Sportscaster Toby Rowland (SNU alumnus) had the honor to be asked to serve as the guide runner for a 66-year-old caller into his radio show who hasn't let his blindness slow him down one bit. Left: Benny Meier, Right: Toby Rowland.
(Photo courtesy News9)
SNU alumnus receives Emmy
Bethany, Oklahoma
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is proud to announce that alumnus Toby Rowland (Class of 1995) has received the first individual Emmy Award of his career.

Rowland, a sports reporter for NEWS 9 in Oklahoma City, received the award for his sports news feature "Disabled Athletes Show Courage, Compassion at Endeavor Games."

"It was such an honor to be asked to participate with such an inspirational Oklahoman as Benny," says Rowland, speaking of Benny Meier, the 66-year-old blind runner he guided at the 2009 Endeavor Games. "And now to see his story recognized across the United States is really gratifying."

Rowland said, "The greatest lesson I learned at SNU is how to find and tell a good story. Jim Wilcox, Pam Broyles, and Marcia Feisal did a great job of emphasizing writing skills. They would repeatedly remind me that the people who excel in journalism, especially on television, are the people who know how to tell a good story. That sounds so simple, but it's true. I've always tried to seek out great stories and then get out of the way and let them tell themselves."

Rowland lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Jennifer, their two boys, Trevor and Payton, and daughter Chloe.
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