▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁announ cer ▁of ▁An ten na ▁TV . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁O w ens ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mitchell , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ven etta ▁( née ▁Clark ), ▁an ▁educ ator ▁and ▁county ▁aud itor , ▁and ▁Bernard ▁Joseph ▁Alt man , ▁a ▁county ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁sh er iff . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁ ▁O w ens ▁started ▁his ▁radio ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁rep orter ▁at ▁K OR N , ▁Mitchell , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁news ▁director . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁left ▁K OR N ▁for ▁a ▁new sc aster ▁job ▁at ▁K MA , ▁Sh en ando ah , ▁Iowa , ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁job ▁at ▁K O IL , ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁at ▁K IM N ▁in ▁Den ver ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁working ▁at ▁K RO Y ▁in ▁Sac r amento ▁and ▁K E W B ▁in ▁Oak land ▁before ▁finally ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁O w ens ▁moved ▁to ▁K E W B ' s ▁sister ▁station ▁ 9 8 0 ▁K F W B ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6