Howson joined ABC Local Radio in the Queensland city of Rockhampton in 1993 and stayed until 1995.
Spencer then moved back to Brisbane, whence he continued to present the statewide regional 2–4 pm shift.
[citation needed] In July 2007, Howson joined a "roster" of fill-in presenters back-filling the maternity leave of Jillian Whiting on the Nine Network television show Extra.
[5] In November 2016, Spencer announced that he would be leaving his coveted breakfast show, but will stay with 612 ABC Brisbane.
[2] In December 2016, it was announced that Spencer would be replaced by Queensland Country Hour presenter, Craig Zonca as the host of the station's breakfast program in 2017.
Founded in 2015, Pop Up Radio provided live-broadcasts of conferences, events and trade shows online.
Howson joined the Nine Radio-owned conservative-focused radio station 4BC in January 2021 for the 9-1pm shift on Saturday and Sundays.
In June 2024, Howson returned to ABC Radio Brisbane[12] to present the Afternoon show during the winter ratings break.
In 2024, he began his PhD at Griffith University, studying the importance of local radio to listeners in regional Australia.
Away from work and study, Howson enjoys red wine, model trains and spending time with his cats.