Betty Ann Bowser, trailblazer in television news, dies at 73... Betty Ann Bowser, trailblazer in television news, dies at 73 Mar 20, 2018 - Betty Ann Bowser was a pioneer as a female correspondent in television news and for many years, a longtime correspondent at the PBS NewsHour, where she covered hundreds of stories including the Oklahoma City bombing, life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the debate over Obamacare. She died on Friday after contracting pneumonia while she was living in Mexico. She was 73.