A native of Sullivan, Indiana, Chuck Marlowe began broadcasting at WXLW-AM in 1952. His career was defined by his long sports tenure at WTTV-TV and his play-by-play work on Indiana University basketball telecasts starting in 1958. He hosted a weekly interview show with Coach Bob Knight for 29 years. As the station’s sports director, he was part of the WTTV-TV nightly newscasts. Marlowe also was announcer for Championship Wrestling and was a pit reporter for the Indianapolis 500’s Motor Speedway Race Network for 41 years. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Marlowe died Feb. 11, 2016, at age 86.
Marlowe was inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008.
-Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
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Michigan State at Indiana, Mens College Basketball Ken Owen Collection |
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Chuck Marlowe with Joe DiMaggio at Hoosier Dome Ken Owen Collection |
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The Bob Knight Show Ken Owen Collection |
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WTTV 50th Anniversary Show Ken Owen Collection |
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Marhoefer Wieners and 7 Up Ad Ken Owen Collection |
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Early 1960s - Chuck Marlowe WTTV 7 Up Ad |
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Indiana State Fair Variety Show Barbara Stock Sings, Chuck Marlowe MCs Ken Owen Collection |
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1977 - Barbara Stock (Later on 'CHiPs') Sings at Indiana State Fair Variety Show |
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Chuck Marlowe Recalls 1956 Indianapolis Interaction with Elvis Presley and Col. Tom Parker Ken Owen Collection |
1999-09-05 |
From the personal collection of former broadcaster and Ball State University Professor Dave Smith. VHS tape. Seen during the WTTV 50th anniversary celebration on September 5, 1999. (Ken Owen) |
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Chuck Marlowe 'Kedso the Clown' Ad Ken Owen Collection |
1955 |
An early broadcast on WTTV in Bloomington - Indianapolis. Seen September 5, 1999 as WTTV celebrated its 50th anniversary. |
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Chuck Marlowe's Hall of Fame Video Bio Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection |
2008 |
Video bio of Chuck Marlowe, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2008. Producer: Barbara Medlicott; |
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