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Geraint Talfan Davies (born 30 December 1943) is chairman and one of the co-founders of the Institute of Welsh Affairs, an independent Welsh think-tank. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Institute of Welsh Affairs (also known by the acronym IWA) is an independent membership-based Think-tank based in Wales, owing no allegiance to any A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such He is also chairman of Welsh National Opera. Welsh National Opera ( WNO) is a touring Opera company founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1946 A journalist by training, he moved into broadcasting and was Controller of BBC Wales from 1990-2000. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales.

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Personal life and education

Geraint Talfan Davies was born in Carmarthen in 1943 to Mary Anne Davies (d. Carmarthen ( Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum is the County town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. 1971) and Aneirin Talfan Davies (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909-1980 was a Welsh poet broadcaster and literary critic 1980), a Welsh broadcaster, literary critic and poet. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Broadcaster may refer to A Broadcasting organization one responsible for the production of radio and television programs and/or their transmission Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose"

Educated at Bishop Gore Grammar School, Swansea and Cardiff High School for Boys, Davies went on to read Modern History at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating in 1966. Bishop Gore is a secondary school in Swansea, Wales established in 1682. Jesus College (in full Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In 1967 he married Elizabeth Shân Vaughan, with whom he has three sons. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

Career

Davies' career began in 1966 as a graduate trainee with the Western Mail newspaper in Cardiff, where he became its first Welsh Affairs Correspondent. The Western Mail is a daily tabloid Newspaper published by Media Wales Ltd in Cardiff, Wales owned by the UK's largest newspaper corporation Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. In 1971 he moved to The Journal newspaper in Newcastle upon Tyne, relocating to The Times in London in 1973 where he worked for a year, before returning to the Western Mail in 1974 as Assistant Editor. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.

In 1978, Davies moved into broadcasting, as the Head of News and Current Affairs with HTV Wales, becoming Assistant Controller of Programmes in 1982. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

He returned to Newcastle in 1987, as Director of Programmes for Tyne Tees Television. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. 1990 saw his return to Cardiff, at the start of his ten year stint as Controller of BBC Wales, a position that included overall responsibility for the BBC's television and radio operations in Wales, and the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Davies retired from the BBC in 2000, at the age of 57. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He was succeeded by Menna Richards, who currently still holds the position. Menna Richards is the Controller of BBC Wales since February 2000

Notable positions

Geraint Talfan Davies has been involved with many arts, media and educational organisations, including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Bay Arts Trust, the Wales International Film Festival, the Artes Mundi Visual Arts Prize, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, the Wales Millennium Centre and Welsh National Opera. The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama ( Welsh: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) is a Conservatoire located in Cardiff. The Cardiff Film Festival ( Gŵyl Ffilm Caerdydd in Welsh) is an annual Film festival that takes places in Cardiff, Wales. The University of Wales Institute Cardiff (Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru Caerdydd commonly abbreviated UWIC) is a Higher education institution situated in Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru which also has a nickname locally as The Armadillo, is a centre for the Performing arts located in the Welsh National Opera ( WNO) is a touring Opera company founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1946

He chaired Welsh National Opera (WNO) for three years, before his appointment in 2003 to the chair of the Arts Council of Wales. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Arts Council of Wales (ACW ( Welsh: Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru) is an Assembly Sponsored Public Body, responsible for funding and developing the Shortly after leaving the Arts Council of Wales in 2006, he was re-elected to the chair of WNO. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He is also a board member of the Wales Millennium Centre, a trustee of the Media Standards Trust and vice chairman of the UK Committee of the European Cultural Foundation. The Media Standards Trust was formed in 2006 to address the concerns of a deterioration in journalistic standards at a time when the media was becoming enormously powerful while The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The European Cultural Foundation, ECF is an independent non-national and pan- European foundation

In 2000 he was one of a group that formed Glas Cymru Cyf, with the aim of acquiring Welsh Water with a view to turning it into a not-for-profit company. Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water (DCWW is a company which supplies drinking water and Wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England He is now a non-executive director of Welsh Water. He is also a member of the BT Wales Advisory Forum.

He is an Honorary Doctor of the University of Glamorgan, and an Honorary Fellow of UWIC and of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The University of Glamorgan (Prifysgol Morgannwg is a University in Pontypridd (in the former County of Mid Glamorgan) Wales with campuses The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA is a Professional body for Architects in the United Kingdom.

Davies has previously held numerous other positions:

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Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water (DCWW is a company which supplies drinking water and Wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England The Institute of Welsh Affairs (also known by the acronym IWA) is an independent membership-based Think-tank based in Wales, owing no allegiance to any Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water (DCWW is a company which supplies drinking water and Wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England
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