Obituary of JoAnn Osborn Rowe
Born May 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Jo Ann Osborn Rowe lived life to the fullest until May 13, 2019. She was 95.
Jo Ann Rowe challenged convention and discrimination as a radio and television broadcaster from 1950-1976, raising four children, all born before her thirtieth birthday. Known as Colorado's Queen of Conversation, JoAnn was the first female host on radio in Colorado Springs, and a pioneer of call-in radio and television programs with guests including politicians, diplomats, and world-renowned celebrities. JoAnn's interest in politics led to her decision to move to Washington, D.C. as a White House Correspondent, observing and reporting on Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, Clinton, and GW Bush until she retired to Las Vegas in 2008. She received national recognition for her PBS television program Inside the White House with Helen Thomas, Sarah McClendon, and Betty Beale and published her memoir Not for Public Consumption in 2017.
Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband Prentiss and is survived by her children Carl Osborn (Dale) Rowe, Prentiss Tomblin (Beverly) Rowe, Melanie Ann (James) Richardson, and David Lee (Elizabeth) Rowe, her grandchildren Stefanie (Ben) Reed, Emily Megan (Rod) Biehl, Shannon Mawson, Erin (Nathan) Hesser, Carlye Elizabeth Rowe, Allison (Allen) Kopp, Taylor Stockdell (Martin) Miller, Christa Reed Spencer, Schuyler Jourdan Rowe, and Thomas Prentiss Rowe, and seven great-grandchildren.
A small memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 18, at Sienna Hills Assisted Living in Henderson, followed by interment with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.
Born May 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Jo Ann Osborn Rowe lived life to the fullest until May 13, 2019. She was 95.
Jo Ann Rowe challenged convention and discrimination as a radio and television broadcaster from 1950-1976, raising four children, all born before her thirtieth birthday. Known as Colorado's Queen of Conversation, JoAnn was the first female host on radio in Colorado Springs, and a pioneer of call-in radio and television programs with guests including politicians, diplomats, and world-renowned celebrities. JoAnn's interest in politics led to her decision to move to Washington, D.C. as a White House Correspondent, observing and reporting on Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, Clinton, and GW Bush until she retired to Las Vegas in 2008. She received national recognition for her PBS television program Inside the White House with Helen Thomas, Sarah McClendon, and Betty Beale and published her memoir Not for Public Consumption in 2017.
Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband Prentiss and is survived by her children Carl Osborn (Dale) Rowe, Prentiss Tomblin (Beverly) Rowe, Melanie Ann (James) Richardson, and David Lee (Elizabeth) Rowe, her grandchildren Stefanie (Ben) Reed, Emily Megan (Rod) Biehl, Shannon Mawson, Erin (Nathan) Hesser, Carlye Elizabeth Rowe, Allison (Allen) Kopp, Taylor Stockdell (Martin) Miller, Christa Reed Spencer, Schuyler Jourdan Rowe, and Thomas Prentiss Rowe, and seven great-grandchildren.
A small memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 18, at Sienna Hills Assisted Living in Henderson, followed by interment with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.
Obituary of JoAnn Osborn Rowe
Born May 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Jo Ann Osborn Rowe lived life to the fullest until May 13, 2019. She was 95.
Jo Ann Rowe challenged convention and discrimination as a radio and television broadcaster from 1950-1976, raising four children, all born before her thirtieth birthday. Known as Colorado's Queen of Conversation, JoAnn was the first female host on radio in Colorado Springs, and a pioneer of call-in radio and television programs with guests including politicians, diplomats, and world-renowned celebrities. JoAnn's interest in politics led to her decision to move to Washington, D.C. as a White House Correspondent, observing and reporting on Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, Clinton, and GW Bush until she retired to Las Vegas in 2008. She received national recognition for her PBS television program Inside the White House with Helen Thomas, Sarah McClendon, and Betty Beale and published her memoir Not for Public Consumption in 2017.
Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband Prentiss and is survived by her children Carl Osborn (Dale) Rowe, Prentiss Tomblin (Beverly) Rowe, Melanie Ann (James) Richardson, and David Lee (Elizabeth) Rowe, her grandchildren Stefanie (Ben) Reed, Emily Megan (Rod) Biehl, Shannon Mawson, Erin (Nathan) Hesser, Carlye Elizabeth Rowe, Allison (Allen) Kopp, Taylor Stockdell (Martin) Miller, Christa Reed Spencer, Schuyler Jourdan Rowe, and Thomas Prentiss Rowe, and seven great-grandchildren.
A small memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 18, at Sienna Hills Assisted Living in Henderson, followed by interment with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.
Born May 9, 1924 in Colorado Springs, Jo Ann Osborn Rowe lived life to the fullest until May 13, 2019. She was 95.
Jo Ann Rowe challenged convention and discrimination as a radio and television broadcaster from 1950-1976, raising four children, all born before her thirtieth birthday. Known as Colorado's Queen of Conversation, JoAnn was the first female host on radio in Colorado Springs, and a pioneer of call-in radio and television programs with guests including politicians, diplomats, and world-renowned celebrities. JoAnn's interest in politics led to her decision to move to Washington, D.C. as a White House Correspondent, observing and reporting on Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, Clinton, and GW Bush until she retired to Las Vegas in 2008. She received national recognition for her PBS television program Inside the White House with Helen Thomas, Sarah McClendon, and Betty Beale and published her memoir Not for Public Consumption in 2017.
Jo Ann was preceded in death by her husband Prentiss and is survived by her children Carl Osborn (Dale) Rowe, Prentiss Tomblin (Beverly) Rowe, Melanie Ann (James) Richardson, and David Lee (Elizabeth) Rowe, her grandchildren Stefanie (Ben) Reed, Emily Megan (Rod) Biehl, Shannon Mawson, Erin (Nathan) Hesser, Carlye Elizabeth Rowe, Allison (Allen) Kopp, Taylor Stockdell (Martin) Miller, Christa Reed Spencer, Schuyler Jourdan Rowe, and Thomas Prentiss Rowe, and seven great-grandchildren.
A small memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 18, at Sienna Hills Assisted Living in Henderson, followed by interment with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.
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