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Who is former BBC presenter Huw Edwards?

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One of the UK's most high-profile broadcasters, news presenter Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC on "medical advice".

The presenter had been off air since July last year when he was named as the star at the centre of an explicit photo row.

Edwards had been the BBC's first choice to front coverage of major national events, a reflection of how well-regarded he was by the corporation.

Trusted by viewers, he built a reputation over decades as a reliable and calming presence on screen.

On his last day on air for BBC News before the scandal broke, Edwards broadcast from Edinburgh as Scotland prepared to greet King Charles.

Less than a week later, the 62-year-old's broadcasting career was in jeopardy after his wife issued a statement naming him as the BBC presenter facing a series of damaging allegations.

He joined BBC News as a trainee in 1984 and he eventually secured a job as political reporter for BBC Wales. Just two years later, he became BBC Wales's parliamentary corres

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Early Life

Steve was born in Chatham, Kent, on 2nd June 1981. Sport was integral to his life from an early age. Raised in a family that supported Crystal Palace Football Club, he remembers being taken to watch the team play. "At the time, Iain Dowie was playing for Crystal Palace and was a real role model, but as a small boy I found it amazing that there were thousands of people cheering for a player and chanting his name. It certainly made me feel that I wanted that, too." 

Steve attended Borden Grammar School in Sittingbourne, Kent. Sport was the focus of his enthusiasm and he demonstrated broad ability, representing the school in football, cricket and cross-country.

Alongside his sport, Steve's greatest pleasure was in exploring the countryside around his home. His interest was so great that he longed to become a wildlife presenter. "If I wasn’t playing football with my mates I was catching tadpoles and slowworms, and I loved programmes like The Really Wild Show and everything with David Attenborough. So that’s what I wanted to be. But the careers master jus

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Top Gear History Past and Present Presenters

1980s: Revving Up

In 1980 Noel Edmonds replaced Angela Rippon as the main presenter. Back in the early years of Top Gear, the show didn’t criticise cars as it does now, but when Noel commented that the Fiat Strada “wasn’t very good” it upset Fiat and they threatened to sue the BBC! Noel gained fame from his time at Top Gear, and when he stopped presenting it later that same year went on to present many shows, including The Late, Late Breakfast Show, Noel’s House Party, and more recently, Deal or No Deal.

The 80s saw several presenters and co-presenters: Judith Jackson, Sue Baker, Frank Page, Chris Goffey, William Woollard, Tom Boswell, Peter Burgess, Russell Bray, Malcolm Wilson, Tony Mason, Tiff Needell, Jon Bentley, Beki Adam and Jeremy Clarkson.

During the late 80s the show received repeated threats from the network to cancel the programme because of low viewing numbers. To increase the appeal to the audience we saw the show begin to cover more motoring topics and events, including the British Motor Show and the

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