Nicholas David Arundel Owen (born 10 February 1947) is a British journalist and television presenter. He now works for the BBC, presenting news on BBC News, the corporation's 24 hour rolling news channel, and BBC One.
Owen began his journalistic career on the Surrey Mirror in 1964 before moving to Fleet Street in 1968. He worked for the Evening Standard and the Daily Telegraph before spending seven years with the Financial Times. He then joined t...
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Nicholas David Arundel Owen (born 10 February 1947) is a British journalist and television presenter. He now works for the BBC, presenting news on BBC News, the corporation's 24 hour rolling news channel, and BBC One.
Owen began his journalistic career on the Surrey Mirror in 1964 before moving to Fleet Street in 1968. He worked for the Evening Standard and the Daily Telegraph before spending seven years with the Financial Times. He then joined the magazine Now in 1979 as Deputy Business Editor, later becoming Business Editor.
In 1981 Owen switched to television reporting, joining the BBC in the North of England, covering general and industrial stories for both regional and national news and current affairs programmes.
Owen moved to ITN in 1984, as Channel 4 News' Business and Economics Correspondent. During the first Gulf War Nicholas presented the highly-acclaimed Midnight Special Programmes when they were launched on Channel Four. He also anchored The Parliament Programme, Channel...
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