Nick Owen

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Nick is not to be confused with former ITN and now BBC newsreader [[Nicholas Owen]].
Nick is not to be confused with former ITN and now BBC newsreader [[Nicholas Owen]].
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He appeared in two special editions of [[The Krypton Factor]] during the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 'Presenters versus Competitors', along with fellow-sports and quiz hosts, [[Dickie Davies]], [[Alison Holloway]] and Elton Welsby. The presenters won!
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He appeared in two special editions of [[The Krypton Factor]] during the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 'Presenters versus Competitors', along with fellow-sports and quiz hosts, [[Dickie Davies]], [[Alison Holloway]] and Elton Welsby. The presenters won - and Owen was very pleased to have come second only to the swimmer David Wilkie on the assault course - no mean feat!
== Books / Tapes ==
== Books / Tapes ==

Revision as of 23:14, 16 March 2010

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Contents

Shows

Hitman

Search for a Star (regional voting host, ATV)

Sporting Triangles

Biography

Nick began his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Birmingham and ATV, but is best-known for his years on the TV-AM sofa with Anne Diamond. The pair defected to the BBC in 1992 and hosted the Good Morning programme for four years. Since that programme ended, Nick has hosted the television news for BBC Midlands.

In 2006, Nick Owen was awarded the Royal Television Society's Baird Medal for lifetime achievement.

Nick is not to be confused with former ITN and now BBC newsreader Nicholas Owen.

He appeared in two special editions of The Krypton Factor during the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 'Presenters versus Competitors', along with fellow-sports and quiz hosts, Dickie Davies, Alison Holloway and Elton Welsby. The presenters won - and Owen was very pleased to have come second only to the swimmer David Wilkie on the assault course - no mean feat!

Books / Tapes

In the Time of Nick - autobiography (hardback)

Web links

BBC profile

Internet Movie Database entry

Wikipedia entry

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