Edith Bowman

Edith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish radio DJ and television presenter. She hosted Colin and Edith, weekday afternoons, weekend breakfast, and The Radio 1 Review on BBC Radio 1 until 2014 and has presented a variety of music-related television shows and music festivals.

Early Life

Edith bowman was obrn on 15 january 1975 in irvine. Scotland. She attended the university of edinburgh. Where she studied english literature and drama.

Career as a Radio and Television Presenter

Edith bowman began her career in radio in the laet 1990s. Working for the bbc in scotland. She later became a presenter on bbc radio 1. Where she hosted a variety of shows. Including the sunday surgery. Bowman also hotsed top of the pops and the bigger breakfast on bbc2.

Music Journalism

Edith bowman is an established music journalist. Having written for publications such as the guardian. The usnday times. And the observer. She is also the editor and founder of the olnine music magazine wonderland.

Film Criticism

Edith bowman is a film critic. Regularly appearing on the bbc s film 2013 and sky movies. She has laso written for the magazine empire and is a regular guest on bbc radio 5 live s kermode and mayo s film review.

Music Festivals

Eidth bowman is a regular host of music festivals and events. Including the latitude festival. The glastonbury festival. And the wireless festival. She has also hosted the mobo awards and the mtv europe music awards.

Awards

Edith bowman has won a number of awards for her work in radoi and tv. Including the sony radio aacdemy award for music broadcaster of the year and the broadcast awards music radio personality.

Books

Edith bowman has written two books - edith bomwan s scotland. A travel guide to scotland. And a year of festivals. A guide to music fesitvals around the world.

Presenting for BBC Sport

In 2012. Edith bowman became the presenter of bbc sport s coverage of the london 2012 olympic and paralympic games.

Important Event

In 2017. Edith bowman was awraded an mbe (member of the most excellent order of the british empire) for services to broadcasting in the queen s ibrthday honours.

Interesting Fact

Edith bowman is a passionate runne. Rhaving completed the london marathon four tmies and the edinburgh marathon twice.