Lisa Gwilym

Lisa Gwilym (born 17 June 1975) is a Welsh broadcaster, best known as a presenter for BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales and the Welsh language television channel, S4C.

Television

Gwilym began her career at S4C in 1998 as a continuity presenter for the Planed Plant children's strand.

In October 2001, she joined the S4C live teen magazine programme Uned 5 (Unit 5) as a presenter. During her time on the show, she took part in the 2003 John Cooper Mini Challenge.[1] She also co-presented a special documentary with then-colleague Gethin Jones from Madagascar. Gwilym quit as presenter in December 2014, but stayed with the programme as a producer.

Between April 2008[2] and December 2009, Gwilym presented S4C's now-defunct flagship arts programme, Sioe Gelf. In 2012, she was one of three presenters for the history series Darn Bach o Hanes. She also introduced ITV Wales's archive series Cofio.[3]

Gwilym has also presented and reported for S4C's coverage of the Welsh National Eisteddfod (in 2003, 2004 & 2009), the Brecon Jazz Festival, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau (Dolgellau's Big Session), Wakestock, the Tan y Ddraig (Dragon's Fire) concerts at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival and Hanner Cant, a music festival to mark the 50th anniversary of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg. She has also been a live reporter for Children in Need's Welsh opt-out coverage and worked on BBC Radio 1's BBC Introducing opt-out in Wales.

Gwilym currently presents the S4C music show Y Stiwdio Gefn,[4] long-running religious series Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol and the fitness reality show FFIT Cymru.

Radio

In summer 2003, Gwilym joined BBC Radio Cymru to present a twice-weekly late night show for the station's C2 youth strand - broadcast live from BBC Cymru's studios in Bangor and featuring contemporary Welsh language music, features, news & interviews and listeners' texts & e-mails. The show ran until October 2007.

She went onto present early morning and weekend afternoon shows, and in November 2010, C2's flagship 8-10pm slot each weeknight. Following cutbacks in October 2012, she moved to a weekly three-hour show, broadcast 7–10pm on Wednesday nights, now known as Lisa Gwilym yn Cyflwyno (Lisa Gwilym Introducing).[5]

Gwilym joined BBC Radio Wales in 2016 as a cover presenter. Following the death of Alan Thompson in September 2017, she began presenting a late night show on Sundays, making her the only presenter with regular shows on both of the BBC's radio networks in Wales.

As of February 2018, Gwilym also presents a weekly breakfast show for BBC Radio Cymru 2 on Sunday mornings.

Awards

Gwylim won the Y Selar Award for Best Music Presenter in 2015.[6]

Personal life

Originally from Henllan in Denbighshire, Gwilym studied psychology at Cardiff University.[7]

She now lives in Y Felinheli with her husband, actor Llŷr Ifans.[2] In late 2013, she gave birth to their first child.[8]

References
  1. "John Cooper Challenge article in Welsh". Uned 5 website. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  2. Lisa Tunstall (5 April 2008) "ARTS ATTACK; Fronting Sioe Gelf is Lisa's dream job", Daily Post (Liverpool). Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  3. "Y Stiwdio Gefn ar flaen y gad (in Welsh)". Daily Post (Conwy). 15 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. "Y Stiwdio Gefn". S4C. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. "Lisa Gwilym BBC Programme". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. David Owens (23 February 2015). "Yws Gwynedd, Candelas and Sŵnami triumphant at Welsh music awards". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. FFIT Cymru - The Team: Lisa Gwilym
  8. http://www.golwg360.com/blog/cyfranwyr-gwadd/129417-pigion-y-flwyddyn-10-uchaf-rhaglen-lisa-gwilym
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