Karen Bowerman
Karen Bowerman is an English journalist, television presenter, filmmaker and travel writer who has worked for Sky News, ITV, CNN International and the BBC.[1] Formerly the Consumer Correspondent for BBC 1,[2] and the Business and Consumer Presenter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World, she is now freelance, specialising in travel, consumer stories and personal finance.
She is a presenter and film maker for the BBC's Travel Show on BBC 2 and BBC World,[3] works for The Press Association and contributes to the Independent, the Mail on Sunday, the Express, CNN.com and National Geographic Traveller. When not on assignment she is a corporate presenter.
Education
[edit]Bowerman was an Academic Scholar at St Hugh's College, Oxford. She has an MA in Theology. After her first degree she was offered a place at Wolfson College, Oxford, to study for a PhD in Theology but had to defer for a year to try to secure funding, and has not returned to complete the degree since. During this time she began working for a local paper.
Career
[edit]After a brief spell in regional newspapers and TV,[4] Bowerman became a BBC News Trainee, passed various law exams for journalists, and went on to report and present for BBC South West, Sky News and CNN International.
BBC News
[edit]In 2002 Bowerman was employed as a consumer correspondent for the BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and the BBC News at Ten, where she specialised in undercover filming and special investigations.[5] In 2006, she became a presenter on business and consumer affairs for the BBC News Channel while also reporting for BBC Radio 4 and newsreading for Radio 5 Live. Bowerman was the interviewer during the interview of Guy Goma, a widely published blooper of the BBC.
Programmes
[edit]After establishing herself in News, Bowerman worked as a contributor and presenter for BBC programmes. Stints included Weekend Watchdog, Newsnight, Fast:track (now The Travel Show) on BBC 2 and the Heaven and Earth Show on BBC 1. She presented several series of BBC Northern Ireland's Watchdog, Fair Play, on BBC1,[4] where some of her undercover investigations led to convictions.
She also conceived and co-produced Test the Nation's Morals, a live show broadcast by BBC Religion which gave birth to a national equivalent.[6]
Films and documentaries
[edit]Since 2009 Bowerman has worked as a freelance travel reporter and film maker for the BBC's News Features department. She produces, shoots and presents her own material. Her short travel films have won several awards.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]Bowerman twice won "Travel Broadcaster of the Year" in the former UK Travel Press Awards, gaining recognition for films she shot and produced herself.[citation needed]
Corporate work
[edit]Bowerman hosts international conferences, leads panel discussions and acts as a presenter for various corporate projects. Clients have included the UN, Mercedes, Hitachi, Danone, Swiss Re, Saga, Farnborough Air Show, the International Telecommunication Union and supermarkets.
References
[edit]- ^ BBC World launches One Giant Leap Season, Karen Bowerman speaks to designer of lunar landscape for NASA – BBC Press Office, 22 June 2009
- ^ Snacking rots children’s teeth: BBC Online, 23 June 2003
- ^ Developing a thick skin – filming rhino in Namibia, Behind the International Headlines at the BBC, BBC World Agenda Magazine, 20 August 2010
- ^ a b Cowboy builders & rogue workmen? All in a day's work for Karen, Karen Ireland, The Belfast Telegraph, 14 November,
- ^ Dangers of Medicine bought online – BBC Special report – BBC Press Office, 13 August 2002
- ^ Bowerman management website
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