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Nick Owen: MBE response ‘mind-blowing’

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Midlands Today presenter says he's been 'overwhelmed' by this new recognition from The Cabinet Office. Nick started his career in local radio before TV came calling.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Midlands Today presenter says he's been 'overwhelmed' by this new recognition from The Cabinet Office. Nick started his career in local radio before TV came calling, coming to prominence as one of the first faces to appear on breakfast television in Britain.

Nick tells Tammy Gooding about how he was honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to charity and broadcasting

Before Anne Diamond and Nick teamed up on the TV-am sofa, Nick worked at the Birmingham Post and what was Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio Birmingham, before moving to ATV's sports department, later to become Central.

When Central won the Independent Television franchise in the Midlands, Nick became a general presenter and teamed up with Anne Diamond for the first time. In 1983 he joined TV-am as sports presenter, but soon took over the main presenting role.

He also hosted Olympic Games and World Cup coverage as well as a variety of other sports programmes, including athletics and boxing. He went on to anchor the game shows Sporting Triangles and Hitman, as well as presenting all ITV's royal premieres between 1986 and 1992. He moved to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú to co-present Good Morning With Anne and Nick on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú One.

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