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Amanda Bowman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | British |
| Career | |
| Station | BBC Radio Nottingham (2009-2013) |
| Station(s) | 106.6 Smooth Radio (2007-2008) Saga 106.6 FM (2005-2007) Classic Gold Radio Trent |
| Style | Presenter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Amanda Bowman (born 1959 in Boscombe, Dorset) is a British disc jockey who worked as a presenter at BBC Radio Nottingham where her late-night phone-in show was syndicated to BBC stations around the Midlands. Bowman had previously worked for 96 Trent FM, as a breakfast presenter on the national Classic Gold station, Saga 106.6 FM and its successor 106.6 Smooth Radio.
Career
Her broadcasting career began in 1986 after she answered a job advertisement for Radio Trent who wanted someone to publicise community groups.[1] Initially she worked as one of the station's Careline presenters, but went on to host a show at Trent in her own right, before later taking a career break in order to bring up her children. Returning to the airwaves in the 1990s, she presented shows on Trent's mediumwave service, GEM-AM, then the Classic Gold network after GEM became one of many AM services to be taken over by the network. At Classic Gold, she hosted the breakfast show and was later a lunchtime presenter, before leaving to join Saga 106.6 FM.
She began presenting at Saga in February 2005, hosting the station's Across Midday show from 10am to 1pm. She worked on the show until the station was rebranded as Smooth Radio in March 2007, where she then hosted Smooth's evening show. However, in March 2008, she left Smooth and Steve Merike took over Smooth Evenings.
Amanda Bowman joined BBC Radio Nottingham in 2009 and presented a Sunday afternoon programme. From 2010 she could be heard broadcasting late nights on BBC Radio in the Midlands from 9pm to 12am.[2] From January 2011 the show, which ran from from Sunday to Thursday, was aired between 10pm and 1am.[3] Her show was syndicated to BBC stations throughout the Midlands, except BBC WM.[4] She also covered other programmes for holidaying presenters.
Alongside her career in radio, Bowman has worked in a number of other jobs. These include a hostel for homeless people, as the manager of a Citizen's Advice Bureau, a nanny and magazine editor.[1]
Personal life
Amanda Bowman is married with two adult children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Amanda Bowman profile". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "BBC Radio Stoke programmes". BBC News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "BBC Radio Leicester presenter changes information". BBC News. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Radio Nottingham Programmes - Amanda Bowman". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
External links
- Amanda Bowman at BBC Online
- Amanda Bowman interviews singer Gary Williams
- 96 Trent FM
- Amanda Bowman on X