Journalist, Host of ‘Off the Ball’ on BBC Radio Scotland, Columnist for the  Daily Record & After-Dinner Speaker

Tam Cowan is a journalist, an all round entertainer and one of Scotland’s favourite television and radio presenters. He is also a top newspaper columnist, football journalist and restaurant reviewer. With his acerbic wit and common touch Tam is also a huge hit as a host and after dinner speaker for corporate events.

From his home town of Motherwell, Tam Cowan showed early promise as a comedy writer. He gained writing credits for Radio 2’s Week Ending show whilst still at school. He was soon appearing in print with his popular football columns in Glasgow’s Evening Times. Tam caught the attention of BBC Radio Scotland and has been at the helm of their most popular show, Off the Ball, since 1994. He was joined by co-host Stuart Cosgrove in 1995. Between them they’ve notched up two coveted Sony awards with their Friday and Saturday football shows.

Tam Cowan is a journalist who moved successfully into television in 1998 with Offside on BBC Choice, the show transferred to BBC Scotland in 2000 and is now in its seventh series along with yearly Scottish Cup Final specials. The show has received two Royal Television Society awards for Best Regional Sports Programme. Tam is no sycophant when it came to interviewing his guests, In 2006, First Minister Jack McConnell didn’t escape his acerbic tongue! He has also fronted Taxi for Cowan for BBC Scotland. These two shows gained Tam another gong this time a Royal Television Society award for Best Regional Presenter.

Success on television and radio hasn’t dampened Tam Cowan’s love of writing. He still pens his popular twice weekly column in the Daily Record. He also still has his much admired restaurant reviews in the Sunday Mail.

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