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Will Hayward is a journalist who, after completing his studies at Cardiff University, chose to make Wales his home. Over the past decade, his work and reporting for, among others Wales Online and the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom, has won accolades and received countless nominations for journalistic prizes. Will is the author of ‘Lockdown Wales: How Covid-19 Tested Wales’ and, ‘Independent Nation: Should Wales leave the UK?', Will's latest book is called, 'Who cares about Wales?'
Will has contributed to normalising the challenges of dyslexia, by openly speaking of his own. And he gives time to help educate and mentor upcoming journalists: most recently putting up his own money to help young hopefuls in Wales begin their careers in the Welsh political media.
Will's own podcast, ‘For Wales, See Wales’, which he co-hosts with Melanie Owen, BBC Radio Wales presenter and stand-up comic, and Robin Morgan, a comedian and writer, has also recently received industry praise.
Join Simon Hobson as he speaks with Will Hayward (ep7).
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Episode recorded on 19 May 2025
Producer and Editor: Dylan Yeomans
Assistance producers: Gwern Gwynfil, David Hannington-Smith
Graphic designer: Nigel Cousins
Head of content: Gwern Gwynfil
Exec. Producer: Simon Hobson
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