Brian Howard (radio broadcaster)

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Howdy
Born
Brian Howard

Grafton, New South Wales Australia
Career
ShowBreakfast
Station 88.9FM Tamworth
Time slot5:00–9:00 weekdays
Previous show(s) 2SER, 2SM, 2TM [1]
Website Breakfast with Howdy

Brian "Howdy" Howard is a radio announcer, songwriter and firefighter from Tamworth, New South Wales. [2] In 2006 he was inducted into the Australian Country Music Hall Of Fame and the Broadcasters Hall of Fame. [3] [4]

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Career

Howard's radio career began in 1980 with radio 2SER, where he remained until 1988 when he moved to 2TM in Tamworth on the famous Hoedown Radio Network. [5] [6] Howdy is the current breakfast presenter on 88.9FM Tamworth. [7] [8]

Howard is also a musician and singer. His songs have been recorded by many Australian country music recording artists including Gordon Parsons, Glenn Jones, Reg Poole and Christina George. [9]

Personal life

Howard has lived a "double life" working as a firefighter. [10] Howard moved to Sydney, and graduated from Fire Brigade Training College at Paddington. He then worked at Randwick Fire Station from 1971. He became Captain of West Tamworth Fire Station five years after moving to Tamworth in 1988. [11] [12]

Awards

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. [13] [14]

YearNominee / workAwardResult (wins only)
2013Brian HowardTex Morton Awardawarded

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References

  1. ↑ "Radio Presenters Country Music" . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brian Howdy Howard" . Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Recipient Brian Howard" . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Country Music Hall Of Fame" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Two Tamworth Awards" . Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "APH Regional Racdio" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "88.9FM Presenters" . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Program Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Recipient Brian Howard" . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Rose, Anna (18 April 2016). "Disc Jockey Lives A Fiery Double Existence". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Two Tamworth Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tamworth Fire Fighter". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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