Jay Curtis
Encyclopedia
Jay Curtis is a Welsh
broadcaster
, columnist
and actor
.
. The cast included some now famous Welsh actors such as Eve Myles
who played Gwen in Torchwood
, Steve Meo from Belonging and High Hopes
and Craig Russell
who played Mark Gascoyne in Hollyoaks
.
Guardian.
His other work includes a position at the BBC
where he was spotted by the late Ray Gravell during the wyt ti n siarad grav roadshow. It was this move from journalism to radio that Curtis believes launched his presenting career and has always believed this was down to Ray. After the initial road show Curtis continued to work for BBC Radio Wales
and BBC Radio Cymru
supporting music events on tour across Wales such as the Big Buzz and Pop Into the Park.
. It was during this time he was given a chance to present at various Restricted Service Licence
shows (often called an RSL) such as Pontardawe
Festival, before the station finally was granted its licence.
His success at the station led to his very own show which he later branded the Wide Awake Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, making him a permanent presenter on local radio.
. He was initially given the Drive Time Show on 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio
and 106.3 Bridge FM
broadcasting a dual live Drivetime show, however within 6 months he was given the Breakfast Show.
Jay has also featured on a number of commercials for radio and television, and continues to be the official voice of Llanelli AFC at Stebonheath Park
. He's also compared major public events such as music concerts, firework displays, Christmas lights switch-ons, and fashion shows. He is also a regular critic of film for ODEON cinemas
and reviews books for Apex Publishing Ltd with subjects including TV and film.
Earlier in the year he was featured in the Sun
, The Times
, The Daily Telegraph
, The Guardian
, the South Wales Evening Post
, and the Metro after giving the Britain’s Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi
his own Radio Show with 102.1 Bay Radio. Jay was quick to use the station and its audience from Jafargholi's home city of Swansea
to support him through the competition, and quickly developed a bond with him and his agent Mark Jermin.
More recently in March 2010, Jay replaced Edward Gleave as the Celebrity Columnist for Swansea Life Magazine and in April became one of the familiar faces of Sky Sports
when he was selected to front their new SKY 3D launch for the World Cup on buses, lorries, the Tube, billboards and OB Trucks.
's Ar Y Tracs. The programme produced by Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones
was set on the railway and stars other Welsh actors such as Mali Harries
, Rebecca Harries and Iwan John. His other recent work includes a number of appearances in Pobol Y Cwm
and the brand new BBC
drama Sherlock with Hartswood Films. The drama was filmed on location in Swansea
and Cardiff
starring Benedict Cumberbatch
as the titular super-sleuth, Phil Davis and Martin Freeman
. The pilot is a modern take on the life of Sherlock Holmes
, and writers include Steven Moffat
from Doctor Who
and the League of Gentlemans Mark Gatiss
.
He has also appeared alongside Keira Knightley
, Sienna Miller
, Matthew Rhys
and Cillian Murphy
in the "Edge Of Love" which was shown at cinemas in late 2008. And his other TV appearances and his credits include Torchwood
, Doctor Who
, Casualty
, Mistresses
and ITV2
's Xtra Factor.
Over the past 3 years he has also worked with the Glantawe Theatre Company appearing in a number of family favourate pantomimes such as Jack And The Beanstalk
. He has since continued to work with the company on a number of other productions including a comedy farce called "The Cats Away" by Ian Hornby, and a farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney called "Out Of Order" which was a Laurence Olivier
Award Winner for Best New Comedy.
At the end of last year he completed a pilot game show with former You Bet and Stars in Their Eyes
presenter Matthew Kelly
called Shark Vs Bear, which is currently being sold to Channel 4 and should be on screen in spring 2010.
More recently Curtis has just finished playing the role of barrister Mr Brogan-More in the highly acclaimed series, Witness for the Prosecution
by Agatha Christie
at the New Theatre
, Cardiff. The cast includes Honeysuckle Weeks
(Foyle's War
), Denis Lill
(The Royal
), Ben Nealon
(Soldier, Soldier), Robert Duncan
(Drop the Dead Donkey
), Peter Byrne
, Jennifer Wilson
and Mark Wynter
.
and is a keen supporter of local good causes. He has volunteered his time to raise funds for charities including Maggie's Cancer Centre, Ice Cool Kids, Marie Curie Cancer Care and has previously been a Volunteer First Responder for the NHS in Wales.
His skills were also used to spearhead the first ever Sport Relief
event in Swansea, which later became a national campaign. He has also served as Lord Lieutenants Caded under Lord Morris QC of Aberavon
, for the county of Dyfed, South Wales on behalf the Queen. His charity work also gained him the title of ‘Real Principality Hero' in 2006, when he was presented an award by Real Radio
(Wales), Angela J and Chief Executive of the Principality Building Society
Tracy Morshead.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Childhood
Jay's first taste for acting began at a very young age when he performed Oliver on stage with Theatre Cwm Glo in YstradgynlaisYstradgynlais
Ystradgynlais is a town on the River Tawe in south west Powys; it is the second largest town in Powys, Wales. The town grew around the iron-making, coal-mining and watch-making industries....
. The cast included some now famous Welsh actors such as Eve Myles
Eve Myles
Eve Myles is an award winning Welsh actress of stage and screen. She is best known to Welsh audiences for her portrayal of Ceri Owen in the BBC Wales drama Belonging, and to audiences worldwide for her role as Gwen Cooper in the science fiction show Torchwood, a spin-off from Doctor Who.-Personal...
who played Gwen in Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
, Steve Meo from Belonging and High Hopes
High Hopes (TV series)
High Hopes is a sitcom made in Wales, produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales and is set in a fictional area of the South Wales Valleys called Cwm-Pen-Ôl...
and Craig Russell
Craig Russell
Craig Russell may refer to:* Craig Russell * Craig L. Russell , software architect* Craig Russell * Craig Russell...
who played Mark Gascoyne in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
Early media career
Curtis started work as a freelance reporter with Newsquest Media Group (A Gannet Company) writing for a local newspaper called the South WalesSouth Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
Guardian.
His other work includes a position at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
where he was spotted by the late Ray Gravell during the wyt ti n siarad grav roadshow. It was this move from journalism to radio that Curtis believes launched his presenting career and has always believed this was down to Ray. After the initial road show Curtis continued to work for BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
and BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Cymru's Welsh-language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales from studios in Cardiff, Bangor, and Aberystwyth on FM since 1977. At the time of its launch it was one of the few FM-only radio services in the UK...
supporting music events on tour across Wales such as the Big Buzz and Pop Into the Park.
Early radio career
After working at various stations he became a presenter on his local community radio station Afan FM 107.9Afan FM
XS is a community radio station serving the Neath Port Talbot county borough. The station is owned and operated by Neath Port Talbot Broadcasting CIC and provides a range of dance and alternative music together with information services, primarily for 11-25 year-olds, from studios in the Water...
. It was during this time he was given a chance to present at various Restricted Service Licence
Restricted Service Licence
A UK Restricted Service Licence , is typically granted to radio stations and television stations broadcasting within the UK to serve a local community or a special event...
shows (often called an RSL) such as Pontardawe
Pontardawe
Pontardawe is a town of some 5,000 inhabitants in the Swansea Valley in south Wales...
Festival, before the station finally was granted its licence.
His success at the station led to his very own show which he later branded the Wide Awake Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, making him a permanent presenter on local radio.
Career Information
In January 2007, he moved into commercial radio and after a successful interview with the group managing director, he joined Town & Country Broadcasting at their headquarters in Neath AbbeyNeath Abbey
Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in southern Wales, UK.It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw...
. He was initially given the Drive Time Show on 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio
Swansea Bay Radio
Bay Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting in Swansea and South West Wales. The station launched as Swansea Bay Radio on 5 November 2006 with Take That's Back for Good as the first song played....
and 106.3 Bridge FM
106.3 Bridge FM
Bridge FM is the local commercial radio station broadcasting in south Wales' Bridgend County Borough and the surrounding areas on a frequency of 106.3 MHz....
broadcasting a dual live Drivetime show, however within 6 months he was given the Breakfast Show.
Jay has also featured on a number of commercials for radio and television, and continues to be the official voice of Llanelli AFC at Stebonheath Park
Stebonheath Park
Stebonheath Park is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Football Club.It is also used for athletics and Llanelli Amateur Athletic Club are based at the stadium...
. He's also compared major public events such as music concerts, firework displays, Christmas lights switch-ons, and fashion shows. He is also a regular critic of film for ODEON cinemas
Odeon Cinemas
Odeon Cinemas is a British chain of cinemas, one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group whose ultimate parent is Terra Firma Capital Partners.-History:Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch...
and reviews books for Apex Publishing Ltd with subjects including TV and film.
Earlier in the year he was featured in the Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, the South Wales Evening Post
South Wales Evening Post
The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid daily newspaper that distributed in South West Wales. The paper has three daily editions - Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire and is published by South West Wales Publications, part of the Northcliffe Media group. The current editor is...
, and the Metro after giving the Britain’s Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi
Shaheen Jafargholi
Shaheen Jafargholi is a Welsh teen actor and singer from Swansea, Wales. He is of Iranian and Welsh descent. He appeared on ITV's Britain's Got Talent show and sang "Who's Lovin' You" at Michael Jackson's globally televised public memorial service in July 2009...
his own Radio Show with 102.1 Bay Radio. Jay was quick to use the station and its audience from Jafargholi's home city of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
to support him through the competition, and quickly developed a bond with him and his agent Mark Jermin.
More recently in March 2010, Jay replaced Edward Gleave as the Celebrity Columnist for Swansea Life Magazine and in April became one of the familiar faces of Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
when he was selected to front their new SKY 3D launch for the World Cup on buses, lorries, the Tube, billboards and OB Trucks.
Acting/television and film work
Jay Curtis has also had a successful career on both television and international films. Last year he appeared on a Christmas Day special for Tidy Productions of ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Ar Y Tracs. The programme produced by Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones is a Welsh TV actress and writer. She starred in and co-wrote the multi-award winning TV comedy Gavin & Stacey and has appeared in many other successful comedies over recent years...
was set on the railway and stars other Welsh actors such as Mali Harries
Mali Harries
Mali Harries is a Welsh actress and has been in the television industry since 1999 and is still ongoing in her work. She is renowned for her roles in several TV series, such as Holby City, The Bill and Doctors....
, Rebecca Harries and Iwan John. His other recent work includes a number of appearances in Pobol Y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...
and the brand new BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama Sherlock with Hartswood Films. The drama was filmed on location in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
and Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking ; William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace ; the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy ; Paul...
as the titular super-sleuth, Phil Davis and Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John C. Freeman is an English actor. He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden...
. The pilot is a modern take on the life of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
, and writers include Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his...
from Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
and the League of Gentlemans Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
.
He has also appeared alongside Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
, Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller
Sienna Rose Diana Miller is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2007, the London Film Criticsnamed her British Actress of the Year for Interview...
, Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans , known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.-Early life:...
and Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes and general sex appeal....
in the "Edge Of Love" which was shown at cinemas in late 2008. And his other TV appearances and his credits include Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, Mistresses
Mistresses (TV series)
Mistresses is a British serial drama television programme that follows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of illicit and complex relationships...
and ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
's Xtra Factor.
Over the past 3 years he has also worked with the Glantawe Theatre Company appearing in a number of family favourate pantomimes such as Jack And The Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk is a folktale said by English historian Francis Palgrave to be an oral legend that arrived in England with the Vikings. The tale is closely associated with the tale of Jack the Giant-killer. It is known under a number of versions...
. He has since continued to work with the company on a number of other productions including a comedy farce called "The Cats Away" by Ian Hornby, and a farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney called "Out Of Order" which was a Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
Award Winner for Best New Comedy.
At the end of last year he completed a pilot game show with former You Bet and Stars in Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
presenter Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly is an English television presenter and Olivier-award winning actor. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as You Bet! and Stars in Their Eyes...
called Shark Vs Bear, which is currently being sold to Channel 4 and should be on screen in spring 2010.
More recently Curtis has just finished playing the role of barrister Mr Brogan-More in the highly acclaimed series, Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (play)
Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha Christie based upon her short story titled "The Witness for the Prosecution". The play opened in London on October 28, 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre...
by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
at the New Theatre
New Theatre (Cardiff)
The New Theatre although it usually uses its English name as a title) is one of the principal theatres in Cardiff, capital city of Wales, and celebrated its centenary in 2006...
, Cardiff. The cast includes Honeysuckle Weeks
Honeysuckle Weeks
Honeysuckle Weeks is a British actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series Foyle's War, since 2002.-Background:...
(Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during World War II, created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and was commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000. It has aired on ITV since 2002...
), Denis Lill
Denis Lill
Denis Lill is a New Zealand-born British actor.Some of his many film and television roles include Fall of Eagles , Edward the Seventh , Survivors , The Scarlet Pimpernel , as William Knox d-Arcy, the Australian oil pioneer in Persia, in Reilly: Ace of Spies , Rumpole of the Bailey , Mapp &...
(The Royal
The Royal
The Royal is a British medical drama series produced by ITV. The show comprises one hour episodes which were normally first aired on ITV in the Sunday early evening slot....
), Ben Nealon
Ben Nealon
Ben Nealon is best known for playing 2nd Lt/Lt/Cpt Jeremy Forsythe in the ITV award winning series Soldier Soldier.He has been in TV series such as Bugs, Casualty, The Bill and Eastenders....
(Soldier, Soldier), Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan (actor)
Robert Duncan is an English actor. He is best known for his television role as Gus, the jargon-speaking manager, from Drop the Dead Donkey. He also appeared in Casualty as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996.-Biography:...
(Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey
- Major characters :* Gus Hedges — The unctuous Chief Executive of the company, and yes-man to Sir Roysten Merchant. A management stereotype, complete with clichés and clumsy metaphors, he swiftly transforms GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel...
), Peter Byrne
Peter Byrne (actor)
Peter James Byrne is an English actor and director.He was born in West Ham, London, educated at grammar school and trained at the Italia Conti Stage School. He made his name by playing George Dixon's son-in-law Andy Crawford in the long-running BBC Television serial Dixon of Dock Green for twenty...
, Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson is an American soprano known especially for her Wagnerian opera roles. She is the daughter of Newton Wilson and Katherine Still...
and Mark Wynter
Mark Wynter
Mark Wynter is an English actor and former singer, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Go Away Little Girl"...
.
Private life
Curtis still lives in South West WalesWest Wales
West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....
and is a keen supporter of local good causes. He has volunteered his time to raise funds for charities including Maggie's Cancer Centre, Ice Cool Kids, Marie Curie Cancer Care and has previously been a Volunteer First Responder for the NHS in Wales.
His skills were also used to spearhead the first ever Sport Relief
Sport Relief
Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries...
event in Swansea, which later became a national campaign. He has also served as Lord Lieutenants Caded under Lord Morris QC of Aberavon
Aberavon
Aberavon is a settlement in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town...
, for the county of Dyfed, South Wales on behalf the Queen. His charity work also gained him the title of ‘Real Principality Hero' in 2006, when he was presented an award by Real Radio
Real Radio
Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night...
(Wales), Angela J and Chief Executive of the Principality Building Society
Principality Building Society
Principality is a Welsh building society based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. With assets of just under £6bn it is the largest building society in Wales and the seventh largest in the United Kingdom. Principality Building Society is mutual, which means it is owned by its members rather than...
Tracy Morshead.