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Holly Rowe | |
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 Rowe in August 2018 | |
| Born | (1966-06-16)June 16, 1966 (age 59) |
| Education | Broadcast journalism,Brigham Young University, 1986 (attended) Broadcast journalism degree,University of Utah, 1991 |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Employer(s) | ESPN Utah Jazz Smith Entertainment Group[1] |
| Children | 1 |
Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster for theESPN sports television network, as a sideline reporter forcollege football andbasketball games.[2] Rowe madeUtah Jazz history on October 22, 2021 as the team's first female commentator in a game against theSacramento Kings.[3]
After graduating in 1984 fromWoods Cross High School inWoods Cross, Utah, Rowe attendedBrigham Young University.[4] At BYU, she was the news anchor for the campus TV station, KBYU-TV. Rowe attended BYU for two years and then transferred to theUniversity of Utah. While attending Utah, she worked as a sportswriter for the university'sDaily Utah Chronicle and the Davis County Clipper. Rowe graduated in 1991 with a degree injournalism. Rowe then went on to an internship atCBS Sports and afterwards landed her first broadcasting role with the Blue and White Sports Network as an affiliate relations coordinator.[citation needed]
Rowe has been withESPN in some capacity since 1995. Before becoming a full-time college football sideline reporter with ESPN in August 1998, she served as a part-time sideline reporter withABC Sports in1995 and1996, and then for certain ESPN broadcasts during the1997 season. She has been a part of numerous regular season games and post-season bowl games.[5]
With ESPN, Rowe has worked women'scollege basketball games and women's collegevolleyball, generally in a play-by-play capacity (as opposed to her college football sideline duties). Other broadcasts that Rowe has been a part of during her time at ESPN include play-by-play for Women'sWorld Cup matches, coverage of theRunning of the Bulls, coverage ofswimming, 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 ofSaturday-night college football (including theCollege Football Playoff), women's college basketball (including theNCAA Division I women's basketball tournament), theWNBA andplayoffs, theWomen's College World Series andNCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, and also works on men's college basketball andNBA.[7]
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 forFox Sports starting in 1993.[8] Rowe also worked as an analyst for the now-defunctWNBA’sUtah Starzz. Whilst working for the Blue & White Sports Network inProvo, Utah, Rowe covered severalWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) sporting events. She also held a position on the team atCBS, which produces the men'sFinal Four. Rowe joined theUtah Jazz broadcast team in 2021 as an analyst.[9]
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