Ryan Owens (born 1974) is an American

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serving as a

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for ''

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'', the news division of the American broadcast-television

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ABC. He is the former anchor of ''

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''.

Early life

He graduated from

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, in 1995.

Career

From 1998 to 2001, Owens worked with

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, an

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, as well as stations in

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, and

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. From 2001 to 2006, he was a reporter and

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at WHDH, an NBC-network affiliate in

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. During that time he reported on the 2005 child sexual-abuse trial (acquittal) of

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; the

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; the 2004 funeral of U.S. President

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trial (conviction); and some

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s ceremonies.

ABC News

Owens joined ABC News in August 2006 as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News Now, the network's twenty-four-hour news-and-information digital channel. For most of 2007, he co-anchored — with Taina Hernandez — ''

'', ABC News' overnight news program. (He also occasionally anchored '' America This Morning'', a 30-minute ABC 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

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's suicide attempt on-air and they were reprimanded for this by ABC 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 anchored the ''World News Webcast''

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for ABC News at its homepage. On October 20, 2008, Owens was named ABC News'

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, correspondent. In May 2013, Owens interviewed

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after she was found guilty by the jury.Owens, Ryan (May 22, 2013)
"Jodi Arias Feels 'Betrayed' By Jury, Waffles on Apology"
ABC News (Phoenix).

Awards

Owens won a regional

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for coverage of special events and spot news reporting.

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