Ryan Owens

Education

He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1995.

Career

From 1998 to 2001, Owens worked with WLWT, an National Broadcasting Company network affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana. From 2001 to 2006, he was a reporter and anchor at WHDH, an National Broadcasting Company-network affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. During that time he reported on the 2005 child sexual-abuse trial (acquittal) of Michael Jackson.

The 2002 Winter Olympics.

The 2004 funeral of United States. President Ronald Reagan. The Scott Peterson trial (conviction).

And some Academy ceremonies. American Broadcasting Company News

Owens joined American Broadcasting Company News in August 2006 as an anchor and correspondent for American Broadcasting Company News Now, the network"s twenty-four-hour news-and-information digital channel.

Foreign most of 2007, he co-anchored — with Taina Hernandez — World News Now, American Broadcasting Company News"s overnight news program

(He also occasionally anchored America This Morning, a 30-minute American Broadcasting Company News early-morning news program) During his time on World News Now, Owens was involved in controversy when the two anchors inappropriately made light of Owen Wilson"s suicide attempt on-air and they were reprimanded for this by American Broadcasting Company News. His departure from World News Now was announced during the program"s February 29, 2008, broadcast indicating he had taken a job as a network correspondent. His first on-air appearance in this new role was on March 10, 2008, covering the Ohio snow storms.

He also occasionally anchors the World News Webcast podcast for American Broadcasting Company News at its homepage.

On October 20, 2008, Owens was named as American Broadcasting Company News"s Dallas, Texas, correspondent. In May 2013, Owens interviewed Jodi Arias after she was found guilty by the jury.

Achievements

• Owens won a regional Emmy Award for coverage of special events and spot news reporting.