Gethin Jones
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Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter. He was an active rugby union player while at Manchester Metropolitan University and, after graduation, he began his television career on Welsh language channel S4C as a presenter of children's programmes such as Popty, Mas Draw and the flagship children's entertainment show Uned 5 (Unit 5, 2002–2005).
Gethin Jones | |
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Born | Gethin Clifford Jones (1978-02-12) 12 February 1978 (age 46) Cardiff, Wales |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Television | Blue Peter (2005–2008) Remembrance Week (2010–present) 71 Degrees North (2010) Daybreak (2011–2014) Holding Out for a Hero (2011) |
Website | Official website |
In 2005, Jones became the 31st presenter of BBC children's programme Blue Peter. In 2020, he began presenting the BBC1 five-mornings-a-week magazine show Morning Live, broadcast from studios in Manchester. After a trial run ending in December 2020, the success of the programme has seen it commissioned as an all-year-round part of the BBC1 schedule.[1]