Wyre Davies

His maternal grandfather, Captain Evan Rowlands of Llanon,{{cite journal|title=Gohebwyr - Wyre Davies|publisher=S4C|date=22 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wyre-davies-escaped-injury-war-7307154|title=Wyre Davies has escaped injury in war zones several times but his desire for adventure just might be in his genes|author=Rachael Misstear|publisher=South Wales Echo|date=22 June 2014|accessdate=22 June 2014}} was captain of {{SS|Harmanteh||2}}, which whilst making passage between Brazil and the West Coast of Canada, on 22 May 1938 whilst under the control of a local pilot ran aground on Zealous Island, Messier Channel, Chile.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=British steamer wrecked |date=24 May 1938 |page=26 |issue=48002 |column=G }} Subsequently abandoned by her crew, salvage efforts were also abandoned on 6 June.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty Reports |date=7 June 1938 |page=22 |issue=48015 |column=C }} Later he was captain of {{SS|Stangrant||2}}, which during the Battle of the Atlantic was torpedoed and sunk west of the Outer Hebrides ({{coord|58|27|N|12|36|W}}) by {{GS|U-37|1938|2}} with the loss of eight of her 38 crew. Survivors including Captain Rowlands were rescued by a Short Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?115762 |title=SS Stangrant (+1940) |publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=14 November 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/590.html |title=Stangrant |publisher=Uboat |accessdate=12 February 2012}} Rowlands later retired to Llanrhystud, where Davies was born.

After studying Latin American politics at university, he joined BBC News where he became a foreign correspondent in Latin America. In 2000 he transferred to a job as correspondent at BBC Wales, reporting on stories across Wales and appearing on Wales Today together with the BBC's Six and Ten o'clock news. He also reported on sports stories.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgame/sites/concentration/getyourkiton/pages/wyre_davies.shtml|title=Wyre Davies|publisher=BBC Raise Your Game|accessdate=2010-06-01}}

In 2005, he was asked to fill in for Katya Adler for six months while she took maternity leave. He has since undertaken occasional assignments to both Palestine and Israel, and in April 2010 was appointed permanent Middle East correspondent, under fellow Welshman, BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/04/01/bbc-s-wyre-off-to-middle-east-with-young-family-91466-26152348/|title=BBC's Wyre off to Middle East with young family|author=Martin Shipton|publisher=Western Mail|date=2010-04-01|accessdate=2010-06-01}} He covered the 2011 Egyptian protests from within Tahrir Square.

Since mid-2013, Davies is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with his family, and is the BBC's South American correspondent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24518307|title=Don't mention the 'F' word|author=Wyre Davies|publisher=BBC|date=14 October 2013|accessdate=13 February 2014}}

Davies is married, with three daughters and one son. His close friends include BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza in 2007.

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• {{IMDb name|id=2547681|name=Wyre Davies}}
• [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00050lt Radio Wales Drive] (BBC Radio Wales)
• [http://journalisted.com/wyre-davies Wyre Davies @ journalisted]

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