Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Allen Jeffries

Allen Jeffries was a prominent news broadcaster in the 1940s through the 1960s. Jeffries was heard doing an interview in Lafayette, Indiana, and was hired as a newscaster for WOWO-AM/FM in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was followed by positions with WBAT-AM/FM in Marion, Indiana; WKMO-FM in Kokomo, Indiana; and WCOL-FM in Columbus, Indiana, along with stations in Michigan. He is best remembered for his deep and resonant voice as newscaster at WIRE-AM and WISH-AM in Indianapolis during the 1950s. He finished his broadcast career as a prize winning editorial writer for WRTV-TV in the ‘70s. Jeffries died Dec. 5, 1980.

Allen Jeffries was inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012. 

Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

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Title Station Date Aired Description
Allen Jeffries' Hall of Fame Video Bio
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
2012

Video bio of Allen Jeffries, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012.

Producer/Narrator: Reid Duffy;
Production: DreamVision Media;

Allen Jeffries was a...

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Title
Allen Jeffries' Hall of Fame Video Bio
Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2012
Description

Video bio of Allen Jeffries, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012.

Producer/Narrator: Reid Duffy;
Production: DreamVision Media;

Allen Jeffries was a...

(Read More)