Sean McDowell joined ABC15 as our Mesa beat reporter in February 2026, bringing more than 30 years of broadcast experience to the ABC15 news team.
Most recently, Sean spent more than 13 years working in Kansas City, Missouri, where he reported on topics ranging from crime, politics, and community affairs. He frequently contributed to that station’s sports coverage.
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Sean also spent time as sports director at a 24-hour regional cable station in Orlando and Tampa, FL.
His resume includes broadcast storytelling experience in Tampa, Florida, Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky.
Sean’s family resides in Scottsdale.
He and his wife are proud of their son, who is a college student at the University of Kansas and an active tournament golfer.
Sean is a proud native of Ashland, Kentucky.
He holds degrees from the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University.
He also attended graduate school at Marshall University.
Sean and his family are active tournament volunteers in the U.S. Kids Golf tours in Kansas City and Phoenix, where young athletes prepare themselves to pursue college athletic scholarships.
Feel free to send him your story ideas at sean.mcdowell@abc15.com.
