A native of Beggs in Okmulgee County in east central [[Oklahoma]], Owen as a teenager was stricken with [[polio]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20120617/NEWS01/120617006/Don-Owen-news-veteran-former-PSC-member-dies|title=John Andrew Prime, "Don Owen, news veteran, former PSC member, dies", June 17, 2012|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> His viewing public was largely unaware that Owen was crippled and wore a leg brace. | A native of Beggs in Okmulgee County in east central [[Oklahoma]], Owen as a teenager was stricken with [[polio]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20120617/NEWS01/120617006/Don-Owen-news-veteran-former-PSC-member-dies|title=John Andrew Prime, "Don Owen, news veteran, former PSC member, dies", June 17, 2012|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=July 2, 2012}}</ref> His viewing public was largely unaware that Owen was crippled and wore a leg brace. |