Peter Bowers (Australian journalist)

{{Short description|Australian journalist (1930–2015)}}

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Peter Bowers (1930 – 28 June 2010) was an Australian journalist, born in Taree, New South Wales. He was offered a cadetship by Frank Packer in 1948 and in 1959, joined The Sydney Morning Herald. He remained with the paper until 1987, working for periods as a political correspondent in the Canberra Press Gallery, as a news editor, as a national affairs columnist, and as a sports reporter.[http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/leading-reporter-and-columnist-never-found-lost-socks-20100628-zey1.html Leading reporter and columnist never found lost socks] He was awarded a Gold Walkley Award in 1992 for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism in the Senior Journalism Section.{{cite web|title=Walkley Winners Archive|url=http://walkleys.com/awards/walkley-winners-archive/|website=walkleys.com|accessdate=30 August 2014}} Bowers died of Alzheimer's disease at a nursing home in Narrabundah in 2010.[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/outstanding-journalist-peter-bowers-dies-of-alzheimers/news-story/0a052aaf396c5d034bd7d56c40d562ce 'Outstanding' journalist Peter Bowers dies of Alzheimer's]