Bobbie Hanvey

Bobbie Hanvey (born 31 October 1945) is a Northern Irish photographer and radio broadcaster. He won the Northern Ireland Provincial Press Photographer of the Year Award for himself and the Down Recorder newspaper of Downpatrick, County Down in 1985, 1986, and 1987. He also won the Northern Ireland overall award for "Best People Picture" in 1985 and 1987. These were the only three years that he entered the competitions. His work has also been exhibited at Down County Museum. His photographs have appeared in The Sunday Times and he writes a weekly column featuring his photographs for the Down Recorder.

Hanvey was born in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh. His autobiography, The Mental, describes everyday life in Fermanagh during the 1950s and charts his time as a psychiatric nurse in the Downshire hospital in Downpatrick during the 1960s. He lives in Downpatrick and has three children: Steafán, Ciaran, and Sarah Ann.

Hanvey has been hosting his popular programme, The Ramblin' Man on Downtown Radio, since the late 1970s. Guests on his programme have included Ulster Volunteer Force leader Gusty Spence, Provisional Irish Republican Army veteran Joe Cahill, the last four Chief Constables of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and its successor organization, the Police Service of Northern Ireland – John Hermon, Hugh Annesley, Ronnie Flanagan, and Hugh Orde. Other guests have included writers Eugene McCabe, Maurice Leitch, and J. P. Donleavy, as well as soldiers, sailors, and travelling people.

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