- Sally Boazman
Sally Boazman (born
13 September 1957 ) is aBBC Radio 2 traffic presenter. Often nicknamed Sally Traffic, she can be heard relaying the latest traffic news at 1.30 pm on theJeremy Vine show and throughout the afternoon on a half hourly basis on theSteve Wright and Chris Evans shows.She originally had plans to become an
actress , but abandoned this after disappointment, and went intocurrent affairs instead. Her first media job was at the current affairs department ofLondon Weekend Television , where she worked alongside the futureBBC Director-GeneralGreg Dyke .Her career in radio began after she became a traffic news announcer for the AA, after which she went on to appear on a number of different stations presenting traffic bulletins. These included
Classic FM , theBBC World Service and several commercial stations, where she presented her own shows. In addition to this, she was also a presenter with theBritish Forces Broadcasting Service .After taking a break from broadcasting following the birth of her son, Harry, in 1987, Sally returned to the airwaves as Chief Travel Reporter on
BBC GLR .She joined Radio 2 in October 1998 as its first official travel reporter, and quickly became popular with the network's listeners. Her on-air banter with presenters such as Johnnie Walker and
Steve Wright made her a firm favourite with Radio 2's audience. She has also occasionally presented shows for Radio 2, for a time hosting an early morning show on Saturday mornings.Sally's elder brother
Bill Boazman is a noted blues guitarist and singer. [http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=56086 Bill Boazman - anyone know him? on The Mudcat Café] He is perhaps better known as Sonny Black.References
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/evans/biog_sally.shtml Radio 2 profile]
* [http://www.community-net.co.uk/members/aircheck/SallyBowsmantracker.htm A biography]
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