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Lynn Bowles is a British broadcaster and a former traffic weekday mornings reporter for
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Early life

Bowles was born in Splott,
Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
, Wales, and is the youngest of three siblings. Her father, Cliff, was a marine engineer; her mother, Josephine, was born in
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but moved to Rumney in Cardiff. Bowles attended St Hilda's School, a boarding school in
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, before moving to Llanishen High School when the family lived in
Rudry Rudry ( cy, Rhydri) is a small village and community located to the east of Caerphilly in Wales. As a community Rudry contains not only the village of Rudry, but also the villages of Draethen, Garth and Waterloo. The population of the community a ...
. She went on to university in
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Broadcasting career

After university, Bowles worked in
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LBC, on Richard Littlejohn's show. She subsequently joined the ''Nationwide'' programme on BBC Radio 5 Live where she remained for eight years before moving to
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in 2000 as the first official traffic news reporter for weekday mornings. From Saturday 9 June 2012, and for eight consecutive weeks, Bowles presented her own show on
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, featuring guests such as
Ken Bruce Kenneth Robertson Bruce (born 2 February 1951) is a British broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again since 1992. Early life and career Bruce was born a ...
with whom she appeared as travel reporter on his show on
BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content ...
. Since 2 November 2014, she has presented a weekly Sunday afternoon show on
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. On 16 March 2018, during The Chris Evans Breakfast Show and
Ken Bruce Kenneth Robertson Bruce (born 2 February 1951) is a British broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again since 1992. Early life and career Bruce was born a ...
's mid-morning show, Bowles announced that she would be leaving
BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content ...
, after 18 years of broadcasting. Her last day was 29 March 2018. Bowles continues with her
BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the 'Radio 4 Wales' opt-out service (previously the Welsh Home Service). Radio Wales ...
broadcasting.


Personal and charitable activities

Bowles learnt to drive in a
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and became a mascot for the marque after competing in the 2004 run of the
Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge The Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge is an annual navigational endurance challenge event. It is open to any road legal 4x4 vehicle in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event has run since 2002 over one weekend in March each year and consists of a ser ...
and co-presenting the Heritage Motor Centre Land Rover show from 2005 to 2010. In the August 2013 issue of Land Rover Owner international magazine Bowles was a guest columnist 'for one month only' discussing her childhood experiences in Land Rovers and her time training for the Camel Trophy . She is an ambassador for Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales, a registered charity based in Cardiff that provides specialist Bobath therapy to children from all over Wales who have
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. In the November 2007 Children in Need week a "Money can't buy" experience was auctioned which included spending a day with her at Land Rover and other automotive experiences under the banner of 'Petrolheads', and the item raised £22,000 for the charity. As of June 2009 Bowles was living in Wimbledon but regularly travelled back to her family home in the village of
Rudry Rudry ( cy, Rhydri) is a small village and community located to the east of Caerphilly in Wales. As a community Rudry contains not only the village of Rudry, but also the villages of Draethen, Garth and Waterloo. The population of the community a ...
near Caerphilly.


See also

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Sally Boazman Sally Boazman (born 13 September 1957) is a British radio traffic news reporter on the national radio station BBC Radio 2. Her reporting revolutionised United Kingdom traffic news with the addition of live reports from motorists on mobile phone ...


References


External links


Lynn Bowles's profile
at
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