Gwen Owens Tells How She Juggles Family And Career
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Gwen Owens knows what it is like
to jugglecareer, home, church, and
community responsibilities. The
co-anchor of WGAL News B’s
Morning Report survives on only
four to five hours of sleep each
night in her attempt to do a good
job at everything she does.
But a television viewer watch
ing her dynamic presentation
would never suspect that Gwen is
tired.
Gwen divulged her battle with
fatigue and secrets for juggling a
full-time career and family when
she spoke recently at the Barks
county Extension Spring Aware
ness Day.
She said that she arises each
morning at 2 o’clock in order to
leave her Philadelphia home and
arrive at the Lancaster television
station to write the news copy and
to broadcast at 6 a.m. She returns
home at 2:30 p.m. except for three
days a week when she is working
on special projects or doing a publ
ic relations appearance.
Then, its caring for two pre
schoolers while her husband Kevin
works until 9 p.m.
How does she do it?
Three factors: “I’m a firm
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believer that God doesn’t give us
more than we can handle. 1 look to
God every momirtg for guidance
and find in Him a firm founda
tion,” she said.
Another factor is a supportive
husband who cheers her on and
gets the children up, feeds, and
dresses them each morning.
Then, there’s Gwen’s mother,
whom Gwen calls “The Rock of
Gilbrater,” who cares for the child
ren during the day.
In her job. Gwen said that she is
fortunate that she is by nature a
talker and a good writer.
As a child, Gwen was known to
talk nonstop. Her mother would
sometimes try to silence her by
saying. “Gwendolyn, let’s have
five minutes of quiet”
“It was impossible for me to be
quiet more than two minutes.” said
Gwen who now asks her mom,
“Did you ever imagine thatl would
grow up and actually get paid for
talking?”
Despite career and personal suc
cesses, Gwen has needed to make
sacrifices to juggle both career and
family.
To move up in the newscasting
world requires moving from sta
tion to station. Before marrying,
Gwen postponed her wedding
twice in order to secure a firmer
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position in her career. While her
husband-to-be was patient Gwen
eventually decided that it was time
to put her professional life on the
back burner and take care of her
personal life.
She quit her news anchor job in
Virginia and accepted a less chal
lenging job in order to many and
live in Philadelphia with her hus
band. Eventually, she was hired by
Channel 8, which is close enough
to commute but the three hours
spent commuting siphons time
from her already hectic schedule.
Recently, Gwen fell asleep and
hit a telephone pole. Although she
escaped serious injury, the acci
dent made her realize that her body
is too tired to handle so much
responsibility. She has slowed
down in her public appearances,
but finds it extremely difficult to
say “no” to opportunities with
students.
“1 think lean be a role model for
kids and I feel guilty to turn them
down. But my family is most
important I can’t do everything,”
Gwen said.
Gwen reminded the women in.
the audience that no one is a super
woman, that it is important to put
family before career, thateveryone
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family and career responsibilities. Joan Cook, left, and Fay
B. Strlckler, extension home economist, helped plan the
Spring Awareness Day at Berks County Ag Center.
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