Jonathan Philbin Bowman
Jonathan Philbin Bowman (6 January 1969 – 3 March 2000) was an Irish journalist and radio broadcaster.
Early life and education
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Born in Dublin in 1969,[citation needed] Jonathan Philbin Bowman, the son of the historian and broadcaster John Bowman, was educated at Sandford Park School and at Newpark Comprehensive School.[citation needed] He chose to leave formal education in his early teens,[1] a decision he announced on The Late Late Show.[citation needed]
Career
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Bowman worked mostly as a freelance journalist.[2] He co-presented a radio show The Rude Awakening[citation needed] on Dublin's FM104 with Scott Williams, George Hellis and Margaret Callanan for two years between 1993 and 1994 before joining the Sunday Independent newspaper as a columnist. He later presented television programmes[citation needed] on RTÉ, such as the quiz show Dodge the Question.
Death
Bowman died in a fall at his home on Fitzgerald Street in Harold's Cross, Dublin, on 3 March 2000.[2][3] Tributes were paid to him by party political leaders. He was survived by his parents, his sister Emma, his brothers Abie and Daniel and his only son Saul Philbin Bowman (Saul Mehigan).[2][4]
References
- ^ "Jonathan Philbin Bowman[dead link] Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine". The Examiner, 16 March 2000. Retrieved on 30 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Jonathan Philbin Bowman". RTÉ, 6 March 2000. Retrieved on 30 April 2008.
- ^ Anderson, Nicola (2 September 2000). "Jonathan's lonely, tragic death". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Holmquist, Kathryn (13 April 2002). "Life after grief". Irish Times.