David Bailey began his television career at WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana, as a studio assistant in 1966 while completing his degree in business management at Indiana State University. During his tenure at the station, Bailey worked in engineering, production, public relations, marketing and sales. Bailey was named vice president and general manager of the station in 1987 and took on the additional responsibilities of radio stations WTHI-FM and WWVR-FM in 1997. He continued to oversee the three operations initially for Wabash Valley Broadcasting and later for Emmis Communications until his retirement in March 2005. Bailey has served as president of the Indiana Broadcasters Association and Chamber of Commerce, chairman of United Way, and on the boards of CBS Affiliate and Saint Mary of the Woods College. He won the NATPE Iris Award and was Emmis’s 2005 Entity of the Year.
David Bailey was inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010.
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