Broadcaster and journalist Jamie Owen anchors the country's most watched TV News programme BBC Wales Today and the country's most listened to radio show broadcast from Wales, Jamie & Louise - (co presented with Louise Elliott) the corporation's flagship radio show.
Jamie's broadcasting career began in London. He quickly became one of the UK's most familiar voices reading the shipping forecast, the news and Today in Parliament on BBC Radio Four. He recently returned to his roots at Radio Three to narrate Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
Away from his live broadcasting work for television and radio, Jamie has made a number of landmark series for the BBC. MAGIC ISLANDS charted an odyssey around the islands off the coast of Western Britain aboard the century old Bristol channel pilot cutter, Mascotte. The vessel was called into action again for a follow up series MAGIC HARBOURS charting a course around the harbours of Wales.
Jamie is the author of five travel books, the most recent AROUND WALES by B ROADS and BYWAYS published by Random House, LONDON.
A popular after dinner speaker, Jamie is also in constant demand as a conference host and chairman, his experience of high pressure, peak audience live broadcasting understandably comes in useful in the world of event management.
Around Wales By B-Roads and Byways Jamie Owen
Published by Ebury Press on 3rd June 2010
In this richly illustrated and engagingly written book, Jamie Owen sets out to explore, via footpaths, B-roads, byways and railway tracks, one of the fastest changing countries within the British Isles.
- Jamie’s journey follows the stunning southern edge of the country from Cardiff, through Gower and Dylan Thomas's Laugharne.
- On the northern Pembrokeshire coast, Jamie takes us away from the tourist trail and skirts the edge of the rugged Preseli Mountains to Newport, with its magnificent views of the offshore islands, tiny fishing villages and forgotten farmsteads.
- One of the world's greatest railway journeys follows next; the Cambrian railway link, starting at Barmouth and meandering its way through to Portmeirion – the fantasy village captured on the silver screen in The Prisoner – before dropping down beneath Criccieth's ancient castle and later Pwllheli's marina.
- Beautifully written, Around Wales resonates with Jamie Owen’s passion for and extensive knowledge of the Welsh landscape.
- Full of stunning photography.
Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways showcases Wales’ natural beauty, rich history and unique cultural heritage. Jamie Owen, a hugely popular BBC Wales television news anchorman, radio presenter and author, has been a leading figure in Welsh broadcasting for a number of years. He is best known for his role as the presenter of Wales Today, the BBC national flagship evening television news programme. Born in Pembrokeshire, Owen’s career started with the BBC in London. He hosts a daily radio programme for BBC Wales, has made several television series and is the author of four books including Magic Harbours and Welsh Journeys.
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