Nicola Heywood-Thomas Explained

Nicola Heywood-Thomas
Birth Name:Nicola Anne Heywood-Thomas
Birth Date:17 May 1955
Birth Place:Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
Death Place:Cardiff, Wales
Occupation:Newsreader
Years Active:1984–2023
Children:3
Credits:HTV Wales News
BBC Wales Today

Nicola Anne Heywood-Thomas (17 May 1955 – 6 April 2023) was a Welsh broadcaster and television news journalist, who worked both for BBC Radio Wales and HTV, where she spent 18 years as a news presenter.

She was born in Cardigan but grew up in Manchester and Durham, County Durham, England.[1]

Heywood-Thomas joined BBC Radio Wales straight from university, and later presented the station's arts programme, Radio Wales Arts Show, for 25 years. She was also a sub-editor, presenter and reporter for BBC Wales Today, although she is better remembered for her time with HTV. She was the recipient of a BAFTA Cymru Award. She made her final radio appearance in February 2023, and was undergoing chemotherapy at the time of her death. Heywood-Thomas died on 6 April 2023, at the age of 67. She was survived by her three children.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Nicola Heywood Thomas husband, Grahame Lloyd. 7 April 2023.
  2. Web site: BBC and HTV broadcaster Nicola Heywood-Thomas dies at 67 . BBC News . BBC . 7 April 2023 . 7 April 2023.
  3. Web site: ITV newsreader and BBC presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas dies . Sam . Elliott-Gibbs . Todd . Fitzgerald . 7 April 2023 . Manchester Evening News . 7 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Martin . Roy . Tributes paid to BBC Radio Wales presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas . Radio Today . 7 April 2023 . 7 April 2023.