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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. ==Life== Bowman was brought up in Ballsbridge in south Dublin. His father worked for Great Southern Railways (later CIE) 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 1970 and 1981, 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. Bowman chaired the audience-participation political programme ''Questions and Answers'' on RTÉ One television for 21 years, the final edition airing on 29 June 2009.〔 He is the presenter of ''Bowman Sunday Morning'' (previously ''Bowman Saturday'') on radio, a weekly compilation of material from broadcasting archives at home and abroad. He has also co-anchored RTÉ election coverage since the early 1980s. In May 2011, he fronted RTÉ television coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland. Bowman wrote a history of RTÉ Television called ''Window and Mirror. RTÉ Television: 1961-2011''.〔("Mirror, mirror on the wall ... " ). ''Irish Independent''. 17 October 2011.〕〔McGreevy, Ronan. ("Bowman stands by Kenny RTÉ pay story" ). ''The Irish Times''. 18 October 2011.〕 It was launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the National Museum in Dublin on 23 November 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Bowman (broadcaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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