In 1983, Davies commentated on the first live television coverage of a rugby union match in the Welsh language on the newly established S4C channel.
He also presented BBC Wales and later S4C's coverage of the National Eisteddfod for 33 years, as well as numerous other programmes including light entertainment and religious programming.
[2] After graduating, Davies trained to be a teacher, and he worked at Llandovery College from 1969 to 1974 reaching the position of the Head of Welsh Department.
In 1974, Davies left his teaching position to join broadcaster HTV as a presenter on the Welsh-language news programme Y Dydd.
He was paired with Ray Gravell, the former Welsh centre, and the two formed a commentary partnership that was attributed as being "instrumental in establishing the channel as a serious rugby broadcaster".
Prior to the game, he was presented with a framed shirt to mark the occasion by Roger Lewis, the chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union.
He was also a presenter on BBC Wales's coverage of the annual National Eisteddfod for 33 years, making his debut at the 1980 event held in the Lliw Valley and covering his last in 2012 at the Vale of Glamorgan.
[10] In recognition of the contributions made in the Welsh-language, he was honoured as a member of the Gorsedd of the Bards at the National Eisteddfod in 1987 when he was appointed as an Ovate (green robes).