Tom Lowe (radio)

Thomas Edward Lowe (born 21 August, 1975 in Bexley, London) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. Tom currently presents on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

Early career

Tom started working for radio stations operating under a Restricted Service Licence, or RSL, including Thanet Local Radio (now kmfm for Thanet), which was based in Ramsgate, Kent.

In 1998, Tom joined the team at European Klassik Rock, a pan European satellite radio station broadcasting via the Astra satellite from The Maidstone Studios in Kent, and presented the Friday evening show.

Tom then presented on Radio Caroline, also on Astra and from The Maidstone Studios, in 1999, with a Saturday evening show that was also simulcast on 88.4FM The Breeze to the French and Italian Rivieras. He also appeared on WBCQ in America under the Radio Caroline banner with a pre recorded programme in 2000.

In the summer of 2001, Tom was heard presenting on 107.7 WFM in Weston-super-Mare (now Star 107.7).

tar 107.5

Tom joined Star 107.5, a UKRD Group owned radio station in Cheltenham, in 2001 (broadcasting then as 107.5 Cat FM), presenting the weekday drivetime show from 2pm-7pm, which included a general mix of music and guests. In addition, he also presented the Saturday breakfast show from 8am-1pm.

In late 2003, Tom briefly took over the mid morning show from 10am-2pm for a year, but in late 2004, Tom returned to the drivetime show.

During this time Tom also presented a weekday evening show on Star 107.7 and various shows on Star 107.9.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Tom currently presents on BBC Radio Gloucestershire on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. He has presented the Saturday breakfast show since January 2006 and it runs from 6 to 9am with a general mix of the morning news and sport together with music and topical chat. Tom also presents a show on Sunday afternoons from 12 to 2pm, which he started in January 2008, which features the music, news and memories from two years from the past.

Tom sometimes covers for other presenters on the station, which has included a stint presenting the afternoon show in the Autumn of 2007, and presents special programmes on Bank Holidays.