Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Howdy Bell's Hall of Fame Video Bio

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2010

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Video bio of Howdy Bell, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010.

Producer/Voice-over: Jimmy McDowell;
Post-production: DreamVision Media Partners;

Howdy Bell studied sportscasting under Tom Carnegie at Butler University. He worked in sales, news, sports and as a DJ at WSVL-FM in Shelbyville, Indiana. Bell was hired at WIRE-AM as a DJ and joined Sid Collins on the Indianapolis 500’s Motor Speedway Network in 1962. His career has included advertising, development and a variety of positions with other stations in Indianapolis, Louisville and Crawfordsville, Indiana.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers