
Nicholas Owen
Nicholas Owen is a well-known BBC News presenter, bringing dynamic enthusiasm, professionalism and humour to our screens.
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"The positive feedback about your participation in PBLS last week continues to pour in. Sincere thanks for all of your efforts. It’s always a distinct pleasure to have the opportunity to work with you!"
"Many, many thanks for your contribution to our Education Conference. The feedback from delegates specific to your contribution is extremely complimentary. It has been a delight working with you and I really do hope we will have the opportunity."
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you once again, for holding us all together so successfully today. You were a resounding success and we all agree we simply couldn’t have done it without you."
"Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Conference. Your contribution was just what we wanted and helped to make the meeting a great success for all attendees. Thank you once again."
"Your skills as our Chair really enhanced the evening and kept our somewhat individually-minded guests on track when necessary, with a high level of professionalism and humour which was much appreciated by everyone."
"Thank you once again for your significant contribution to our conference. Your moderation throughout the two days and of course the days of preparation was invaluable"
"Thank you for being a most excellent guest at our Staff Awards for Excellence….the feedback from staff has been phenomenal……You were absolutely brilliant!"
"Your professionalism, knowledge and the charming way you managed to keep everyone to time – a unique achievement at any conference! – provided the momentum and continuity which made the event so successful"
"We had a very positive response to Nicholas – he went down exceedingly well not just with the audience but also our Chairman and CEX. He pitched everything exactly right with a good balance of humour and seriousness given current economic situation."
"Thanks for all your help and support with the Canada Life Conference and for piloting the day so smoothly through the shoals and potential whirlpools of a corporate sales day…it was so reassuring to know that I had your experienced and calm self on stage to deal with any emergencies. A professional presenter on stage is the conference organiser’s own insurance policy."
"Thank you SO MUCH for all your hard work last night. You were a total star – kept everything moving, managed the rather noisy crowd extremely well and entertained us non-stop!"
"It was absolutely fantastic thank you! The evening was a great success. Please pass on our thanks to Nicholas. He did a wonderful job and I kept having people come up and tell me what a good choice he was, including our directors who were very pleased. He was a delight to work with and we were very happy he agreed to be our host for the evening."
"There was unanimous praise for your witty and stylish presentation. Thank you for a hat trick of terrific RTS Awards, for which your superb hosting was absolutely the lynchpin"
"You had the highest scores ever recorded in feedback forms – 90 % scored 4 or 5 out of 5"
"Servier were delighted with the event and thought you were brilliant! Thank you for being so kind and friendly. It was a pleasure to work with you…"
"On behalf of everyone at the Trust, I just want to say a big thank you to Nicholas for hosting our event. He was a true pro, very amusing and managed the over excitable guests very well! It was a pleasure working with him."
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Meet Nicholas Owen
Nicholas Owen is one of news broadcasting’s best-known faces and voices. He has been a Presenter on the BBC and ITN, and Classic FM. He also hosts many corporate and charity events.
He began his journalism in 1964 on the Surrey Mirror, before going on to Fleet Street, with the Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, and the Financial Times. He first joined the BBC in the North East of England in 1981. In 1984 he switched to ITN where his roles included anchoring News at Ten and Channel Four News.
Between 1994 and 2000 he was ITN’s Royal Correspondent. The job took him all over the world covering Royal tours, and he reported many dramas back home in what was a turbulent time for the monarchy. He played a major part in covering the death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Afterwards, he compiled a book on her life, updated and republished in 2017. He rejoined the BBC in 2007.
Nicholas has appeared in many TV and radio programmes, among them Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Celebrity Mastermind, and Countdown. He has also presented the Proms programme for BBC2. He is an after-dinner and after-lunch speaker and has toured in a light-hearted one-man show based on his half a century in the media. His memoirs, Days Like This, were published in 2012. He gives talks and lectures at home and abroad. In 2015 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Brighton University for his work in journalism and his support for various charities. He is an Ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and a volunteer and fundraiser for the Children’s Trust, which helps youngsters with brain injury and other neurodisabilities.
He plays golf and bridge, and has a passion for railways and light rail. Nicholas and his journalist wife Brenda live in Surrey, have four children, and lots of grandchildren.