Background
Lowry, Joan Marie Dondrea was born on June 8, 1935 in Weirton, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Telmanik) Dondrea.
Lowry, Joan Marie Dondrea was born on June 8, 1935 in Weirton, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Telmanik) Dondrea.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1956. Student, Ohio School Broadcasting, 1979.
Member news staff research and marketing Station 3 WE-WWWE, Cleveland, 1979-1980. General manager, news manager Station WLRO, Lorain, 1980-1982. Host 35 Live Cinemavidio television, Elyria, 1980-1983.
Television show host Continental Cable, Cleveland, since 1983. Public relations director Station WZLE, Lorain, 1982-1983. Broadcaster, community relations director Station WRKG, since 1983.
Host Radio Show "Table Topics", 1984—1989. Host cable show MediaOne, since 1984. News director Station WRKG, Lorain, since 1988.
Broadcaster, host lunchtime radio talk show Station WHK, Cleveland, 1989-1990. Corporation affairs and programming manager Northern Ohio Continental Cablevision, Media One, 1991—2001. Host cable show The Bookshelf, since 1990.
Treasurer board directors Better Hearing Institute, Washington, 1992-1999. Speaker in field.
Trustee Delta Zeta Foundation, 1983—1995, president, 1987—1995, Woman of Year, 1995. Active Women in Cable, 1993, Lorain Litter Control Board, 1981—1983, Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Founders Memorial Foundation. Member community resource council Leadership Lorain County, 1988—1989, trustee, vice president, active Leadership Council, since 1988.
Trustee Northeast affiliate American Heart Association. Vice president Bay Village Parent-Teachers Association Council, 1973—1975. Volunteer Lorain County Action Board, 2002.
Communications and marketing committee United Way, since 1987. Chair Lorain County Mothers March of Dimes, 1988—2001. Trustee Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, 2001.
President board trustees Lorain County Office on Aging, 2004. Member steering committee National Council Better Hearing and Speech, Washington, since 1985, member council better hearing and speech month, since 1985, Lorain County council, since 1986, president Better Hearing and Speech Month, 1995. Board directors Lorain County Senior Citizens Association, 1982—1985, Lorain Consumers Council, since 1980.
Board trustees Clearland Hearing and Speech Center, 2001. Chairman advisory board Lorain County Heart Association, 1988. Member Martin Luther King Steering Committee, since 1987.
Board directors Lorain County Senior Citizen's Association. Grand marshal numerous parades. Member Business and Professional Women, Lorain County Arts Council, Leadership Lorain County Alumni Association (board directors since 1990, vice president since 1996), Baldwin-Wallace Alumni Association (national president 1979-1981, Merit award 1996), League of Women Voters (chapter president 1966-1967), Cleveland Amateur Fencers (president 1965-1967), International Platform Association, Rotary (Elyria chapter, program chairman since 1999).
Married Robert William Lowry, June 15, 1957. 1 child, Christopher Scott.