The Bwrdd (Board)
Eleven members were nominated to the Board in 2021-2022. The nominating process happens every July – August.
The Board has 8 -12 members.
Members of the Board 2021-2022
Angharad Mair
Angharad Mair is a television presenter, columnist, former athlete and director of Tinopolis.
Originally from Carmarthen, she started her career with the BBC. In 1990 she started working for the television company Agenda, presenting the television program Heno on S4C.
Angharad runs marathons. She competed in the World Athletics Championship in Athens in 1997.
Barrie Jones
Barrie Jones is a former Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief of NWN Media, with responsibility for their daily, weekly newspapers and websites across north and mid Wales.
He currently works as Senior Consultant Editor of ‘Y Cymro’ and contributes occasionally to Radio Cymru.
He has over four decades experience in journalism and was the editor of the daily newspaper ‘The Leader‘ in the north east and Cheshire for a long time.
He set up a journalism course at Glyndwr University in Wrexham and was elected to the management board of the British Association of Editors.
Beti George
Beti George is a cardi from the village of Coedybryn near Llandysul.
She started her career as a BBC correspondent in Swansea. She presented Heddiw and Newyddion for years as well as music and documentary programs.
She is a stage presenter of the World Singer Competition and a presenter of Radio Cymru’s program – Beti a’i Phobol – which began in 1985.
She made radio and television programs on Dementia for S4C and for the BBC.
One of those – David and Beti: Lost for Words won a gold medal at the New York Film Festival.
She is a Fellow of Bangor University, Trinity Saint David, and the University of South Wales.
Bethan Jones Parry
‘That girl from Eifionydd’ according to John Roberts Williams.
Participating In journalism, broadcasting, writing, presentation, leadership, chairing and teaching since the last century.
Betsan Powys
Betsan Powys joined BBC Wales as a trained journalist in 1989, before joining the Cardiff newsroom as a bilingual multimedia reporter. She moved to present current affairs in 1994.
Betsan Powys began presenting on S4C’s Newyddion program, as Europe’s top current affairs correspondent in the Ewropa series, and joined Huw Edwards to present the special election programs in the United Kingdom. She returned from London to Cardiff to work for BBC Wales before being appointed BBC Wales’ Political Editor.
Betsan was appointed Editor of BBC Radio Cymru where she remained for five years until 2018.
She is now the presenter of Pawb a’i Farn.
Euros Lewis
Euros Lewis is the founder of Wes Glei production company. He is a director,
producer and script writer.
He’s a talented musician.
Llion Iwan
Llion Iwan is Managing Director of Cwmni Da. He was born in Cardiff and raised in Waunfawr.
Before his ten years with the BBC, he was a print journalist and producer and director of documents for BBC1, 2, 4 and BBC Wales. His films have won awards in France, Switzerland, Canada and RTS in Britain.
He was a freelance director and lecturer before joining S4C as Commissioner for Factual and Sport Content. His commissions included Gerallt, Patagonia, Fy Chwaer a Fi, American Interior, Dagrau o Waes. He negotiated Tour de France broadcast rights in Welsh.
He was appointed Head of Content Distribution in 2016 and was a member of S4C’s Management Team and the Authority. He is a regular panelist at film festivals such as Tokyo Docs, Incheon in Korea and GMZ in China.
Film documentary was the subject of his PhD, he has published five novels and two non-fiction books including the story of Geraint Thomas winning the Tour de France.
Marc Webber
Marc has nearly 30 years media experience. Originally from Bridgend, he began his career as a sports commentator on Red Dragon Radio in Cardiff. He has been Head of Content at ITV.com, editor of PA’s multiplatform video and has also worked on FT, LBC, The Sun and France 24.
He has also been a digital consultant with UTV, part of S4C’s digital committee and judge of the Celtic Media Festival. He currently works as a senior lecturer in journalism at the University of Northampton and as a football correspondent for BBC television and radio.
Nia Ceidiog
Nia Ceidiog is the founder of production company Ceidiog. She is a presenter, producer, senior producer and television director.
She is a weightlifter.
Owain Gwilym
Composer, researcher and music label manager specializing in digital content.
Owain is a Digital Communications Officer with Disability Arts Cymru.
Sharon Morgan
Sharon Morgan is an actress and screenwriter who has won three BAFTA awards. She has been nominated to sit on the National Equity Wales Committee 2021-2023.
Sharon Morgan was brought up in Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire. During her career, she has appeared in numerous stage productions, television programs and films – the list is long.
Sharon Morgan was one of the founders of Theatr Bara Caws.
She has also written plays including Ede Hud and All the Color of the Rainbow, and has translated some into Welsh – Shinani’n Siarad – a translation of Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler and Hope Hopes, a translation of Une Femme Rompue by Simone de Beauvoir .
Her film and television appearances include parts in:
Gadael Lenin; Martha Jac a Sianco; High Hopes; Doctors; Belonging; Yr Amgueddfa; Yr Heliwr; A Mind to Kill; Belonging; Doctors; Midsomer Murders; Casualty; Pobol y Cwm; Coronation Street; Caerdydd; Alys; Pleasure Pill; Tair Chwaer; Torchwood; Resistance; Hollyoaks Later; Da Vinci’s Demons; the Magnificent Evans; 35 Diwrnod; Apostle; Y Gwyll/Hinterland; 15 Days; Gangs of London; Holby City; The Tuckers; yr Amgueddfa; and Grand Slam.
Her stage appearances include:
House of America; The Myth of Michael Roderick (Y Cwmni); Adar Heb Adenydd (Dalier Sylw ); Flowers From Tunisia (Theatr y Byd); Angels don’t Need Wings (Hi-Jinx); Mother Courage (NTW); Pornography (Waking Exploits); Utah Bride/ Priodferch Utah (Theatr Gwalia); Ede Hud; Holl Liwie’r Enfys; Trafaelu Ar y Tren Glas; Shinani’n Siarad (Rhosys Cochion); Uncle Vanya (Theatr Clwyd); and A Good Night Out In The Valleys (National Theatre Wales).
Sharon Morgan has published the first part of her autobiography, Hanes Rhyw Gymraes, and is preparing the second.