Jeremy Bowen Bio, Wiki
Jeremy Bowen whose full name is Jeremy Francis John Bowen is a Welsh journalist and television presenter, who served as the BBC’s Middle East correspondent between 1995 and 2000 and its middle East editor since 2005. His father was the former editor at Radio News and also reported the Aberfan coal slurry disaster in 1966.
Jeremy Bowen Age
Bowen was born on 6 February 1960 in Cardiff. He is 61 years old as of 2021.
Jeremy Bowen Height
His actual height has yet to be revealed, but it will be updated as soon as his body measurements are released.
Jeremy Bowen Family
Bowen is a very private person when it comes to his personal details. Thus he has not disclosed any details on his family. We will be sure to update you once this information is available to us.
Jeremy Bowen Education
Bowen was educated at De La Saille school, Rumney. He moved to Cardiff High school and later joined the University College London to pursue BA History. He also attended the Paul H. Nitze School of advanced international studies at John Hopkins University in Washington DC.
Jeremy Bowen Wife – Children
Jeremy has been happily married to Julia Williams for more than three decades. They have both covered news for the BBC. They have two children; Jake Bowen and Matilda Dixie Bowen. The family lives in Camberwell, South London.
Jeremy Bowen BBC
Bowen began his professional career as a correspondent when he joined the BBC in 1984. in 1986 he became a war correspondent and has travelled to more than 70 countries. during the 1990 war in Bosnia, he was robbed at gunpoint while reporting from Kosovo.
He was a television presenter between 2000 and 2002 the morning show “breakfast” together with Mosses. He covered the death news of Pope John Paul II during that time as a TV presenter.
In 2005, he became the BBC’s first Middle East Editor. He is the first British journalist to interview Libyan revolutionary and politician, Muammar Gaddafi. Bowen was one of the few Journalist reporting in Syria during the war.
Bowen won the Sony Gold award for news story of the year on the arrest of Saddam Hussein.
Jeremy Bowen Bowel Cancer
BBC Middle East editor Bowen revealed that he’d been diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2018. He said it was intimidating than being a war correspondent. Bowen has undergone treatment after having a surgery yo remove the tumor.
Jeremy Bowen Salary
His salary is between £150,000 – £199,999.
Jeremy Bowen Net worth
Bowen has an estimated net worth of $1.5 Million which he has earned through his career as a journalist.