CBS Evening News features Rowan’s Allan Wylie, blind color commentator
CBS Evening News features Rowan’s Allan Wylie, blind color commentator
January 22, 2025
On Friday, Jan. 17, CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell ended its broadcast with a two-minute story about Rowan University first year student Allan Wylie.
Wylie, whose story has been picked up by numerous news outlets this year, is a top student in Rowan’s Sports Communication & Media (Sports CaM) program who, all his life, has dreamed of – and worked toward being – a color commentator for professional sports.
And, all his life, Allan has been blind.
The CBS story, which ran as an On the Road with Steve Hartman feature, shows how Allan isn’t just dreaming of becoming a color commentator but is one already through opportunities at Rowan, including partnerships with the Delaware Blue Coats.