Kathy Bowlen

Kathy Bowlen is a former Australian journalist and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She was host of the Victorian edition of ABC's Stateline current affairs program,and a presenter with ABC TV News for a decade. Bowlen also reported for ABC News Victoria, the nightly current affairs program 7:30 Report, and spent two years as the host of the national breakfast news First Edition, and the international program Asia Focus.
In addition to her television work, she has been a director on various boards; including nine years as a member of the University Council of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, from which she graduated with a degree in media communications. She started her media career at Melbourne's 3AW radio station, and spent several years as a political reporter in Canberra.
In December 2008, Bowlen presented her final program after a 20-year career with the ABC, to join the Australian Red Cross Blood Service as national media manager.[2]. After many years at the Blood Service, Kathy was recently appointed Communications and Media Manager at Melbourne's St Vincent Hospital.