ITV newsreader and BBC Wales presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas has died aged 67.
Nicola anchored Wales at Six news for more than 15 years on ITV and in more recent years presented a weekly show on BBC Radio Wales about the arts.
According to the Mirror, she continued to broadcast up until February. Her former colleague and news anchor Jonathan Hill made the announcement about her death on Wales at Six on Thursday evening.
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Jonathan said: "I am afraid we have some very sad news to share with you. Our friend and colleague, former HTV presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas sadly passed away earlier today. Nicola has been a familiar face for Welsh audiences presenting news, current affairs, and arts programmes in a career spanning more than three decades.
"We have of course presented many editions of this programme together and she will be greatly, greatly missed by all of us here at ITV Cymru Wales. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very sad time."
Radio Wales editor Carolyn Hitt added: "She was fascinated by performers and artists and the stories behind the work they created, and always looked for imaginative ways to communicate these stories.
"Nicola championed Welsh culture and hated the idea that the arts were some kind of posh pursuit for the elite."
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