Lucy Owen (born 18 June 1971 as Lucy Jane Cohen) is a Welsh television news reader.
Lucy Owen | |
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 Owen in 2012 | |
| Born | Lucy Jane Cohen June 18, 1971 |
| Occupation | Newsreader |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Wales Tonight BBC Wales Today |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editOwen began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Wales as a researcher, later progressing to a reporting and co-presenting role for a features programme.[citation needed] She joined HTV Wales in 1995 as a newsreader for regional opt-outs during GMTV, and between 1996 and 2007, she co-presented Wales Tonight, the regional news programme on ITV Wales, broadcast from Cardiff.[citation needed]
Owen presented on the now defunct ITV News Channel, and was also seen anchoring the main ITV News: Lunchtime News, Evening News and Weekend News. Owen signed off from her last edition of Wales Tonight on Friday 19 October 2007. From 5 November 2007, Owen began presenting the BBC Wales evening news programme BBC Wales Today, replacing long-standing presenter Sara Edwards.[1] As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of BAFTA award-winning X-Ray. Since 2016, she has co-hosted X-Ray with Rachel Treadway-Williams and comedian Omar Hamdi.[2]
Owen was one of eight people chosen to participate in a week learning Welsh on a campsite in Pembrokeshire in the series cariad@iaith:love4language, shown on S4C in May 2012.[citation needed]
Personal life
editOwen married fellow Welsh television presenter Rhodri Owen in June 2004 at St Andrew's Church in St Andrews Major near Dinas Powys.[3] The couple co-parent together in Cowbridge.[4] After trying to conceive, the couple undertook treatment via IVF.[5] Their child was born on 10 March 2008 by Caesarean section, weighing 5 lb 12oz (2.3 kg).[6][7]
Owen has worked with St John Ambulance.[8]
In 2023, Owen came close to losing her eyesight due to a detached retina, only discovering the problem during a routine eye test.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Changing faces of BBC Wales news BBC News – 29 August 2007
- ↑ "Episode 7, Series 16, X-Ray - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ but is now separated (ref Rhodri Owen).December 2005 news story describing Rhodri Owen's day in court after being charged with a driving offence
- ↑ "Lucy Owen". Firefly Press. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ↑ Lucy Owen on the pains and joys of IVF Western Mail – Catherine Jones, September 17, 2007
- ↑ "Lucy Owen's baby makes TV debut". BBC Wales. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ↑ "Lucy Owen gives birth to a boy". Western Mail. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
- ↑ St John Ambulance Wales Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "BBC Wales presenter Lucy Owen's eyesight saved by routine test". BBC News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
edit- Lucy Owen at IMDb
- Lucy Owen (BBC Radio Wales)
- Bio at Knight Ayton
- Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales