He is a former radio and broadcasting host who has also been extensively involved in public affairs, political writing, and investment activities.
[3] Beginning in September 2005, Bowyer was the host on an afternoon show on Christian talk radio station WORD-FM in Pittsburgh.
[5] Bowyer is also the former host of WorldView, a Sunday-morning political talk show that is syndicated on approximately 2 dozen TV stations.
In his bio, Bowyer mentions interviews done for the show that include those of Vice President Dick Cheney; Lynne Cheney, the Vice President’s wife; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Presidential advisor Karl Rove; former Attorney General Edwin Meese; and publisher and former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes.
[2] Bowyer has also been a guest on television programs, and has received criticism for statements surrounding universal healthcare potentially being exploited as vulnerability to terrorism.
[7] In January 1997, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported that the "views of [Bowyer's] conservative think tank, the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, were informally adopted last year by the newly elected Republican county commission majority.
[16] He was an economic advisor to Independence Portfolio Partners [2] and a member of the investment committee of Blue Vase Capital Management.
[2] He is also the chairman of Bowyer Media,[21] a company specializing in radio and television production, print and internet publishing, and economic analysis.