Get to know Cool FM's Owen Beers

Tune in to Owen Sunday's from 10am on Cool FM

Owen presents our much-loved ‘Cool Years’ show on Sunday mornings.

He first started out in community radio in Belfast and has since learned the tricks of the desk, often helping with supporting the teams on outdoor broadcasts and shows.

Get to know a bit more about Owen Beers 👇

When is Owen's birthday?

20th October

What school did Owen go to?

"After completing my GCSE’s at Newtownbreda High School, I went to Belfast Met where I studied Politics and Communication studies along with additional GCSE’s and photography."

Two Truths & a Lie

Can you guess (answers revealed at the end)

- I have completed a parachute jump, I did this on holiday in Dubai

- I have travelled to 120 countries across the world

- I love golf and have a handicap of 4

Does Owen have any pets?

"Yes, I have a dog called Jake which I rescued from Assisi animal sanctuary."

What’s Owen's death row meal?

"Tough one, has to be comfort food though. I am vegetarian so it would have to be an amazing plant based burger and loads of chips."

Who is Owen's favourite musician and why?

"I love songs and artists that have really good positive energy about them. Big fan of George Ezra, The Script and Joel Corey to name a few."

How did Owen get into radio?

"The hard way! I sent loads of demos to Bosses at different stations and didn’t give up.

"You have to be persistent and not let the knock backs get you down."

What’s Owen's go-to karaoke song?

"Not much of a singer so one that drowns me out 🤣 Mr Brightside by The Killers"

What’s been Owen's all-time favourite gig and why?

"It's an easy answer - Taylor Swift at Croke Park was amazing!"

BTW Owen's lie was that he can't play golf ⛳️

Check out some of our other Cool FM presenters 👇

Pete Snodden

You can listen to Pete on Cool Breakfast, weekdays from 6am 📻

Paulo Ross

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Rebecca McKinney

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Paul Kennedy

Tune in weekdays from 10am to hear PK on Cool FM

Curtis McCosh

Join Curtis weekdays from 1pm and on weekend breakfast from 6am!

John Kearns

You can listen to John weekdays from 4pm on Cool Drive

Hix

You can listen to Hix on Cool FM weeknights from 7pm and the NI Hit 40 on Sunday's🎙

Melissa Riddell

Join Melissa weeknights from 10pm and on weekend breakfast from 6am!

Stuart Robinson

You can listen to Stuart on the Cool Saturday show from 10am 🎙

David McCammond

You can listen to Deputy Dave on the Cool Saturday show from 10am 🎙

Katharine Walker

You can listen to Kat on the Cool Saturday show from 10am

Owen Beers

Tune in to Owen Sunday's from 10am on Cool FM

Evanna Maxted

You can listen to Evanna on Cool FM Saturday and Sunday's from 10pm

How to listen to Cool FM:

Tune into Northern Ireland’s number 1 for music, Cool FM on 97.4FM, online, on our Rayo app, your DAB radio, or say ‘Play Cool FM’ on your Smart Speaker. We play you the biggest hits from the world’s hottest artists, from Pete Snodden in the morning to the NI Hit 40.