Don Hein
Indianapolis television sportscaster Don Hein had a 33-year run at WTHR-TV. An athlete himself in high school and college, he worked three years at WMBD-TV in Peoria, Illinois, before coming to Indianapolis, where he covered multiple sports at every level. Hein was named Sportscaster of the Year three times by the Associated Press and United Press International and was honored nine consecutive seasons as Indiana’s best play-by-play announcer.
Don Hein was inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2004.
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
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