Ken Owen is a trusted veteran in the communications industry, having spent nearly two decades as an award-winning television anchor and reporter before joining his alma mater, DePauw University, as its chief external communicator. Today, he is the principal of KO Communications & Strategies, working with clients in business and higher education. He continues to oversee DePauw's Ubben Lecture Series, which has brought renowned individuals such as Malala Yousafzai, Tony Blair, David Brooks and Mikhail Gorbachev to the Greencastle campus. He also serves as vice president of Indiana Broadcast Pioneers.

Owen covered a wide range of newsmakers during his career, including Ronald Reagan, Desmond Tutu, Paul McCartney, Lena Horne, Gerald Ford, Tony Bennett, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Billy Graham, whom Owen accompanied to the then-Soviet Union in 1988 for the millennium of the Russian Orthodox Church. The resulting documentary was a finalist for a national IRIS Award, while several other organizations recognized Owen's journalism over the years.
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​"Owen is one of the real talents in local TV news -- a good, honorable reporter and trustworthy anchor," wrote the Indianapolis Star’s Marc Allan in late 2000, when Owen announced plans to leave television. "He never tried to sell the sizzle if there was no steak."