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Adrian Masters Biography
Adrian Masters is a Welsh journalist, presenter, author, and political moderator who works as a political editor at ITV Cymru Wales. He joined ITV Cymru Wales in 2010 and has served the station for over a decade. He previously worked as a contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Yesterday In Parliament, most BBC Wales TV programming, as well as the Good Evening Wales and Good Morning Wales radio shows.
Adrian Masters Height
Masters stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Adrian Masters Age
Masters keeps his birthdate and year away from the limelight. Thus, it is not when Masters celebrates his birthday. Nonetheless, we will update this information once available.
Personal Life
Adrian Masters Relatives and Family
Masters was raised in Newport, Wales, but keeps information regarding his family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Adrian Masters Spouse and Children
Masters is married and lives in Newport, dividing his time between Westminster and Cardiff Bay. However, he manages to keep information regarding his partner private, but we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the public.
Adrian Masters Education
Masters received his high school certificate before enrolling at the University of Bristol in October 1987. In June 1990, he graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1992, he joined University of the Arts London, where he obtained his Postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism in 1993.
Professional Life
Adrian Masters Career
Masters works as a political editor at ITV Cymru Wales, reporting on all issues relating to UK and Welsh politics. He is also a frequent writer for the Wales Arts Review. Additionally, he manages a personal blog, where he discusses art, books, music, and his admiration of the Scottish rock band, Cocteau Twins.
Masters released his novel, Nothing Has Changed, in 2017. The novel covered his political diaries from the 2017 General Election. He previously worked as a contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Yesterday In Parliament, most BBC Wales TV programming, as well as the Good Evening Wales and Good Morning Wales radio shows. Masters launched his journalism career at the now-defunct Touch Radio, and later Red Dragon FM in 1993 (now Capital South Wales).
Adrian Masters ITV Cymru
Masters works as a political editor at ITV Cymru Wales. In this role, he covers all political stories for Wales at Six, the nightly news programme, and Sharp End, a specialist Thursday night political debate show.
Masters worked as the moderator of ITV Wales’ debates as part of the 2015 General Election. In January 2016, he moderated the Institute of Welsh Affairs Brexit debate, which was broadcast on ITV Cymru Wales. The debate was between First Minister Carwyn Jones and then UKIP leader Nigel Farage.
In June 2015, Wales Online mentioned Masters in their list of the top fifty most influential Welsh figures on Twitter. He also received a nomination for the Wales Media Welsh Political Journalist of the Year Award in February 2017. Keith Flett’s Beard Liberation Front awarded him second place in their yearly St David’s Day Beard of Wales poll.
Masters received attention for declining to ask a question to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019. During Johnson’s visit to Wales, his staff told the Welsh journalists present that on-camera interviews would not be allowed and only spoken questions could be posed. In turn, Masters, rejected the interview, criticizing Number 10 staff for limiting the Welsh media’s access during the trip.
At ITV Cymru Wales, Masters works with his fellow journalists and meteorologist:
- Andrea Byrne
- Andrew Jones
- Ruth Dodsworth
- Jonathan Hill
Adrian Masters BBC News
Masters has worked on several BBC TV broadcasts, including the Welsh edition of the Politics Show, BBC Two’s am.pm., and Dragon’s Eye. He also worked on the radio, where he hosted shows like Good Evening Wales and Called to Order. Additionally, he worked as the presenter of Good Morning Wales on occasion. Throughout the year, he was involved with broadcasts, moderating constituency hustings, and covering election and conference programmes.
Masters later began working as a political correspondent for BBC Wales. In this capacity, he provided broadcasts for TV programmes, as well as the National Assembly and Parliament of the United Kingdom, on BBC Wales radio. Moreover, he contributed to Welsh news for BBC Radio 4’s Yesterday In Parliament. Also, he was a main political reporter on Good Morning Wales.
Masters worked as a producer of a BBC Wales documentary about the Newport Art College era in the city. During his tenure at the BBC, he won the Radio Journalist of the Year Award at the Celtic Film and Television Festival in 2003 and 2004.
Adrian Masters Net Worth
Masters has garnered a net worth ranging from £805,000 to £4.8 million during his successful career as a journalist, presenter, author, and political moderator.
Adrian Masters Salary
Masters receives an approximate annual salary of £88,550 as a political editor at ITV Cymru Wales.
Adrian Masters Social Media
Masters has an active social media platform, i.e., X(formerly Twitter), which has a following of over 14K.
