By Ellie Weston
Bath Rugby Foundation has announced that its inaugural patron will be Today Programme presenter Justin Webb.
A decade after the foundation was first set up, the former BBC North America editor is taking on this new role in order to help increase the profile of the foundation, both in Bath and further afield.
He said: "I'm delighted to be the inaugural Patron of Bath Rugby Foundation; it is a great organisation doing a tremendous amount of good works in and around Bath.
"Having been brought up in Bath, and getting back as often as I can with the family, I hope that my experience, role and connections can help the foundation add even more to the community."
Previously named political journalist of the year for his coverage of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the Bath-born journalist was educated at the London School of Economics, after attending Moorlands Infants in Bath and Sidcot School in Winscombe.
Before his post in America, he had worked as a BBC reporter in every corner of the world, including the first Gulf war and the civil war in Bosnia.
He divides his time between Bath and London.
The Bath Rugby Foundation is the independent charity of Bath Rugby. The foundation aims to have positive impact on the educational achievement and social interaction of the young people they work with, using the club's brand and the influence of rugby players as role models to increase confidence, motivate and raise self-esteem.
They work in all areas and sections of the city to impart the values found in rugby – camaraderie, loyalty, discipline and respect.
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