Oliver Hides
Oliver Hides is a British radio presenter and former television presenter. He presents Good Morning Wales and the phone-in programme on BBC Radio Wales, and appears occasionally on BBC Radio 2.
Background
[edit]Hides attended a primary school in Aberystwyth, followed by Christ College, Brecon. He then studied a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Philosophy and Politics at the University of Southampton, before graduating with this degree.[1]
Career
[edit]Hides's first on-air job was commentating on a football match for Radio Ceredigion, which he had been volunteering for prior.[2] Hides took up the position of sports reporter at BBC Sport in Wales in 1994.[1]
In 2003, Hides presented coverage of international football on BBC Two in Wales and on the BBC's channel 2W.[3] In 2004, Hides presented coverage football on BBC Two in Wales.[4]
As of 2007, Hides presented sports programmes on BBC television in Wales and was a co-presenter of the drivetime news programme on BBC Radio Wales with Felicity Evans.[5] Evans described the two as having different ways of approaching the presentation of some stories.[6] Also in 2007, he regularly appeared as a presenter of the breakfast programme on the station.[7] As of 2010, Hides had been presenting coverage of the Welsh Open snooker championships on BBC Two in Wales for a decade-long period.[8] Hides continued to present and commentate on sport for BBC television in Wales until the early 2010s. In 2011, Hides narrated an episode of the BBC Wales current affairs television programme Week In Week Out.[9]
As of 2011, Hides was a co-presenter of BBC Radio Wales's weekday breakfast programme Good Morning Wales.[10] In 2013, Hides began presenting Morning Call, a phone-in programme about an important story in the day's news, on BBC Radio Wales.[2]
As of 2015, Hides was a co-presenter with Louise Elliott of Good Morning Wales, which was broadcast from 6am on weekdays on BBC Radio Wales.[11][12] He continued to present Morning Call in 2015.[13]
From 2019[14] until 2023, Hides presented the breakfast programme on BBC Radio Wales on Fridays and Saturdays.[15] The programme was broadcast between 6am and 8:30am in 2019.[16] He began presenting the lunchtime phone-in programme on BBC Radio Wales on Thursdays and Fridays in 2023.[17] Hides now co-presents Radio Wales Breakfast on Fridays and solo presents the programme on Saturdays.[18] He sometimes stands in for Owain Wyn Evans on Evans's BBC Radio 2 early breakfast show.[19]
Personal life
[edit]In 2011, Hides co-organised a fundraising event for an appeal relating to the needs of miners in the Swansea Valley; the event raised over £2,000. As of 2011, Hides was married to Ruth.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BBC Radio Wales - Radio Wales Breakfast with Oliver Hides - Oliver Hides". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ a b Administrator, walesonline (2013-03-27). "Now & Then: Oliver Hides". Wales Online. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Welsh football news". dragonsoccer.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Italy v Wales live on BBC TWO". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ WalesOnline (2011-02-19). "Don't mind your Ps and Qs: Felicity Evans". Wales Online. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Good Morning Wales - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "TAKE ONE; DON'T MIND YOUR Qs Ps &: Bang on cue with Oliver Hides as he gets ready to spend the week presenting TV coverage of the Welsh Open snooker championship. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Good Morning Wales - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ 5.9K views · 44 reactions | Louise Elliott joins Good Morning Wales | Louise Elliott returns to BBC Radio Wales and joins Oliver Hides for the new sound of Good Morning Wales, weekdays from 6 AM. So how does Louise feel... | By BBC Radio Wales | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-06-05 – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ Hornung, Rhodri (31 July 2015). "BBC Blogs - Wales - Say good morning to the best job in Welsh broadcasting". BBC Blogs - Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales Extra - Schedules, 1 - 7 June 2015". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Radio Wales Breakfast with Oliver Hides - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Radio Wales Breakfast with Oliver Hides - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales introduces new breakfast show with Claire Summers". RadioToday. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Dot Davies and James Williams to host BBC Radio Wales Breakfast". RadioToday. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Radio Wales - Radio Wales Breakfast - Available now". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ "Penarth pub's charity auction raises £2,000 for miners appeal". Penarth Times. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
External links
[edit]- Radio Wales Breakfast (BBC Radio Wales)
- The Phone In (BBC Radio Wales)