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.
Nicola Heywood-Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicola Anne Heywood-Thomas 17 May 1955 |
| Died | 6 April 2023 (aged 67) Cardiff, Wales |
| Occupation | Newsreader |
| Years active | 1984–2023 |
| Notable credit(s) | HTV Wales News BBC Wales Today |
| Spouse |
Grahame Lloyd
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 3 |
She was born in Cardigan but grew up in Manchester and 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]
References edit
- ^ "Meet Nicola Heywood Thomas husband, Grahame Lloyd". 7 April 2023.
- ^ "BBC and HTV broadcaster Nicola Heywood-Thomas dies at 67". BBC News. BBC. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Elliott-Gibbs, Sam; Fitzgerald, Todd (7 April 2023). "ITV newsreader and BBC presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas dies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Martin, Roy (7 April 2023). "Tributes paid to BBC Radio Wales presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas". Radio Today. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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