Holly Rowe - The Truth

BROADCASTER - ESPN

ARCHETYPE: THE TRUTH

Day 129/135

Athletic Accomplishments

Holly Rowe grew up in Woods Cross, Utah and attended Brigham Young University for two years, where she was the news anchor for her campus TV station. She also wrote for the Daily Utah Chronicle and Davis County Clipper. Rowe later graduated from University of Utah.

As far as her publicly available bios are concerned, Rowe was not necessarily a top flight athlete. She didn’t play any college or professional sports. But that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a top tier talent and one of the most versatile commentators in sports media. She actively covers the WNBA, NBA, college football, college basketball, and college softball. She has also covered college volleyball, gymnastics, and the Little League World Series.

Rowe’s personality and work ethic are renowned in the sports world. She has earned respect and trust of her media colleagues, coaches, and athletes themselves. She is, and always has been, a champion of women’s sports, lending her credibility, platform, and world-class journalistic storytelling to many athletes, teams, and leagues that don’t always get the shine they deserve.

Even Diana Taurasi, a notoriously tough act, gave Rowe credit for sticking it out as the ONLY reporter embedded with the WNBA players in the 2020 Wubble season. “It was important,” Taurasi told her.

We see you, Holly. And we love and respect you for all you do.

Character Archetype: The Truth

Holly Rowe started her ESPN career as a sideline reporter, but more than 20 years later, she has become the standard bearer and beloved sports media.

She knows the ins and outs of multiple sports: college football, the Little League World Series, women’s college basketball, softball, volleyball, and gymnastics.

She’s also a two-time cancer survivor, whose openness about treatment, shaving her head, and her disease have inspired many to keep fighting.

Rowe has built trust with viewers and athletes, never more evident than when she was the only reporter at for the 2020 WNBA season. Rowe was embedded with the players in the Wubble, where she provided color commentary on games while reporting and self-producing segments such as the player strike after the police killing of Jacob Blake.

Rowe has done it all. She’s managed the stress of cancer and living in quarantine, reported with integrity and joy, and has always used her voice and platform to elevate women in sports. She’s better than a legend. Holly Rowe is the truth.