Railton Howes Explained

Railton Howes
Birth Place:	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Style:	Television and radio presenter
Country:	United Kingdom
Birth Name:	Railton Howes
Birth Date:	17 April 1949

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]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 December 2009 . BBC - Railton Howes. . 14 May 2009.
2. Web site: 29 December 2009 . Howes Fishing Podcasts. . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410162823/https://www.podcasts.com/howes_fishing. 14 May 2009. 2023-04-10.
3. Web site: 29 December 2010. BBC local radio podcasts . . 14 May 2010.
4. Web site: 29 December 2010. Ladies Fishing and BBC Radio Newcastle . ladiesfishing.co.uk . 14 May 2010.
5. Web site: 29 December 2009 . BBC Radio Newcastle - Howes Fishing . . 14 May 2009.
6. Web site: 10 April 2023 . It's a weekend Sue Sweeney sandwich on Radio Newcastle. BBC Press Office . 14 May 2007.
7. Web site: 10 April 2023 . MediaInfo - Railton Howes . MediaInfo . 14 May 2009.
8. Web site: 29 December 2010. Howes Fishing with Railton Howes. https://web.archive.org/web/20230410162315/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7vh. 14 May 2010. 2023-04-10.