Tom Bowman (journalist)

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Tom Bowman
Bowman, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2017.jpg
Bowman in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2017
Born
Thomas Michael Bowman

(1955-05-24) May 24, 1955 (age 69)
Education Boston College (M.A.)
Saint Michael's College (B.A.)
Occupation Reporter
Notable credit(s) National Public Radio
The Baltimore Sun
Spouse Brigid Schulte
Children2

Tom Bowman is National Public Radio's Pentagon reporter, having been a reporter for the Baltimore Sun for 19 years prior to that.

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Education

He attended Saint Michael's College in Vermont, receiving a bachelor's degree in history, and then received a master's degree in American studies from Boston College. [1]

Career

Bowman grew up in Norwood, Massachusetts. He started his newspaper career in 1976 as a stringer for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Massachusetts.

He became The Baltimore Sun's military affairs correspondent in 1997, after having covered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the National Security Agency. [2] [3] [4] He became the Pentagon correspondent for NPR in 2006. He has reported from Afghanistan, [5] Syria, and Iraq.

In 2023, Bowman co-hosted NPR Embedded podcast Taking Cover, investigating a U.S. Marine friendly fire incident in Fallujah, Iraq, a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award. [6] [7]

Personal life

Bowman presently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Brigid Schulte, an author and former Washington Post reporter, and their children, Liam and Tessa.

Awards

Bowman received the 2006 National Headliners' Award for his coverage on the lack of advanced tourniquets for U.S. troops in Iraq. [8]

In 2010, he received an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of a Taliban roadside bomb attack on an Army unit. [9]

In 2024, Bowman received a Murrow Award in Investigative Reporting for NPR podcast Taking Cover. [10]

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References

  1. "Front & Center with John Callaway: The First 100 Days | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago".
  2. Scott Shane and Tom Bowman (December 4, 1995). "No Such Agency Part Four - Rigging the Game". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  3. Bowman, Tom (March 17, 2000). "Unlocking the secret of 'Kryptos'". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. "Front & Center with John Callaway: The First 100 Days | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago".
  5. "Defense reporters organize to address coverage". Editor & Publisher . September 30, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  6. "Taking Cover from NPR". NPR . 2023.
  7. "2024 Finalists". duPont-Columbia Awards. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. "Front & Center with John Callaway: The First 100 Days | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago".
  9. "Tom Bowman, Pentagon Reporter". NPR.
  10. "NPR wins 8 Edward R. Murrow Awards". NPR.