Dennis Owens was born in London on July 11, 1934. His father was an engineer, his mother a secretary. By 16, Mr. Owens felt he was bumping up against anti-Catholic discrimination in Britain’s education system, his wife said, and the family moved to Canada, where he finished school and found work, first in a federal government communications office and then as a country DJ in Saskatchewan.
His radio career took him to Bermuda, where he spun pop hits, and then to Washington, where he found part-time gigs announcing at WTOP’s TV and radio stations and on WGMS, even though he had zero classical experience.
Dennis Owens Cause Of Death
Dennis Owens, the witty voice of classical music radio in Washington whose rumbling bass voice could throw off the atomic clock, died Sept. 26 at a hospice center in Naples, Fla. He was 87. The cause was degenerative heart disease, said his wife, Christiane Owens.
What Happened To Dennis Owens?
Denis Owens suffered from Degenerative heart disease. Cardiovascular Degenerative disease is those that affect the cardiovascular system of the body. They affect the structure and functions of the Heart, the circulatory system, and they include Coronary Artery Disease (CAD, also called atherosclerosis) which is caused by narrowing or hardening of the arteries, Ischemic heart disease, etc.