Marc Edwards (TV presenter)
Marc Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1980 Paris, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Durham |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
Marc Edwards (born 11 November 1980) is a British television presenter, formerly on
Early life
Edwards was born in Paris to a Welsh father and a Malaysian Chinese mother, and is fluent in French, Mandarin and English. He lived the first seven years of his life in Paris. He has one brother, Gareth who had also briefly hosted Travelogue.
Education
Edwards was educated at two independent schools: at
Life and career
Edwards worked in London and Paris before moving to China.
Edwards' first feature was a three-part series in conjunction with
Edwards hosted
In 2010, Edwards was chosen to host
Edwards presented the Technology Show, Tech 24, on France's international news channel, France 24[3]
Edwards was the male stadium announcer in English and French for the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony directed by Danny Boyle (Along with Layla Anna-Lee, the Female voice). He was also the male stadium announcer for the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony[12] (Along with Trish Bertram, the Female voice).
In 2013, after working for French satellite channel
Series
- Series 5 – Taiwan
- Tea and Horse Trail
- Opening and Closing Ceremony Stadium Announcer – London 2012 Olympic Games
- Opening and Closing Ceremony Stadium Announcer – London 2012 Paralympic Games
- Olympic presenter for the London 2012 Fencing
References
- ^ "Olympic Radley – Marc Edwards (page 24)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "The Radley Newsletter – Volume 12 (2010–2011) – page 4" (PDF). Radley College, Oxfordshire. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Jo Carlton | Marc Edwards". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "CCTV International". Cctv.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "美国国家地理频道 | 寰宇地理 | 福克斯国际频道 | Fox International Channel". Natgeo.com.cn. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "CCTV International". Cctv.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Being Beijing with Travelogue CCTV". Cctv.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Taiwan Series, Travelogue, CCTV News – CNTV English". English.cctv.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Shanghai Series- Travelogue – CNTV English". Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Marc Edwards. "Fast Breaking, Hard Hitting Headlines at the Miss World Bikini _Marc Edwards的博客_央视网博客_央视网". China Central Television. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Travelogue 2010-10-11 Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region CCTV News – CNTV English". 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Jo Carlton | Home". Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Marc Edwards – TV presenter". Talent4Media.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Mark Sweney (11 December 2013). "London Live unveils 'multicultural' news and current affairs anchors". The Guardian newspaper. Retrieved 30 January 2015.