Jamie Owen

Jamie Owen (born 1967) is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster, writer and former BBC Wales Today presenter. He joined the BBC in 1989, first working at BBC Radio and then presenting BBC Wales Today between 1994 and 2018. He has presented other TV and radio programmes and has published several books.

Background Owen was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. His father, James Meyrick Owen, was a Pembroke Dock Solicitor, and his mother was a health visitor and midwife.

Education Owen was educated at Pennar School, Pembroke Dock; Christ College, Brecon; University of Gloucestershire and Cardiff University.

Career Owen joined the BBC in 1989 and worked at BBC Radio 3, later joining BBC Radio 4 as a newsreader and announcer. He left TRT World and joined CGTN in 2019.

Publications "Magic Islands" – a sailing journey around Welsh islands in a 100-year-old Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter (Gomer Press, 2002) "Magic Harbours" – a sailing voyage around the harbours of Wales (Pont Books, 2005) "Welsh Journeys" – charted travels around the Welsh landscape (Gomer Press, 2005) "More Welsh Journeys" (Gomer Press, 2006) "Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways" (Ebury Press, 2010) "A year in Pembrokeshire" - a collaboration with black-and-white photographer David Wilson, depicting through words and pictures the people and places of Pembrokeshire (Graffeg Limited, 2018)

His first three books were filmed for the BBC and published on DVD.