Barry Cowan

Barry Cowan

:"This page is on the Irish broadcast journalist. For the former English tennis player see Barry Cowan (tennis)."

Barry Cowan (1 February 1948–16 June 2004) was a high-profile journalist and broadcaster with BBC Northern Ireland. In 1974, he became the anchor of BBC Northern Ireland's flagship evening television news programme "Scene Around Six", which established him as a household name in Northern Ireland. This involved bringing the news into people's homes during some of the worst years of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

In 1986, he became the first presenter of BBC Radio Ulster's popular "Talk Back" programme (he was succeeded by his close friend David Dunseith in 1989) and also presented the station's "Good Morning Ulster", "Evening Extra" and "Seven Days" programmes. In the early 1980s he left the BBC for a short period to present "Today Tonight" on RTÉ, for which he won a Jacob's Award.

Cowan died at the age of 56 after a long illness. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3816961.stm]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barry Cowan (tennis) — Barry Cowan (born 24 August 1974, Southport) is a former British tennis player, best known for taking Pete Sampras to five sets at Wimbledon in 2001.Early yearsA left hander, Cowan was a versatile sportsman in his junior years, aside from tennis …   Wikipedia

  • Cowan — may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Other uses 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Cowan — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Barry Cowan (* 1974), britischer Tennisspieler Clyde L. Cowan (1919–1974), US amerikanischer Physiker Edgar Cowan (1815–1885), US amerikanischer Politiker Elliot Cowan (* 1976), englischer Schauspieler… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hendy Cowan — Infobox MLA | name =Hendy Cowan imagesize = 150px nationality = Australian term start = 30 March 1974 term end = 16 October 2001 predecessor = James McMillan Brown successor = Brendon Grylls birth date = 25 April 1943 birth place = Merredin,… …   Wikipedia

  • Court-Cowan Ministry — The Court Cowan Ministry was the 32nd Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Liberal Premier Richard Court and his deputy, the Nationals Hendy Cowan. It succeeded the Lawrence ministry on 16 February 1993, following the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bruce Cowan — David Bruce Cowan (born 15 January, 1926) is an Australian politician. His daughter Rosemary is married to the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Barry O Farrell.Early lifeBruce Cowan was born in Taree, New South Wales. He was educated… …   Wikipedia

  • Gabriel Cowan — is a filmmaker and composer best known for his work on horror films Scream 2, Scream 3 and Breathing Room. He has also made documentaries, dramas, and comedies. BiographyEarly lifeGabriel Cowan was born Louis Gabriel Cowan at UCLA hospital in Los …   Wikipedia

  • Jerome Cowan — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cowan. Jerome Cowan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Simple messieurs du tournoi de Wimbledon 1999 — Date 21 juin au 4 juillet Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Simple messieurs du tournoi de Wimbledon 2002 — Date 24 juin au 7 juillet Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”