Marc Edwards (born 11 November 1980) is a British television presenter, formerly on

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, London Live and

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, and now on

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and

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. He currently presents '' Sport Today''. He was the male stadium announcer in French and English for the

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and closing ceremonies for the

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Early life

Edwards was born in Paris to a Welsh father and a

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mother, and is fluent in French, Mandarin and English. He lived the first seven years of his life in Paris. He has one brother, Gareth who had also briefly hosted Travelogue.

Education

Edwards was educated at two independent schools: at Prestfelde School in

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, followed by

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, a boarding school for boys, from 1993 to 1999, near the village of

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in Oxfordshire, England. He read Modern Languages and Business at the

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. While studying for a degree in Business, Italian and French he hosted his own show on the university radio station, Purple FM.

Life and career

Edwards worked in London and Paris before moving to China. He was hired in 2007 by

’s international-language channel CCTV News, where he hosted their flagship travel programme, Travelogue. Edwards' first feature was a three-part series in conjunction with

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’s ''Trends Traveler'' magazine. Here he travelled by car along the fabled Tea and Horse Trail, from

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in Yunnan to

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in Tibet. Episode 2 of the series won the award for best documentary at the annual

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awards 2008. Edwards hosted Travelogue’s ''Being Beijing'' series and mini-series which aired throughout the Beijing Olympics in 2008 highlighting the best things to do, see and eat in the city for those attending the event. In 2009, Edwards hosted CCTV International's first ever travel show in

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, touring the island for three weeks. The five-part series was the first major travel programme filmed between the mainland and Taiwan. In 2010, Edwards was chosen to host Travelogue’s Shanghai Shanghai series highlighting all there is to do in the city to help the people attending the

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in Shanghai. In the series he also presented a two-part comprehensive guide to all the entertainment at the event. The series aired throughout the

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. 2010 also saw Edwards present the Miss World Bikini Finals for CCTV News. The competition held annually in

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formed part of Travelogue's guide to the seaside resort. Edwards presented the Technology Show, Tech 24, on France's international news channel,

Edwards was the male stadium announcer in English and French for the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony directed by

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(Along with Layla Anna-Lee, the Female voice). He was also the male stadium announcer for the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (Along with

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, the Female voice). In 2013, after working for French satellite channel

and

, Edwards joined the new local

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channel '' London Live''. In 2014, he joined

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as a sports presenter on '' Sport Today'', on the

channel.

Series

* Series 5 – Taiwan * Tea and Horse Trail * Opening and Closing Ceremony Stadium Announcer – London 2012 Olympic Games * Opening and Closing Ceremony Stadium Announcer – London 2012 Paralympic Games * Olympic presenter for the London 2012 Fencing

References

External links

Marc Edwards Bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Marc 1980 births Living people French emigrants to the United Kingdom Welsh television presenters Welsh people of Chinese descent British people of Malaysian descent Chinese television presenters Chinese people of Welsh descent Chinese people of Malaysian descent Alumni of Durham University People educated at Radley College