George Bowie is a Scottish radio personality

Radio personality

A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...

 and club DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

. He currently presents the breakfast show on Glasgow radio station Clyde 1.

Career

Bowie joined Clyde 1 as a producer aged 20, before moving into presenting following a change in ownership. He moved to new station Beat 106 in November 1999, but left after two months having lost around £6,000 earnings in eight weeks.

Bowie won a Bronze Award at the 2008 Sony Radio Academy Awards

Sony Radio Academy Awards

The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...

 in the Breakfast Show category.

Bowie competed in STV's World Celebrity Boxing event in 2009, but lost to politician Tommy Sheridan

Tommy Sheridan

Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity....

on a points decision.