Holly Rowe
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Holly Rowe | |
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 Rowe in August 2018 | |
| Born | June 16, 1966 |
| Education | Broadcast journalism, Brigham Young University, 1986 (attended) Broadcast journalism degree, University of Utah, 1991 |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Employer(s) | The Walt Disney Company via ESPN Inc. including ABC Utah Jazz Smith Entertainment Group [1] |
| Children | 1 |
Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster for ESPN and ABC, 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 commentator in a game against the Sacramento Kings.[3]
After graduating in 1984 from Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah, Rowe attended Brigham 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 the University of Utah. While attending Utah, she worked as a sportswriter for the university's 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]
