The Indiana Broadcasters Association has announced the 2020 Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Richard M. Fairbanks Hall of Fame inductees. The class includes four broadcasters who made their mark in radio and two in television.
The new honorees include:
- J Chapman, Owner/President of Woof Boom Radio with six stations in eastern Indiana.
- Terri Stacy, who has been with WIBC-AM, Indianapolis for more than 20 years on the air and doing community outreach.
- Paul Mendenhall with years of experience on the air and in management in radio across the state.
- Bob Forbes, well known in the Terre Haute broadcast community for his many years doing sports broadcasts. He will be recognized posthumously.
- Linda Jackson, known for her news anchor work at several Indiana TV stations.
- Bob Ross, host of the national and internationally syndicated PBS staple, “Joy of Painting”. The show was produced at WIPB-TV in Muncie. Ross died in 1995 and will be recognized posthumously.
“Each of our 2020 honorees represents highest level of professional broadcasting in Indiana and we are honored to recognize their long careers with induction into the Hall of Fame. From Fort Wayne to Bloomington, and Muncie to Indianapolis to Terre Haute, this year’s inductees are familiar names to broadcasters and viewers alike,” said Dave Arland, Executive Director of the Indiana Broadcasters Association.
More information on the Class of 2020 can be found here.
