Jonathan Philbin Bowman (6 January 1969 – 3 March 2000) was an Irish journalist and radio broadcaster.
Life and career
Born in Dublin in 1969,"Journalist who was `daring and principled'" Irish Times, 11 March 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2024 Jonathan Philbin Bowman, the son of the historian and broadcaster John Bowman, was educated at Sandford Park School and at Newpark Comprehensive School. He chose to leave formal education in his early teens,"Jonathan Philbin Bowman ". The Examiner, 16 March 2000. Retrieved on 30 April 2008. a decision he announced on The Late Late Show.Cunningham, Grainne. "Journalist and TV presenter Philbin Bowman dies. Irish Independent, 7 March 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2024
He mostly worked as a freelance journalist.Jonathan Philbin Bowman". RTÉ, 6 March 2000. Retrieved on 30 April 2008. He spend some time during his early career as a presenter on FM104 where he co- hosted a radio show called The Rude Awakening alongside Scott Williams, George Hellis and Margaret Callanan . He then joined The Sunday Independent newspaper as a columnist. He later presented television programmes on RTÉ, such as the quiz show Dodge the Question.O'Morain, Padraig; Oliver, Emmet. "Jonathan Philbin Bowman found dead at his home". Irish Times, 7 March 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2024
Bowman died in a fall at his home on Fitzgerald Street in Harold's Cross, Dublin, on 3 March 2000. 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 child Saul Philbin Bowman (Saul Mehigan).
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