Nicholas Owen
Nicholas Owen is a Presenter with BBC News, appearing on BBC1’s Six O’Clock News and News 24.
He rejoined the Corporation in March 2007. For well over a decade before that he hosted all ITN's major bulletins, including Channel Four News and News at Ten.
He has also appeared in a wide range of other TV and radio programmes, including BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing in 2006.
In addition, he undertakes a wide range of corporate work, and is an after-dinner speaker. He has hosted many industry and medical conferences, seminars, award ceremonies, and Question Time sessions in all parts of the UK.
He was a regular contributor to ITN's Budget programmes, having joined ITN as Channel Four News' Business and Economics Correspondent. He presented ITV1's live hour and a half Budget programme in 2004.
During the first Gulf War Nicholas presented the highly-acclaimed Midnight Special Programmes when they were launched on Channel Four. He also anchored The Parliament Programme, Channel Four's first daytime political series.
From 1994 to 2000 he was Royal Correspondent for ITV News. In that capacity he played a major role in reporting on the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. He compiled a book on her life entitled "Diana - The People's Princess", updated and republished in 2007.
Nicholas began his journalistic career on the Surrey Mirror in 1964 before moving to Fleet Street in 1968. He worked for the Evening Standard and the Daily Telegraph before spending seven years with the Financial Times.
In 1981 he switched to television reporting, joining the BBC in the North of England, covering general and industrial stories for both regional and national news and current affairs programmes. He moved to ITN in 1984.
Nicholas Owen was born in 1947. He has a close interest in transport matters, especially railways and light rail schemes. His publications include a history of the British trolleybus.
He is married to a newspaper journalist, lives in Surrey, has four children - and two grandchildren.
"I just wanted to thank you on behalf of the Heritage Lottery Fund for doing such
a terrific job presenting/hosting last week's Nationwide Community and Heritage
Awards. You made everyone feel very welcome and linked the event together
beautifully. "
Heritage Lottery Fund on Nicholas Owen - November 2008
"We have had fantastic feed back from those who attended...Your skills as our Chair really enhanced the evening and kept our somewhat individually minded guests on track when necessary, with a high level of professionalism and humour...thank you very much for your work with us, you did a great job"
Cornwall Pure Business - Nicholas chaired a panel discussion in June 2008
"Nicholas was great. It all went very well."
Institute of Sales Promotion - Nicholas hosted their annual lunch and awards in December 2007
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