Owain Wyn Evans
Owain Wyn Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | Owain Wyn Evans 9 March 1984 Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and Weather presenter |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | BBC North West Tonight Look North from Hull Look North from Leeds BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) BBC Wales Today Ffeil |
| Television | BBC North West Tonight BBC Look North Inside Out |
Owain Wyn Evans (born 9 March 1984) is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster[1] and award-winning television presenter. currently working for the BBC as a weather presenter for television and radio services in England. He is the senior weather presenter for the flagship nightly news programme North West Tonight.
Career
Evans began his broadcasting career at the age of 18 when he became the presenter of Welsh language children's news programme, Ffeil. He has contributed to an array of programmes in Wales including S4C's Welsh language programmes Stwnsh, Planed Plant, Salon, Uned5, I'r Eithaf and Wedi 7. [2]
He then worked as a reporter, presenter and video journalist for BBC Wales and in 2012 he began presenting the weather on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Wales Today.[3] In 2015, he joined the weather and news presentation team for BBC Look North.[4] In September 2019 it was announced that Evans would be the new lead weather presenter for BBC North West Tonight.[5]
In 2017 Evans celebrated International Drag Day by giving a drag queen-themed forecast that pays tribute to drag queens and RuPaul's Drag Race.[6][7] In 2019 he worked with BBC Three and Rupaul’s Drag Race UK to film an updated version of the forecast, including the names of each contestant in the TV show ahead of the launch.[8]
In 2018 Evans collaborated with Netflix to produce a series of videos celebrating pride events across the UK with Queer Eye's Karamo Brown.[9]
He is also a reporter for Inside Out and a regular stand-in presenter across BBC radio stations in the North of England.[10] Evans regularly co-presents alongside Carol Vorderman on BBC Radio Wales.[11]
Awards
In July 2019 Evans was awarded Best TV Presenter at the O2 Media Awards for Yorkshire and Humber.[12]
Personal life
Evans has spoken out about homophobic abuse received on Twitter for his presenting style[13] and continues to be vocal in his support the LGBTQ community. He has been featured on the Pinc List, a list of the 40 most influential LGBTQ people from Wales in 2015,[14] 2017,[15] and 2018.[16]
In March 2017 Evans married his long-term partner Arran Evans in London.[17]
References
- ^ "Owain Wyn Evans (@owainwynevans) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ http://www.welshstars.co.uk/owain-wyn-evans
- ^ "Owain Wyn Evans, Elite Celebrity Management". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "We've Met Yorkshire's Favourite Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans". Leeds City Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ BBC News (2 September 2019). "Owain Wyn Evans is BBC North West Tonight's new weather presenter". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "WATCH: BBC weatherman gives drag queen-themed forecast to celebrate International Drag Day". Gay Star News. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Jasmin Gray (2017-07-17). "BBC Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans Goes Viral With 'Amazing' Drag-Themed Forecast". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Adam Maidment (24 August 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The queens bring glam to the Manchester Pride parade". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ Magdalene Dalziel (13 July 2018). "Watch as Queer Eye predicts the weather for Glasgow Pride Weekend". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "TV host Owain Wyn Evans joins BBC Radio York". Radio Today UK. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Lauren Meechan (16 July 2019). "Carol Vorderman: 'You show me up' Countdown legend tells radio co-star in on-air moment". Express. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "'Inspirational' reporter wins O2 special award". O2 The Blue. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith (29 December 2014). "BBC Wales weatherman Owain Wyn Evans says he receives homophobic online abuse for his presenting style". Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Hannah Jones (15 August 2015). "The Pinc List 2015: The 40 most influential LGBT people in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "The Pinc List 2017: The 40 most influential LGBT people in Wales". Wales Online. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Ruth Mosalski (18 August 2018). "The Pinc List 2018: The 40 most influential LGBT+ people in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Kathryn Williams (2017-03-13). "Popular weatherman Owain Wyn Evans ties the knot with long-term partner". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 September 2018.