Claire Summers

{{Short description|Welsh journalist}}

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| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

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| education = Our Lady’s Convent
Aberystwyth University
University of Cardiff

| occupation = Newsreader, Presenter

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| nationality = Welsh

| credits = BBC Wales
BBC Wales Today

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Claire Summers is a Welsh news television presenter for BBC Wales.

Born in Cardiff, but brought up in Cowbridge, Summers was educated at Our Lady’s Convent in Cardiff. She then gained a BA degree at Aberystwyth University, and a post-graduate degree in journalism from the University of Cardiff.{{cite web|title=Welsh Stars: Claire Summers|accessdate=28 January 2016|url=http://www.welshstars.co.uk/artistes/claire_summers.html}}

Summers worked at Channel One television in Bristol, where she reported, filmed, edited and presented programmes. Summers joined BBC Wales in 2000. With Summers and Jason Mohammad the youngest members of the BBC Wales Today team, they were often asked to undertake the activity-based reports - such as in 2005, where Summers had to lead a Welsh Black cow called Ceridwen at the Royal Welsh Show.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/royal_welsh/pages/bbccoverage.shtml |title=BBC - Mid Wales Royal Welsh - Royal Welsh Show TV Coverage |access-date=2007-03-28 |archive-date=2012-07-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719065215/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/royal_welsh/pages/bbccoverage.shtml |url-status=dead }}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_5210000/newsid_5211800/bb_wm_5211834.stm BBC NEWS | Wales | Claire and Ceridwen's big day at Royal Welsh] On 8 September 2008, Summers became chief sports presenter for Wales Today.