Rhodri Williams

Rhodri Ogwen Williams (born 10 May 1968) is a

Al-Kass Sports Channel and anchors the network's English-speaking studio.^[1]

TV career

In 1995, Williams was the first presenter on L!VE TV^[2] and presented the station's morning show until its revamp later in the year. He stayed with the station, presenting its talent show, Spanish Archer and in 1997, he was the quizmaster on L!VE TV's football quiz A Game of Two Scarves featuring fans and glamour models.^{[citation needed]}

Williams was a main presenter for

Tri Nations, the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand and the Currie Cup in South Africa. He was sacked by Sky Sports in 2006 after tabloid revelations regarding his personal life.^[3]

Williams was part of the launch of

Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.^[5]

He was the main rugby presenter for Setanta Sports and hosted various shows on Setanta Sports News. Williams presented ITV Wales' coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Williams was contracted by

Al Kass International Cup. Later that year, he was hired full-time by Al Kass Sports Channel to host a segment known as QSL Review in an attempt to provide coverage of the Qatar Stars League to non-Arabic speakers.^[1]^[7]

Radio

Williams has been a presenter on national radio sports station

talkSPORT, presenting the Kick-off programme on Thursday from 19:00 to 22:00 and The Sunday Session.^{[citation needed}

]

He has also presented radio shows for

Radio Cymru

.

Business interests

Away from the media, Williams owns three businesses in Cardiff.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Williams is the son of the Welsh TV (

South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.^{[citation needed}

]

References

^ ^a ^b "Al Kass to cover the Qatar Stars League in English". Marhaba. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.^{[dead link]}
^ David Steer (3 June 2008). "L!VE TV Launch". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.
^ "Rhodri sacked after naked allegations". Wales Online. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
^ "Dinner Date; RHODRI WILLIAMS". Evening Times. Glasgow. 15 March 2001. p. 32. Retrieved 16 August 2012. Rhodri Williams is filming a sixth series of BBC's Animal Hospital and is one of the presenters on the new series of Rolf's Amazing World of Animals.
Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 8 April 2001. ITV
.

^ "Episode 25 - Rhodri Williams". Doha Heat Podcast. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

^ "Reaching out to kids". dohastadiumplusqatar.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

Rhodri Williams official website

Rhodri Williams Blog Imagine Golf

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[marhaba-1] "Al Kass to cover the Qatar Stars League in English". Marhaba. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.^{[dead link]}

[2] David Steer (3 June 2008). "L!VE TV Launch". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.

[3] "Rhodri sacked after naked allegations". Wales Online. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

[4] "Dinner Date; RHODRI WILLIAMS". Evening Times. Glasgow. 15 March 2001. p. 32. Retrieved 16 August 2012. Rhodri Williams is filming a sixth series of BBC's Animal Hospital and is one of the presenters on the new series of Rolf's Amazing World of Animals.

[5] Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 8 April 2001. ITV
.

[6] "Episode 25 - Rhodri Williams". Doha Heat Podcast. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[7] "Reaching out to kids". dohastadiumplusqatar.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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