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☆ Huw Edwards, a Top BBC Anchor, Resigns After 40 Years
  + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Victor Mather | More About Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Huw Edwards, one of the BBC’s highest-profile anchors and who was suspended last year over allegations of paying for explicit images, resigned from the broadcaster on Monday. Mr. Edwards, 62, had led the BBC’s coverage of major national events, including the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. He started as a trainee in 1984, and by the end of his career he was the regular anchor of “BBC News at Ten.”He was suspended by the BBC in July after The Sun tabloid newspaper reported that an unnamed anchor from the broadcaster had paid a teenager $45,000 for sexually explicit images, starting when the person was 17. Mr. Edwards’s wife later publicly identified her husband as the anchor in the report. The age of consent in Britain is 16, but sharing or possessing indecent images of someone under 18 is a crime.
Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Queen Elizabeth II, Edwards’s Organizations: BBC, Sun Locations: Britain
☆ The BBC Aired Saturation Coverage of Anchor’s Behavior. Was It Too Much?
  + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
There were urgent NATO meetings about the war in Ukraine, raging floods from India to Vermont, and a record heat wave across America. But this week the BBC wound up airing wall-to-wall coverage of a different story: itself. The confirmation that Huw Edwards, a prominent BBC anchor, was the unnamed person at the heart of allegations of sexual misconduct ended days of breathless speculation that consumed Britain’s public broadcaster. Yet it left a lingering sense of unease about the role of the British news media — and its even more intrusive cousin, social media — in the unmasking of a public figure. The allegations were salacious, to be sure — catnip for the British press — and the BBC was trying to show journalistic integrity by not shying away from embarrassing news about a member of its own staff.
Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards Organizations: BBC Locations: Ukraine, India, Vermont, America
☆ Huw Edwards named as BBC anchor accused of paying teen for explicit pictures
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Anmar Frangoul Matt Clinch | Anmar Frangoul | Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON — The BBC's Huw Edwards has been named by his wife as the TV anchor accused of paying a teenager more than £35,000 (around $45,430) in exchange for sexually explicit photos. After five crisis-ridden days for the British broadcaster, the wife of the previously unnamed TV anchor released a statement to the PA news agency. "In light of the recent reporting regarding the 'BBC Presenter' I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family," Vicky Flind said. She added that her husband Edwards had "suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care." Edwards was suspended and was taken off air after the news broke last week.
Persons: Huw Edwards, Vicky Flind, Huw, Edwards, Flind, It's Organizations: Sun, BBC, CNBC Locations: British
☆ BBC presenter facing sex photo claims is Huw Edwards, BBC says, citing his wife
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - One of Britain's leading news anchors, Huw Edwards, was named by his wife on Wednesday as being the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, the broadcaster reported. Several BBC stars had taken to social media to say they were not involved after speculation swirled online. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years," his wife, Vicky Flind said, according to the BBC. Flind said she hoped the statement would bring an end to media speculation which had impacted Edwards' BBC colleagues. Reporting by Kylie MacLellan Editing by Chris Reese and Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Queen Elizabeth, Huw, Vicky Flind, Flind, Kylie MacLellan, Chris Reese, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: BBC, Sun, London's Metropolitan Police, Thomson Locations: Britain, London's
☆ BBC presenter: Huw Edwards' wife names him as journalist facing allegations, PA reports
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Max Foster Sharon Braithwaite | Max Foster | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —One of the United Kingdom’s leading news anchors, Huw Edwards, was named by his wife on Wednesday as the BBC presenter who was suspended following allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, according to PA Media. The longtime BBC anchor, one of the network’s highest-earning stars, has led coverage of some of the biggest stories in the UK in recent years, including the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September, royal weddings, elections and the 2012 Summer Olympics. London’s Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that there was no indication that a criminal offense had been committed. The BBC on Sunday said it had suspended “a male member of staff” after The Sun newspaper reported Friday that a mother had accused an unnamed presenter of paying for sexually explicit photographs from her teenage child, who was 17 when contact was first made and who is now 20. A lawyer for the young person at the center of the controversy disputed the claims reported in The Sun, saying they were “rubbish.”
Persons: Huw Edwards, Queen Elizabeth II, Edwards, Vicky Flind Organizations: CNN, BBC, PA Media, UK’s, BBC News, London’s Metropolitan Police, The Sun Locations: The
☆ Top News Anchor Identified as Person Suspended by the BBC
  + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The BBC staff member suspended on allegations of sexual misconduct was identified by his wife on Wednesday as Huw Edwards, an anchor on the BBC’s flagship nightly news program and one of its most prominent and distinguished figures. At the same time, London police said there was no evidence that Mr. Edwards had committed a crime, following a newspaper report last week that an unnamed BBC personality paid more than £35,000, or almost $45,000, to a teenager in exchange for explicit images over a period of several years that began when the person was 17 years old. Mr. Edwards’s wife, Vicky Flind, issued a statement on her husband’s behalf late Wednesday, saying he had been hospitalized with “serious mental health issues” and would respond to the allegations when he had recovered. “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters,” Ms. Flind said. “He has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving inpatient care, where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.”
Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Edwards’s, Vicky Flind, Ms, Flind, “, ” Organizations: BBC, London
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