I'm not thinking about it today. ESPN Reporter Holly Rowe Works Through Cancer AACR Blog Holly Rowe returns home to join Utah Jazz broadcast team Finding a way to good health has been an even more circuitous route. "And she keeps me laughing constantly with her fashion advice and dancing tips.". rules, Utes seeing transfer portals impact on college gymnastics. EH: And you learned to play the piano and started a band? Moving Ahead In The Action With . . . Holly Rowe I knew that I was in trouble, and I was in a deadly situation. I've got to stay busy, or I'll go crazy. WNBA Draft: ESPN's Holly Rowe Speaks French on Air, "I don't think about having cancer when I'm out here," Rowe told The Associated Press before tipoff of a WNBA game between Minnesota and New York, her first this season. Nayo Campbell and Kera Thompson will co-emcee Jazz games from Vivint Arena, the team also announced. And so, just sitting there in my gown, I texted out a quick little note to our PR department at ESPN and said, "Hey, just so you know, I'm undergoing surgery today." HR: I'm a single mom. What was your thought process about being open to your fans about your diagnosis? Sports are often referred to as a metaphor for life. It worked. Using sunscreen, avoiding tanning beds, and doing regular skin checks can reduce your risks significantly. HR: When in doubt, get it checked out. You got a good one. Baylor exhales, LSU salutes Dave Aranda hire. Rowe has been with the network for two decades, and ESPN on Thursday ran a first-person piece about her experience working through her diagnosis. Rowe is a Utah native who began her career as the play-by-play voice for BYU womens volleyball and gymnastics. James Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content. Veteran Sky guard Allie Quigley insists Chicago wouldn't have won the 2021 championship without DeShields, who averaged 11.3 PPG and 26.9 MPG and started 22 of 32 games. How did that come about? Speaking to ESPN's Holly Rowe after the game, Rattler addressed being booed by the hometown fans. As Rowe goes on working college football and womens basketball games for ESPN, shell now do court-side reporting on Jazz broadcasts, a gig shes psyched about. Need Photos? ". You started living differently in response to your diagnosis. Hi, Im Asha: Mom, Breast Cancer Veteran, and Breast Cancer Activist, After Treatment: What Is Lost, and What Comes Next, Surviving Cancer: From Teenage Diagnosis to Elite Athlete and Coach. Some of what she did when she got that internship falls into the inglorious category of go-fer, but it gave her an insiders view of what being involved in sports media was like. It was really cool. I just didn't feel like I was the type of person that could put my life on hold, because then I'm not really living. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer sent their best wishes along. The stirring moment was accompanied by Andra Days moving song Rise Up., It's Coaches vs. Cancer night at the Baylor game. It was bad and I just remember calling her one night telling her how frightened I was, and she was there for me, and it was really beautiful. And I think the funniest moment was I had a good scan. I want people to cover up and be smarter about the sun, because what I went through, you don't want to go through.