme came to end in December 2013 after a new schedule was introduced.[5] Since then she has presented the weekly arts programme Stiwdio.[6]
Personal life
She lives in Cowbridge with her husband Geraint and has two daughters, Nel and Ceisa.[1] She was previously known as Nia Chiswell while married to singer and TV producer Huw Chiswell.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Nia focuses on family in Radio Cymru programme". northwales. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Pethe - Presenters". S4C. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Celwydd Noeth - Cwmni Da". Cwmni Da. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ Nia Roberts - Radio Cymru, BBC
- ↑ (Welsh) Tad cyflwynwraig Radio Cymru yn cwyno am y BBC, Golwg360
- ↑ Stiwdio gyda Nia Roberts - Radio Cymru, BBC
- ↑ "Nia Roberts - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.