Career
Owen was brought up in Gower, Swansea in a Welsh language speaking family, which is his first language. Owen started his career in radio reporting in his native Welsh language for Radio Cymru. After taking over the Saturday breakfast show, Owen transferred to the daily Red Dragon FM breakfast show.
Having presented for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live, Owen has also been the main station voice of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Wales.
Owen started his television career with S4C in 1993 as a continuity announcer during children"s programming, before appearing on a variety of programmes including children"s magazine shows Noc Noc and Uned 5. After six years with the Welsh channel he moved to London and joined CBBC, fronting children"s consumer show "Short Change." He went on to appear in the British Broadcasting Corporation Wales investigative consumer show "X-Ray" and was also the host of 4x4, British Broadcasting Corporation Three"s "Liquid Assets," the BBC1 travel programme "Holiday".
Owen is currently hosting "Derek Acorah"s Ghost Towns" for Living television and continues to present British Academy of Film and Television Arts award winning "X-Ray" for British Broadcasting Corporation Wales. In 2006, he also co-presented Britain"s Dream Homes with Melissa Porter on British Broadcasting Corporation Two.
Owen had his first book published: "Bwyd bwyd bwyd (food food food)" – about healthy foods aimed at children.
In 2009, he became presenter for afternoon magazine show Wedi 3 and studio director for Planed Plant, the current S4C children"s continuity strand. Personal life
Rhodri married fellow Welsh television presenter Lucy Cohen in June 2004 at Street Andrew"s Church in Street Andrews Major near Dinas Powys. The couple live in Llangan, and London.
After trying to conceive, the couple undertook treatment via in vitro fertilisation. Son Gabriel was born in March 2008 by Caesarean section, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces (26 kg).
Rhodri"s brother Geraint died on 11 July 2009.
