Lucy Owen

Infobox journalist
name = Lucy Owen


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birthname = Lucy Cohen
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occupation = Journalist, Newsreader
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gender = Female
status = Married
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spouse = Rhodri Owen
children = Gabriel Owen (b. 10th March, 2008)
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ethnic = Jewish
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credits = HTV (ITV) Wales News
BBC Wales Today
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Lucy Owen (born Lucy Cohen in ) is a Welsh television news reader.

Biography

Owen attended Howell's School in Llandaff, Cardiff, and graduated from the Royal Holloway, University of London in English. She joined HTV Wales in 1995 as a newsreader for regional opt-outs during GMTV, and between 1997 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, [ [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] from Monday 5 November 2007 Owen began presenting the BBC Wales evening news programme BBC Wales Today, replacing long-standing presenter Sara Edwards. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6969149.stm Changing faces of BBC Wales news] BBC News - 29 August, 2007] As a result of the channel move, Owen also joined her husband on the team of BAFTA award winning "X-Ray."

Personal life

Lucy married fellow Welsh television presenter Rhodri Owen in June 2004 at St Andrew's Church in St Andrews Major near Dinas Powys [ [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16517360&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=tv-star-rhodri-in-court-name_page.html December 2005 news story describing Rhodri Owen's day in court after being charged with a driving offence] ] . The couple live in Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan, and London. [ [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2007/10/11/who-will-replace-lucy-owen-91466-19934035/ Who will replace Lucy Owen?] Ben Glaze, South Wales Echo - October 11, 2007] After trying to conceive, the couple undertook treatment via IVF. [ [http://theinfertileinformer.blogspot.com/2007/09/lucy-owen-on-pains-and-joys-of-ivf.html Lucy Owen on the pains and joys of IVF] Western Mail - Catherine Jones, September 17 2007] Son Gabriel was born on March 10, 2008 by Caesarean section, weighing 5lb 12oz (2.3kg). [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7308325.stm|title=Lucy Owen's baby makes TV debut |publisher=BBC Wales|date=21 March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-21] [citeweb|url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/03/11/lucy-owen-gives-birth-to-a-boy-91466-20604198/|title=Lucy Owen gives birth to a boy|publisher=Western Mail|date= 11 March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-20]

Known locally in Wales for her charity work, Owen works with a range of cancer charities, St John's Ambulance, [ [http://www.stjohnwales.co.uk/news/photo_library.asp St John Ambulance Wales ] ] 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.

talker incident

In 2001, then Lucy Cohen was stalked by Ashley Jenkins, 24, a student from Swansea who sent the presenter more than 70 letters; [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010911/ai_n14413548 September 2001 news brief recounting the charge against Ashley Jenkins] ] Jenkins was later held in a secure unit. In March 2004 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. [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]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=2543501|name=Lucy Owen
* [http://www.knightayton.co.uk/frameset.html?http://www.knightayton.co.uk/lucy_owen.html Bio at Knight Ayton]
* [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0900entertainment/qanda/tm_headline=q-a--lucy-owen&method=full&objectid=17210156&siteid=50082-name_page.html Interview at icWales]
* [http://www.bobathwales.org Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales]