Rob Cowan, Date of Birth

    

Rob Cowan

British radio presenter

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1948

Profession: radio personality

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Rob Cowan

  • For the Canadian ice hockey defenceman, see Robert Cowan (ice hockey). Rob Cowan (born 14 April 1948) is an English music broadcaster and writer. Employed by music publisher Boosey & Hawkes for nineteen years in various capacities, his first record review was published in 1967.
  • He edited CD Review for four years from 1985, and has also contributed reviews to Gramophone, Classic Record Collector and The Independent.
  • He was a co-presenter with jazz and classical music writer Keith Shadwick on Classic FM CD review programme.
  • In September 1992, he was responsible for early radio plays of what became a best-selling recording (with soprano soloist Dawn Upshaw) of Henryk Górecki's Third Symphony.After presenting CD Masters on Radio 3 for several years (the other host was Jonathan Swain), he had a spell as co-presenter of the Radio 3 Breakfast programme from 2007.
  • He subsequently presented Radio 3's Essential Classics alongside Sarah Walker and Sunday Morning alongside James Jolly.
  • He also appeared on Radio 3's CD Review. In December 2017, he returned to Classic FM to present a Saturday evening programme.Rob Cowan is not to be confused with the music producer of the same name who is married to the actress Tracy-Ann Oberman.

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