Video bio of John Dille III, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2007.
Producer: Flint Dille;
File Footage Courtesy of Federated Media & NAB;
John Dille III began his career as a copy boy for the Washington Post. Later, he became a reporter for Thompson Newspaper Ltd. with overseas assignments in England, Turkey and Wales. He also worked at the Mishawaka Times and Elkhart Truth before moving to broadcasting. Dille is president of Federated Media, a 15-station radio group with stations in Indiana and Michigan. He has been active in industry affairs as past chairman and director of Indiana Broadcasters Association, chair of the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Board, the NAB/National Radio Broadcasters Association Unification task Force and the Congressional Relations Committee. Dille also served as chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers