Presenters

Nick Owen

Nick was born in 1947 and educated at Shrewsbury School. He was awarded a BA (Honours) in Classics at Leeds University. His career in journalism started on the Doncaster Evening Post.

Nick then worked on the Birmingham Post and what was then BBC Radio Birmingham before joining ATV Network’s sports department - covering the World Cup in 1982.

When Central won the Independent Television franchise in the Midlands, Nick became a general presenter and teamed up with Anne Diamond for the first time. In 1983 he joined TV AM as sports presenter, but took over the main presenting role within eight weeks.

He renewed his partnership with Anne Diamond and they presented the main programme together until late 1986. Nick then joined ITV Sport as presenter of their flagship programme Midweek Sport Special.

He also hosted Olympic Games and World Cup coverage as well as a variety of other sports programmes, including athletics and boxing. He then went on to anchor the game shows Sporting Triangles and Hitman, as well as presenting all ITV’s Royal Premieres between 1986 and 1992.

He moved to BBC to co-present Good Morning With Anne and Nick on BBC ONE from 1992 until May 1996. Other programmes he’s fronted include a quiz show for Carlton Television, a live weekly variety show for West Country Television, a live auction of Beatles’ memorabilia and the BBC’s Gardener’s World Live.

Nick is married to Jill, who’s a nurse, and they have four children. In his spare time he’s a self-confessed football and cricket fanatic. In 2004, Nick published his autobiography, "In the Time of Nick."