John Bowman (broadcaster)
| John Bowman | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1942 (age 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education |
Belvedere College Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster, historian |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Spouse(s) | Eimer Philbin Bowman |
| Children |
Jonathan Emma Abie Daniel |
John Bowman PhD (born July 1942) is an Irish historian and a long-standing broadcaster and presenter of current affairs and political programmes with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He chaired the audience-participation political programme Questions and Answers on RTÉ One for 21 years. He is the father of comedian and journalist Abie Philbin Bowman and the broadcaster and journalist Jonathan Philbin Bowman.
Bowman was brought up in Ballsbridge in south Dublin. His father worked for Great Southern Railways (later CIÉ) and his mother was a nurse, originally from Co. Monaghan. Bowman was educated at Belvedere College and Trinity College Dublin where he received a PhD in political science. He joined Radio Éireann in 1962, later becoming the presenter and commentator on numerous current affairs programmes, as well as an analyst of political developments and interviewer of politicians on radio and later on television. In the 1980s, he presented the current affairs programme Today Tonight, the precursor to Prime Time.
Bowman has won two Jacob's Awards for his radio broadcasting, in 2016 and 2013 the latter for his presentation of the current affairs programme, Day by Day. In April 2008, he commented on RTÉ television coverage of the state funeral of former President of Ireland Patrick Hillery.
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