Nicholas Owen
(→Web links: well, several other Nicholas Owens have Wikipedia articles - including Nick Owen, of course ;)) |
(People in the Croydon area will be very, *very* familiar with Nicholas's voice... ;)) |
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Nicholas Owen is not to be confused with [[Nick Owen]], the former TV-AM presenter (who, coincidentally, was also born in 1947). | Nicholas Owen is not to be confused with [[Nick Owen]], the former TV-AM presenter (who, coincidentally, was also born in 1947). | ||
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Revision as of 19:07, 27 July 2022
Biography
Born in 1947, Nicholas Owen spent twenty years in the press, including seven years at the Financial Times. He moved to television with the BBC in 1981, and transferred to ITN three years later, becoming first the economics correspondent, and later their royal correspondent. He used to present Channel 4 News, and hosted the lunchtime bulletin on ITV for several years. He moved to the BBC in 2007.
Nicholas Owen is not to be confused with Nick Owen, the former TV-AM presenter (who, coincidentally, was also born in 1947).
Trivia
He's a railway and tram enthusiast, and provides the on-board announcements on the Croydon Tramlink.
Web links
ITN profile, via the Wayback Machine
