Railton Howes

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Railton Howes
Born
Railton Howes

17 April 1949
Career
Station(s) BBC Radio Newcastle
StyleTelevision and radio presenter
Country United Kingdom

Railton Howes is a radio presenter and producer from North East England. He is best known for his work on BBC Radio Newcastle, presenting weekly fishing programme 'Howes Fishing'. [1]

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Life and career

Howes joined BBC Radio Newcastle in 1973, presenting various programmes on the radio station. [2] He presented the weekly fishing programme called 'Howes Fishing', which looked at the rivers and reservoirs in the North East England. The show was also available widely as a podcast. [3] [4]

In addition to presenting, Howes is also a studio technician, often producing sport programmes for the station. [5] [6]

Howes is currently the longest-serving staff member at BBC Radio Newcastle. [7] [8]

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