Bob Rowe - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

Recognition for his work has come from many quarters. These include the United Catholic Music/Video Association award (2003) and the Giraffe Heroes Project award (1996) for sticking his neck out. He was also noted by Time Magazine as a local hero (1997). Recognition includes:

• New Song Online Ministries recognition.
• World Poetry Contest: Bob was the winner for 2000 with his poems ‘’Don’t be Afraid’’ and ‘’The Window.’’
• United Catholic Music and Video Association "Inspiration Award."
• Time magazine, May 5, 1997 recognized Bob as a “local hero.” They wrote: “In his teens, before he became a professional musician, Rowe visited nursing home to perform for the residents. In 1988 he established a nonprofit organization for musicians and artists who travel across the country providing entertainment as therapy to people living in nursing homes and other health-care facilities. Singing to these people, says Rowe, allows him to use his music as an ‘instrument of healing.’”

• Familyland Television Network Christmas Special, with Bob as their lead artist.

• Weekly Reader magazine recognized Bob in February, 1997, as a “hero.”