Nicholas Corbishley Owen[1] MBE (born 1 November 1947) is an English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the ITV breakfast programme Good Morning Britain, Good Morning with Anne and Nick, ITV Sport, and the BBC's regional news show Midlands Today since 1997.
Owen was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, to father Bertie, a headmaster and Dunkirk veteran, and mother Esme (née Burton), a music teacher.
While at Kingsland Grange, Owen borrowed a Cliff Richard record from Bob Warman, who later went on to become the longest-serving regional news presenter on ATV and Central in the Midlands.
He covered the European Football Championships in 1980 and Owen also narrated the first two series of Bullseye, the darts show that was presented by Jim Bowen.
[5][6] For the rest of 1982 Owen returned to being Sports presenter on the Main West Edition and while in the summer 1982 commentated on the World Cup for ITV.
Dyke moved Owen to become a main presenter of Good Morning Britain from 5 April 1983 and he was soon teamed up with Anne Diamond until 1986, when he left.
In 2023 Owen was named On Screen Personality of the Year by the Royal Television Society, (Midlands) In June 2021, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as himself.
[13] Owen has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire[14] in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 for his services to charity and broadcasting.