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Name: Nicholas Owen
Field:
Journalist
Productions:
An Audience with Nicholas Owen
After Dinner Speaker Biography: Owen 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. He then joined the magazine Now in 1979 as Deputy Business Editor, later becoming Business Editor.
In 1981 Owen 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.
In 1984 Owen moved to ITN, as Channel 4 News' Business and Economics Correspondent. 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 April 2000 Owen 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.
Owen then became presenter of the lunchtime news on ITV, as well as contributing heavily to ITN's coverage of budgetary matters.
Owen returned to the BBC and has been a presenter on BBC News 24 since 2006. Owen regularly presents the Sunday morning shift on the channel, as well as covering at other times during the week. He is also an occasional presenter of the BBC Six O'Clock News and regulary presents the BBC One Weekend Bulletins.
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