Howard Bentham

Howard Bentham was born in Bedford in 1965 and is a graduate of Birmingham University. He has worked as a radio presenter since 1997 and a stadium announcer since 1999.

Bentham began his radio career as a volunteer at Dudley Hospital Radio in the West Midlands. His first professional broadcasting role was presenting Weekend Overnights at Wolverhampton's Classic Gold WABC. He then worked at Stratford-upon-Avon's The Bear 102. He began presenting the Weekday Breakfast Show in January 2001 and was their flagship presenter until March 2005. Bentham was recruited as Weekday Breakfast Presenter for BBC Hereford and Worcester in April 2005 and presented the show until October 2014 making him, at the time, the longest serving Weekday Breakfast Presenter in the station's history. In addition he regularly covered Worcestershire County Cricket Club games as part of the station's ball-by-ball commentary team. Bentham joined BBC Radio Oxford in November 2014 initially hosting their Mid-Morning Show before a two year stint hosting the BBC Radio Oxford Breakfast Show. He currently presents their Hometime Show. Bentham was the main freelance presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra covering Champions League, Premiership football, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Wimbledon Tennis and Test Match Cricket until 2009.

Bentham was the main presenter when BBC Hereford & Worcester won three Sony Radio Academy Gold Awards. He also won the Frank Gillard BBC Local Radio Silver Award with fellow BBC Hereford and Worcester presenter Toni McDonald

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