Lucy Owen
Encyclopedia
Lucy Owen is a Welsh
television
news reader
.
in Llandaff
, Cardiff
, and graduated from the Royal Holloway, University of London
in English.
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, from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the BBC Wales
evening news programme BBC Wales Today
, replacing long-standing presenter Sara Edwards
. As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of BAFTA award winning X-Ray.
fellow Welsh television presenter Rhodri Owen
. The couple live in Llangan
, and London
. After trying to conceive
, the couple undertook treatment via IVF
. Son Gabriel was born on March 10, 2008 by Caesarean section
, weighing 5 lb 12oz (2.3 kg).
Known locally in Wales for her charity work, Owen works with a range of cancer
charities, St John Ambulance, 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.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
news reader
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
.
Early life
Owen attended Howell's SchoolHowell's School Llandaff
Howell’s School Llandaff is an independent school in Llandaff, Cardiff. The school teaches girls from the age of 3 years up to 18, and contains a nursery, junior, senior school and a sixth form college...
in Llandaff
Llandaff
Llandaff is a district in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales, having been incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese covers the most populous area of South Wales. Much of the district is covered by parkland known as Llandaff...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, and graduated from the Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
in English.
Career
Owen began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio WalesBBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
as a researcher, later progressing to a reporting and co-presenting role for a features programme. She joined HTV Wales
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
in 1995 as a newsreader for regional opt-outs during GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, and between 1996 and 2007, she co-presented Wales Tonight
Wales Tonight
Wales Tonight is a national television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Wales at its studios in the western outskirts of Cardiff....
, the regional news programme on ITV Wales
HTV
HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
, broadcast from Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
Owen presented on the now defunct ITV News Channel
ITV News Channel
The ITV News Channel was a 24-hour television news channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 1 August 2000 to 23 December 2005. It was available on Sky, NTL:Telewest, Freeview and analogue cable, presenting national and international news plus regular business, sport, entertainment and...
, and was also seen anchoring the main ITV News
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
: Lunchtime News, Evening News and the Weekend News. Owen signed off from her last edition of Wales Tonight
Wales Tonight
Wales Tonight is a national television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Wales at its studios in the western outskirts of Cardiff....
on Friday 19 October 2007.
In a surprise but personally motivated move, from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
evening news programme BBC Wales Today
BBC Wales Today
Wales Today is the BBC's national news programme for Wales, broadcast on BBC One Wales from the headquarters of BBC Wales in Llandaff, Cardiff....
, replacing long-standing presenter Sara Edwards
Sara Edwards
Sara Edwards, born , was a co-presenter of BBC Wales' early-evening news programme, BBC Wales Today.-Biography:Edwards was born in Wales and brought up and educated in London, where she studied medieval and modern history....
. 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; 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.Personal life
Owen married in June 2004 at St Andrew's Church in St Andrews Major near Dinas PowysDinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age...
fellow Welsh television presenter Rhodri Owen
Rhodri Owen
Rhodri Owen is a Welsh born and Welsh speaking radio and television presenter.-Biography:Owen was brought up in Gower, Swansea in a Welsh language speaking family, which is his first language...
. The couple live in Llangan
Llangan
Llangan is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.It is located approximately 4 miles outside the market town of Cowbridge.-External links:*...
, and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. After trying to conceive
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
, the couple undertook treatment via IVF
In vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed...
. Son Gabriel was born on March 10, 2008 by Caesarean section
Caesarean section
A Caesarean section, is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus...
, weighing 5 lb 12oz (2.3 kg).
Known locally in Wales for her charity work, Owen works with a range of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
charities, St John Ambulance, and Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales which provides specialist Bobath therapy to children who have cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
; she is also an ambassador for the Prince's Trust in Wales.
Selected filmography
- MayflyMayfly (film)Mayfly is a short film. It was written and directed by Michael Bodie, and deals with the difficult subject matter of assisted suicide and dying. Bodie graduated as a writer / director, from UC Davis with a bachelors in dramatic arts...
(2009) as Sam's Daughter - William VincentWilliam VincentWilliam Vincent was Dean of Westminster from 1803 to 1815.-Biography:Vincent born on 2 November 1739 in Limehouse Street Ward, London, was the fifth surviving son of Giles Vincent, packer and Portugal merchant, by Sarah .-Theological career:William was admitted at Westminster School as a ‘town...
(2010) as Walking Woman - The Page TurnerThe Page TurnerThe Page Turner is a 2006 French film directed by Denis Dercourt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Catherine Frot – Ariane Fouchécourt* Déborah François – Mélanie Prouvost...
(2007) as Paul's Wife - ITV NewsITV NewsITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. Since 1955, ITV's news bulletins have been produced by Independent Television News . The channel's news coverage has won awards from the Royal Television Society, Emmy Awards and BAFTAs. Between 2004 and 2008, the...
as Presenter (2 episodes, 2007)