Holly Rowe is a veteran sportscaster and sideline reporter. How much fortune has she amassed from sportscasting?
Holly Rowe has spent over twenty years at ESPN, covering college basketball and football games. On October 22, 2021, she made Utah Jazz history as the team’s first female commentator in a game against the Sacramento Kings.
Holly Rowe’s Salary and Net Worth
Holly joined ESPN in 1998 and worked as a football sideline reporter. While at ESPN, she provided play-by-play commentary for women’s college basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and softball. She has also covered high-profile events such as Saturday Night Football.
It is reported that she earns an estimated annual salary of $800,000 and has a net worth of about $3 million, including all her assets and income. She is rumored to own a $700,000 home in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has other business ventures, including a clothing line.
Rowe’s Life and Career
Rowe was born on June 16, 1966. She credits her father with introducing her and her sisters to sports. She attended Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah, before attending Brigham Young University.
Rowe attended BYU for two years before transferring to the University of Utah. While in college, she worked as a sportswriter for the university’s Daily Utah Chronicle and the Davis County Clipper. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1991 with a degree in journalism. Rowe then went on to an internship at CBS Sports.
Rowe started her broadcasting career by joining Fox Sports at age 27. While at Fox, she covered the Women’s College World Series and the Women’s Final Four basketball game as a sports commentator. She became a full-time reporter with ESPN in 1998. She’s covered Women’s World Cup matches, swimming, and track and field events broadcasts.
Rowe has won multiple awards and nominations for her excellence, including the 2022 Sports Emmy for Outstanding Personality/Reporter, the 2022 Mel Greenberg National Media Award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the 2023 Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award Winner for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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She earned two Emmy nominations (2023 and 2024) and won the Women’s Sports Foundation journalism prize in 2000.
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