We at Welsh Icons are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Patrick Hannan.
Hannan, a political journalist, author and television and radio presenter died following a short illness.
He was born and raised in Aberaman, near Aberdare in South Wales. Educated at Cowbridge Grammar School (where Anthony Hopkins was a fellow pupil), Hannan joined the BBC and became presenter of the daily regional news programme Wales Today during the 1960s. For thirteen years he was the BBC’s political correspondent in Wales. He has produced documentary programmes for BBC2, BBC Wales and HTV. He wrote for the Western Mail and had a weekly series on BBC Radio Wales.
