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Jamie Owen (born 1967) is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster, writer and former BBC Wales Today presenter. He joined the BBC in 1989, first working at BBC Radio and then presenting BBC Wales Today between 1994 and 2018. He has presented other TV and radio programmes and has published several books.
Background
Owen was born in
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...
, Pembrokeshire. His father, James Meyrick Owen, was a Pembroke Dock Solicitor, and his mother was a health visitor and
midwife
A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; co ...
.
Education
Owen was educated at Pennar School, Pembroke Dock;
Christ College, Brecon
Christ College, Brecon, is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the cathedral and market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It currently caters for pupils aged 7–18 years.
History
Christ College was founded by Roya ...
; University of Gloucestershire and
Cardiff University
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Career
Owen joined the
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in 1989 and worked at
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...
, later joining
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
as a newsreader and announcer.
He then continued his career as a continuity announcer for BBC One & BBC Two Wales in the early 1990s. He had been a main presenter on BBC Wales' flagship news programme,
BBC Wales Today
''BBC Wales Today'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Wales, broadcast on BBC One Wales from the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales in Central Square, Cardiff. According to the BBC, it is the world's longest-running television ne ...
since 1994, and has presented a weekday morning radio show on
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the 'Radio 4 Wales' opt-out service (previously the Welsh Home Service). Radio Wales br ...
, as well as a talk programme for
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the 'Radio 4 Wales' opt-out service (previously the Welsh Home Service). Radio Wales br ...
on Sundays at midday. He has also presented
Songs of Praise
''Songs of Praise'' is a BBC Television religious programme that presents Christian hymns sung in churches of varying denominations from around the UK.
The series was first broadcast in October 1961. On that occasion, the venue was the Ta ...
,
BBC Breakfast News
''Breakfast News'' was a breakfast news programme which first aired on BBC1 on 2 October 1989. The programme was previously known as '' Breakfast Time''. It was planned to launch on 18 September 1989 but was held back by two weeks due to tech ...
and
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
's
Shipping Forecast
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and is currently working with BBC World Service Trust in the Middle East in Jordan, Ramallah, Libya and Egypt.
On 9 January 2018 it was announced by the BBC that Owen would be leaving BBC Wales, and that he would be taking on a new role at international broadcaster
TRT World
TRT World is a Turkish public broadcaster international news channel which broadcasts in English 24 hours a day, operated by the TRT and based in Taksim Square, Istıklal Avenue, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. It provides worldwide news and current affair ...
.
He left TRT World and joined
CGTN
China Global Television Network (CGTN) is the international division of state media outlet China Central Television (CCTV), headquartered in Beijing, China. CGTN broadcasts six news and general interest channels in five languages. CGTN is reg ...
in 2019.
Publications
* ''"Magic Islands"'' – a sailing journey around Welsh islands in a 100-year-old Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter (Gomer Press, 2002)
* ''"Magic Harbours"'' – a sailing voyage around the harbours of Wales (Pont Books, 2005)
* ''"Welsh Journeys"'' – charted travels around the Welsh landscape (Gomer Press, 2005)
* ''"More Welsh Journeys"'' (Gomer Press, 2006)
* ''"Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways"'' (Ebury Press, 2010)
*''"A year in Pembrokeshire"'' - a collaboration with black-and-white photographer David Wilson, depicting through words and pictures the people and places of Pembrokeshire (Graffeg Limited, 2018)
His first three books were filmed for the BBC and published on DVD.
References
External links
Jamie Owen official site''Jamie Owen''*
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1967 births
Living people
People from Haverfordwest
People educated at Christ College, Brecon
Alumni of Cardiff University
Welsh journalists
Welsh radio presenters
Welsh television presenters
BBC newsreaders and journalists
BBC Radio Wales presenters