Owain Wyn Evans Biography
Owain Wyn Evans is a Welsh media personality serving as a BBC Radio 2 DJ. He is also a regular item presenter for the television magazine and chat show programme The One Show. In addition, he is a drummer. Owain previously worked as a weather presenter on BBC Look North, North West Tonight, and BBC Breakfast.
Owain Wyn Evans Age
Wyn is 39 years old as of January 2024. He was born on 9 March 1984, in Ammanford, United Kingdom.
Owain Wyn Evans Height
He stands at a height of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).
Owain Wyn Evans Nationality
He holds British nationality.
Owain Wyn Evans Education
Wyn went to school in Ammanford. Even though going to university never worked out for him, at the back of his mind, he always thought that a degree would be lovely. In July 2022, Wyn received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bolton for outstanding broadcasting contributions, becoming a Doctor of Arts. He also received an honorary degree from the University of Salford for his outstanding contribution to the arts in January 2024.
Owain Wyn Evans Family
Owain was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, which is a former coal mining town. The 2011 census revealed there was a population of 5,411, but it is likely to have grown since then. However, there is no information about his parents and siblings.
Owain Wyn Evans Wife/Husband
Owain is married to his long-term partner Arran Rees, who works in the museums sector. The couple wed on 11 March 2017, in London and they live in an Edwardian semi-detached red-brick house in South Manchester. It’s the third home the couple have renovated.
Owain Wyn Evans BBC Radio 2
Evans is a BBC Radio 2 DJ and TV presenter. He began his broadcasting career at the age of 18 when he became the presenter of the Welsh language children’s news programme Ffeil. He then worked as a reporter, presenter, and video journalist for BBC Wales and in 2012 began presenting the weather on BBC Wales Today. Evans also presented weather forecasts across many BBC nations and regions between 2012 and 2019.
In September 2019, Evans became the new lead weather presenter for BBC North West Tonight following the death of long-serving weather presenter Dianne Oxberry, joining from BBC Look North. In April 2020 Evans joined Carol Vorderman on a tour across Wales where he taught her to speak the Welsh language for the S4C TV programme Iaith ar Daith. Later that year in August, he made his debut as a reporter for the television magazine and chat show programme The One Show.
Evans also appeared as a celebrity guest on Michael McIntyre’s game show The Wheel and co-presented BBC’s New Year’s Eve The Big New Year’s In alongside Maya Jama and Paddy McGuinness in 2020. In February 2021 he made his debut presenting the weather on BBC Breakfast and in April 2022, participated in the reality competition series Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.
From September 2021 to February 2022, Evans regularly provided cover for OJ Borg on Radio 2. In April 2022, Evans returned to Radio 2 to become the main cover presenter for Vanessa Feltz. On 4 October 2022, it was announced that Evans would become the new permanent presenter of Radio 2’s Early Breakfast Show, following Feltz’s departure, the previous July. He began on 13 February 2023.
Owain Wyn Evans Drum
Evans drums as a hobby, having started when he was 7 years old. In April 2020, early in the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, Evans produced a video of himself drumming the BBC News theme immediately after presenting a weather forecast. The video went viral and was featured in news outlets across the world.
On 13 November 2021, Evans completed a 24-hour drumathon in support of the charity Children in Need. Starting and ending on BBC Breakfast, he spent 24 hours drumming continuously (with a five-minute break every hour) while presenting the Drumathon iPlayer channel, chatting with other drummers, urging people to donate, and describing the experience. By completion, at 08:35 a.m. that day, the event had raised £1,617,046, having doubled in its last 90 minutes. The sum was expected to grow with further donations and had reached £2,621,750 by lunchtime that day. On 15 November, 48 hours after the challenge, the project had raised £3,062,418, making it the most successful 24-hour challenge in the 41-year history of BBC Children in Need.
Owain Wyn Evans Salary
According to online sources, Owain has the potential to earn up to £200,000 annually.
Owain Wyn Evans Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of £5 million.
