Video bio of Chuck Marlowe, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008.
Producer: Barbara Medlicott;
Narration: Barbara Medlicott;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media Partners;
A native of Sullivan, Indiana, Chuck Marlowe began broadcasting at WXLW-AM in 1952. His career was defined by his long sports tenure at WTTV-TV and his play-by-play work on Indiana University basketball telecasts starting in 1958. He hosted a weekly interview show with Coach Bob Knight for 29 years. As the station’s sports director, he was part of the WTTV-TV nightly newscasts. Marlowe also was announcer for Championship Wrestling and was a pit reporter for the Indianapolis 500’s Motor Speedway Race Network for 41 years. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Marlowe died Feb. 11, 2016, at age 86.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers