Mark Cummings

Mark Cummings – Broadcaster, Author, Travel Writer.

Mark is a multiple award-winning radio presenter, journalist and writer and has been broadcasting for over 40 years. For nearly half of that time he presented the BBC Radio Gloucestershire Breakfast Show. He’s presented several “West Country” travel series for BBC Points West and writes a monthly column for Cotswold Life which he first started twenty years ago. Having travelled extensively as a backpacker, now as an empty nester, he writes travel pieces that will inspire you to follow in his footsteps and will shortly be appearing at the Cheltenham Travel Festival before heading off for a pilgrimage trail walking tour with Walk Japan. His book, Glorious Gloucestershire was Waterstones in Gloucester’s Book of the Year 2024 and appeared to full houses at regional book festivals including Gloucester History Fetival, The Stroud Book Festival and at the Forum at The Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Award Winning

Mark is the current recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution to the Community Across Gloucestershire” Gloucestershire Live Business Award. He received this award soon after his last Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, a show he presented for 18 years. He is a season ticket holder for Gloucester Rugby, an honorary member of The Gloucester Civic Trust and former Mock Mayor of Barton. This historic role was awarded to the biggest nincompoop in Gloucester dating back to the Civil War and Mark was thought worthy of the revived role in 2017-18. Our thanks go to Tim Pellatt of Cordial AV for use of the video (left).

Glorious Gloucestershire

Glorious Gloucestershire was published in September 2024. It is currently on its third reprint. Take a look at the Events listed on the Glorious Gloucestershire Book page for details of signings, talks and quiz evenings lined up for this year. Come along to meet Mark and get your signed copy.

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