Tam Cowan
Thomas Cowan (born 21 April 1969) is a Scottish
Early life
He was educated at
Career
Cowan presented Scottish football comedy TV show
In February 2010, Cowan presented
For 16 years, Cowan was a restaurant critic and reviewer, and additional columnist, with the
Cowan presents the comedy football radio show
Former Hibernian player Marvin Bartley accused Cowan of bullying in December 2022 via social media. Cowan criticised Bartley after he had spoken out about alleged racist abuse of Jair Tavares during a match against Dundee United in October 2022. In the same social media post, Bartley insinuated that Cowan also had a problem with his partner, Sky Sports presenter, Eilidh Barbour. Cowan had been critical of Barbour after the presenter had voiced their disgust over sexist and racist comments made by a speaker at the Scottish Football Writers' Association awards in 2021.[7]
Personal life
Cowan is a well known fan of Motherwell F.C. He and his wife, Liz, have a daughter.[8]
Filmography
- Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998–2007 | Offside | Presenter | For BBC Choice, 1998-2001 For BBC Scotland, 2002-2007 |
2010 | It's Never Too Late | Presenter | 6 Episodes |
2011 | The Hour
|
Presenter | 4 Episodes |
- Radio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1994– | Off the Ball | Presenter |
References
- ^ "School to celebrate 50th anniversary with year of events". STV News. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ English, Paul (19 September 2011). "Record man Tam Cowan to co-host The Hour as it returns to TV in new format". dailyrecord.co.uk.
- ^ "STV programmes news and information". Live Local.
- ^ "STV drops magazine show The Hour". BBC News. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b Lambourne, Helen (3 March 2014). "'Sexist' columnist joins rival title after 16 years". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ McLaughlin, Martyn (29 September 2013). "Tam Cowan off air over women's football comments". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Former Hibs star Marvin Bartley accuses fellow BBC pundit Tam Cowan of 'bullying' over racism row". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Interview: Tam Cowan, broadcaster and Motherwell fan". The Scotsman. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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