For over a century, Hoosiers have turned to their local broadcast stations for information, entertainment, area events, as well as news about their community, their state and the world. The Indiana Broadcast History Archive is collecting and sharing that history so future generations will understand the importance of Indiana’s television and radio stations.
Video bio of Sam Simmermaker, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008.
Producer: Susan Bartlett;
Narration: Susan Bartlett;
Post-Production: DreamVision...
(From the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame Video Collection. Click on image to watch the video.)
We have been watching and listening to Indiana’s television and radio stations all of our lives. Unfortunately, not much of that history has been saved. The Indiana Broadcast History Archive is designed to not only collect and preserve that history, but also to tell the stories of the people, stations, companies and events involved in Indiana broadcasting. The IBHA also connects to other archives, libraries, museums that include our state’s broadcast history.
The IBHA website has been designed to allow you to choose your experience. We make every effort to digitize our collections and provide it to you while also adhering to copyright laws that limit what we can publish on the internet. See Full Access for more information on availability.
You can browse our list of stations, people, and communities or just do an overall search at the top of the page. Our Project section include posts by students and volunteers that dig into a specific topic related to Indiana broadcasting, or radio and television history in general.
The IBHA will work best as a crowdsourced site. We have already created more than a hundred individual entries about people and stations, but you can help us make it stronger. If you see a mistake, please contact us. If you would like to volunteer your time and expertise, donate an archive, or help us with a monetary gift, see our How to Help page.
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Projects
Stories about Indiana broadcast history from students and volunteers. See our Projects page if you would like to help us research and pass along stories about the people, stations, and events involved in our television and radio stations.
Ginny Hingst’s father is former Indiana broadcaster Howard Caldwell, a man she describes as a good husband and father in addition to being well-liked and humble. Caldwell saved a lot of material from his career and life that Hingst has shared with the IBHA. “Dad was always a contributor to history,” Hingst said. “I’m following […]
Like any other Indianapolis Race Day, the capital city of Indiana was filled with excitement and chatter about the 500 Mile Race. Memorial Day Weekend in 1949 had something else to offer to those not in attendance at the Speedway Track; for the first time in Indiana history the race was to be broadcasted on […]