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In a surprise but personally motivated move,<ref>[http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/tm_headline=so-why-did-lucy-owen-join-the-bbc&method=full&objectid=19715100&siteid=50082-name_page.html So why did Lucy Owen join the BBC?] Western Mail - August 31, 2007</ref> from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the [[BBC Wales]] evening news programme [[BBC Wales Today]], replacing long-standing presenter [[Sara Edwards]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6969149.stm Changing faces of BBC Wales news] BBC News - 29 August 2007</ref> As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of [[BAFTA]] award winning ''X-Ray.'' |
In a surprise but personally motivated move,<ref>[http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/tm_headline=so-why-did-lucy-owen-join-the-bbc&method=full&objectid=19715100&siteid=50082-name_page.html So why did Lucy Owen join the BBC?] Western Mail - August 31, 2007</ref> from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the [[BBC Wales]] evening news programme [[BBC Wales Today]], replacing long-standing presenter [[Sara Edwards]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6969149.stm Changing faces of BBC Wales news] BBC News - 29 August 2007</ref> As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of [[BAFTA]] award winning ''X-Ray.'' |
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==Stalker incident== |
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In 2001, then Lucy Cohen was stalked by Joshua Canter, 15, a student from Cardiff who sent the presenter more than 70 letters;<ref>[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010911/ai_n14413548 September 2001 news brief recounting the charge against Joshua Canter]</ref> Canter was later held in a secure unit. In April 2003 having collected 12 points on her driving licence, Lucy escaped a driving ban after she appealed to magistrates that she needed her car after she was stalked.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3543781.stm|title=Stalked presenter escapes ban|publisher=BBC Wales|date=8 March, 2004|accessdate=2008-03-20}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 18:02, 2 September 2010
Lucy Owen | |
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| Born | Lucy Cohen 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Status | Married |
| Occupation | Newsreader |
| Notable credit | HTV (ITV) Wales News BBC Wales Today |
| Spouse | Rhodri Owen |
| Children | Gabriel Owen (b. 10th March, 2008) |
Lucy Owen (born Lucy Cohen in 1970) is a Welsh television news reader.
Early life
Owen attended Howell's School in Llandaff, Cardiff, and graduated from the Royal Holloway, University of London in English.
Career
Owen began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Wales as a researcher, later progressing to a reporting and co-presenting role for a features programme. 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.
Owen presented on the now defunct ITV News Channel, and was also seen anchoring the main ITV News: Lunchtime News, Evening News and the Weekend News. Owen signed off from her last edition of Wales Tonight on Friday 19 October 2007.
In a surprise but personally motivated move,[1] from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the BBC Wales evening news programme BBC Wales Today, replacing long-standing presenter Sara Edwards.[2] As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of BAFTA award winning X-Ray.
Stalker incident
In 2001, then Lucy Cohen was stalked by Joshua Canter, 15, a student from Cardiff who sent the presenter more than 70 letters;[3] Canter was later held in a secure unit. In April 2003 having collected 12 points on her driving licence, Lucy escaped a driving ban after she appealed to magistrates that she needed her car after she was stalked.[4]
Personal life
Owen married in June 2004 at St Andrew's Church in St Andrews Major near Dinas Powys fellow Welsh television presenter Rhodri Owen [5]. The couple live in Llangan, and London.[6] After trying to conceive, the couple undertook treatment via IVF.[7] Son Gabriel was born on March 10, 2008 by Caesarean section, weighing 5 lb 12oz (2.3 kg).[8][9]
Known locally in Wales for her charity work, Owen works with a range of cancer charities, St John's Ambulance,[10] and Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales which provides specialist Bobath therapy to children who have cerebral palsy; she is also an ambassador for the Prince's Trust in Wales.
Selected filmography
- Mayfly (2009) as Sam's Daughter
- William Vincent (2010) as Walking Woman
- The Page Turner (2007) as Paul's Wife
- ITV News as Presenter (2 episodes, 2007)
References
- ^ So why did Lucy Owen join the BBC? Western Mail - August 31, 2007
- ^ Changing faces of BBC Wales news BBC News - 29 August 2007
- ^ September 2001 news brief recounting the charge against Joshua Canter
- ^ "Stalked presenter escapes ban". BBC Wales. 8 March, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ December 2005 news story describing Rhodri Owen's day in court after being charged with a driving offence
- ^ Who will replace Lucy Owen? Ben Glaze, South Wales Echo - October 11, 2007
- ^ 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 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Lucy Owen gives birth to a boy". Western Mail. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ St John Ambulance Wales