Rhodri Owen

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name = Rhodri Owen


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occupation = Journalist
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gender = Male
status = Married
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spouse = Lucy Owen
children = Gabriel Owen (b. 10th March, 2008)
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credits = Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales, CBBC, Holiday
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Rhodri Owen (born 1972 in Three Crosses, Gower, Swansea) is a Welsh born and Welsh speaking radio and television presenter.

Biography

Owen was brought up in Gower, Swansea [http://www.clynefarm.com/photogalleryfour/web%20fflic/fflic.htm Rhodri and Matthew take to the mud! ] ] in a Welsh language speaking family, which is his first language. Owen was also a member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14846525&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=bond-flirts-with-politics-name_page.html Bond flirts with politics - icWales ] ] .

Owen started his career in radio reporting in his native Welsh language for Radio Cymru. After taking over the Saturday breakfast show, Owen transferred to the daily Red Dragon FM breakfast show. Having presented for BBC Radio 5 Live, Owen is currently "the voice" of BBC Radio Wales.

Owen started his television career with S4C appearing on a variety of programmes from children's presentation to weekly magazine shows including "Noc Noc" and Uned 5. After six years with the Welsh channel he moved to London and joined CBBC, fronting children's consumer show "Short Change." He went on to appear in the BBC Wales investigative consumer show "X-Ray" and was also the host of 4x4, BBC Three's "Liquid Assets," the BBC1 travel programme "Holiday". He then spent three years on the rival ITV1 travel show "Wish You Were Here...?," "Holiday in Style" for UK Style and BBC1's "Hard Cash". [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/x-ray/profiles/rhodriowen.shtml BBC - Wales - X-Ray - Rhodri Owen ] ]

Owen is currently hosting "Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns" for Living TV [ [http://www.livingtv.co.uk/ghosttowns/ LIVING: Ghost Towns ] ] and continues to present BAFTA award winning "X-Ray" for BBC Wales. In 2006 He is also co-presenting Britain's Dream Homes with Melissa Porter on BBC Two.

Owen had his first book published: "Bwyd bwyd bwyd (food food food)" - about healthy foods aimed at children. Owen also had his first show commissioned: "Paparazzi" will be a glossy magazine style programme.

Personal life

Rhodri married fellow Welsh television presenter Lucy Cohen 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=11th March, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-20]

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