Nia Roberts (presenter)

Roberts was born to Mabel (d. 1996){{Cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dont-mind-your-ps-qs-1878150|title=Don't mind your Ps and Qs: Nia Roberts|last=WalesOnline|date=2010-12-04|work=walesonline|access-date=2018-11-24}} and J.O. Roberts (d. 2016),{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/tributes-paid-anglesey-actor-j-11645116|title=Tributes paid to Anglesey actor J O Roberts who has died|last=Crump|first=Eryl|date=2016-07-21|work=northwales|access-date=2018-11-24}} a Welsh actor, and was raised in the village of Benllech on Anglesey. Her brother is the television presenter Gareth Roberts.{{Cite web|title = Nia focuses on family in Radio Cymru programme|url = http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/nia-focuses-family-radio-cymru-2737892|website = northwales| date=6 December 2010 |publisher = |access-date = 2016-01-13}}

She is one of the best known faces on Welsh channel S4C regularly fronting competitions, festivals and shows (including her own chat show Nia) for the channel. Her television credits include presenting prime-time search for the best choir in Wales, Côr Cymru and anchoring coverage of the National Eisteddfod of Wales and the arts & culture programme Pethe.{{Cite web|url = http://www.s4c.cymru/pethe/en/presenters/|title = Pethe - Presenters|date = |access-date = 13 January 2016|website = |publisher = S4C|last = |first = }} Since 2015 she has presented the S4C quiz Celwydd Noeth (Blatant Lie).{{Cite web|title = Celwydd Noeth - Cwmni Da|url = http://www.cwmnida.tv/en/rhaglenni/celwydd-noeth/|website = Cwmni Da|access-date = 2016-01-13}}

She hosted her own weekday morning magazine programme for BBC Radio Cymru[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dq914 Nia Roberts - Radio Cymru, BBC] moving to the afternoon in 2012, but the programme came to end in December 2013 after a new schedule was introduced.[http://golwg360.cymru/newyddion/cymru/133658-tad-cyflwynwraig-radio-cymru-yn-cwyno-am-y-bbc (Welsh) Tad cyflwynwraig Radio Cymru yn cwyno am y BBC, Golwg360] Since then she has presented the weekly arts programme Stiwdio.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rl45 Stiwdio gyda Nia Roberts - Radio Cymru, BBC]

Roberts lives in Cowbridge with her husband Geraint and has two daughters, Nel and Cesia, who both speak fluent Welsh and English.

She was previously known as Nia Chiswell while married to singer and TV producer Huw Chiswell.{{Cite web|title = Nia Roberts - UKGameshows|url = http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Nia_Roberts|website = www.ukgameshows.com|access-date = 2016-01-13}}

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