Mary Jane Neville Odell (July 28, 1923 – December 16, 2010) was an American journalist, lecturer, and politician.
She received multiple awards during her life, and was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1979.
[1][2] Odell attended Algona High School, where she took part in mixed chorus, glee club, girls' sextet, and cheerleading.
[1] After completing college, Odell became a broadcaster, writer, and continuity director for Des Moines radio station KCBC.
Odell founded the Iowa Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, in which she was the National Area Membership Chairman and Vice-President.
She was a student lecturer on television in Mount Pleasant, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Iowa City.