Tom Bowman (journalist)
Tom Bowman | |
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Occupation | Reporter |
Notable credit(s) | National Public Radio The Baltimore Sun |
Tom Bowman is National Public Radio's Pentagon reporter, having been an investigative reporter for the Baltimore Sun for 19 years prior to that.
Education
He attended Saint Michael's College in Vermont, receiving a bachelor's degree in history, and then received a master's in American studies from Boston College.[1]
Career
He became The Sun's military affairs correspondent in 1997, after having covered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the National Security Agency.[2][3][4] He has reported from Afghanistan[5] and Iraq.
Bowman grew up in Boston. He started his newspaper career in 1976 as a stringer for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Personal life
Bowman presently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Brigid Schulte, a Washington Post reporter, and their children, Liam and Tessa.
Awards
He received the 2006 National Headliners' Award for his coverage of the lack of advanced tourniquets for U.S. troops in Iraq.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/front-center-john-callaway/
- ^ Scott Shane and Tom Bowman (December 4, 1995). "No Such Agency Part Four - Rigging the Game". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Bowman, Tom (March 17, 2000). "Unlocking the secret of 'Kryptos'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/front-center-john-callaway/
- ^ "Defense reporters organize to address coverage". Editor & Publisher. September 30, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/front-center-john-callaway/
External links
- Tom Bowman, NPR Biography
- MilitaryReporters.org biography
- Bowman participates in panel discussion, The First 100 Days: What Challenges Face the New Commander-in-Chief? at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on February 5, 2009