Welsh stars appeal to Jeremy Hunt on S4C cuts
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| 16:39 UK time, Thursday, 30 September 2010
Welsh stars including Ioan Gruffudd, The One Show's Alex Jones and mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins have sent a letter to the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, opposing the possibility of government funding cuts at S4C.
Ioan Gruffudd
Since S4C was set up it has been directly funded by the government, and there are fears that the broadcaster may face cuts of 24% over the next four years when the government's comprehensive spending review is announced on 20 October.
A host of Welsh celebrities, which also includes former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones and Welsh actors Matthew Rhys, Nia Roberts, Daniel Evans and Mark Lewis Jones, have put their names behind the letter that stresses how important the broadcaster is, and how each of their "careers all began, or were given a substantial boost by, involvement in productions commissioned by S4C".
Read the stars' letter to Hunt on the .
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