Video bio of Janie Woods Hodge, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2015.
Producers: Janie Hodge & Matt Hodge;
Narrator: Matt Hodge;
Video: WTTV;
Editing: Davie White, Dream Vision Media Partners;
Jane Woods Hodge, eventually to be recognized as “Janie” Hodge, graduated from Shortridge High School in 1951 and went on to earn her undergraduate degree from Indiana University in music and then earned a master’s degree from Butler University in 1958. Woods Hodge taught music in Indianapolis Public Schools and for two years in North Bergen, New Jersey. In 1963, she headed to Indianapolis. She was a summer replacement for June Ford, working a daily magazine program with Stan Wood. In August that year she began the “Popeye and Janie” show at Channel 4. The show went until 1986 and featured cartoons, guests and features from various locations such as the zoo, Indianapolis Children’s Museum, circus and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. With ISO Woods Hodge helped establish “LolliPop” concerts, providing knowledge about music for children. In 1986, she returned to teaching music in Indianapolis Public Schools, wrapping up her teaching career in 1998.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers