Holly Rowe

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Holly Rowe
Rowe in August 2018
Born (1966-06-16) June 16, 1966 (age 57)
EducationBroadcast journalism, Brigham Young University, 1986 (attended) Broadcast journalism degree, University of Utah, 1991
OccupationSports commentator
Employer(s)ESPN, Smith Entertainment Group [1] (Utah Jazz)
Children1

Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster for the ESPN sports television network, as a sideline reporter for college football and basketball games.[2] Rowe made Utah Jazz history on October 22, 2021 as the team’s first female color commentator in a game against the Sacramento Kings[3]

Early life and career

After graduating in 1984 from

Daily Utah Chronicle and the Davis County Clipper. Rowe graduated in 1991 with a degree in journalism. Rowe then went on to an internship at CBS Sports and afterwards landed her first broadcasting role with the Blue and White Sports Network as an affiliate relations coordinator.[citation needed
]

Broadcasting career

ESPN

Rowe has been with

ABC Sports 1995 and 1996, and then for certain ESPN broadcasts during the 1997 season. She has been a part of numerous regular season games and post-season bowl games.[5]

With ESPN, Rowe has worked women's

, and broadcasts of track and field events.

Being a woman in the sports broadcasting industry, Rowe has been profiled by other media and news organizations.[6]

She is the lead sideline reporter for ESPN's coverage of Saturday-night college football (including the College Football Playoff), women's college basketball (including the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament), the WNBA and playoffs, the Women's College World Series and NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, and also works on men's college basketball and NBA.[7]

Other work

Before and during her time with ESPN, Rowe has worked with several other broadcast organizations, as a broadcaster for women's college basketball games broadcast for

Final Four. Rowe joined the Utah Jazz broadcast team in 2021 as an analyst.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Smith Entertainment Group Launches SEG Media and Announces Ubiquitous Access to Every Utah Jazz Game on Television". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "Holly Rowe". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ben (2021-10-22). "Holly Rowe To Serve As Jazz First Female TV Analyst". KSL. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ "From BYU to ESPN". 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Holly Rowe". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ HighBeam
  7. ^ "Holly Rowe".
  8. ^ "Reporter & Play-by-Play Commentator". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. NBA.com
    . 21 September 2021.

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