Betty Ann Bowser (August 19, 1944 – March 16, 2018) was an American journalist.

Life

Born in

Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...

, Bowser graduated from

Granby High School Granby High School (originally Granby Street High School) is a public high school in Norfolk, Virginia. The school is part of the Norfolk Public Schools system. It is the only high school in the school division that offers an Internationa ...

, and

Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...

. She started in television journalism in 1966. From 1988 to 2013, she was a correspondent for the

PBS NewsHour ''PBS NewsHour'' is an American evening television news program broadcast on over 350 PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virg ...

. Bowser covered

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

, and

Sexual harassment in the military Sexual harassment in the military is unwanted sexual behaviour experienced as threatening, offensive, or otherwise upsetting, which occurs in a military setting. Sexual harassment is more common in military than civilian life. Military women ex ...

. Bowser died March 16, 2018, in Ajijic, Mexico.

References

External links

*https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/betty-ann-bowser-trailblazer-in-television-news-dies-at-73 *http://wtkr.com/2018/03/22/former-news-3-anchor-pbs-correspondent-betty-ann-bowser-dies-at-73/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowser, Betty Ann 1944 births 2018 deaths Ohio Wesleyan University alumni Journalists from Virginia 20th-century American journalists 21st-century American journalists PBS people American television journalists American women television journalists People from Ajijic 20th-century American women 21st-century American women