For many viewers across the Stateline area, the weather forecast comes with a familiar accessory: a bow tie.
Rockford’s Most Recognizable Bow Tie
Eyewitness News WTVO-TV meteorologist Owen Szarley has become known for wearing the distinctive neckwear while delivering weather updates, making him one of Rockford’s most recognizable bow-tie wearers.
With National Bow Tie Day arriving Friday, August 28, the Q Morning Crew recently asked Szarley about his history with the accessory, which goes back to his childhood.
His Bow Tie Collection Has Grown
Szarley said he is sure there are photos of him wearing a bow tie when he was just 5 or 6 years old. But Owen clearly remembers the moment he chose to make a fashion statement around his neck.
It was his senior homecoming, when Owen’s date wanted him to wear a pink bow tie, and it was on from there. There is, however, one major catch to his bow-tie reputation.
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“I will break the news that they’re all clip-on ties,” Szarley told the Q Morning Crew. “I don’t know how to tie an actual bow tie.”…