Delavan Smith (Dec. 28, 1861-Aug. 25, 1922). Delavan Smith was born in Cincinnati to William Henry and Emeline (Reynolds) Smith. Educated at Lake Forest College in Illinois and the Massachusetts Institute of… Read More »Delavan Smith
George Pheldon Stewart (Mar. 13. 1874-Aug. 28, 1924). Founder of the Indianapolis Recorder, George Pheldon Stewart was born in Vincennes, Indiana, to William H. and Josephine Stewart. He moved to Indianapolis in 1894… Read More »George Pheldon Stewart
Berry Robinson Sulgrove (Mar. 16, 1827-Feb. 20, 1890). Berry Robinson Sulgrove was born in Indianapolis. The son of James and Catherine Sulgrove, he attended several different private schools in the city—as public education… Read More »Berry Robinson Sulgrove
Sarkes Tarzian (Oct. 5, 1900-Oct. 7, 1987). Born in Kharpoot, Armenia, where his father was a businessman, Tarzian moved to the United States with his family in 1907. He grew up in… Read More »Sarkes Tarzian
Matthew Tully (Sept. 12, 1969-Oct. 29, 2018). Political columnist, Matthew Tully was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Gary and Portage, Indiana. He was a graduate of Indiana University with a… Read More »Matthew Tully
Luke Walton (Apr. 4, 1907-June 18, 1990). Recognized for his rapid-fire delivery, Walton broadcast high school, college, and professional sports events, including baseball, basketball, football, hockey, swimming, and auto racing, from the… Read More »Luke Walton
Noble Butler Watson (Oct. 21, 1895-May 16, 1972). Born in Shelbyville, Indiana, Watson received his amateur radio license in 1914. He joined the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company in 1917 as a ship radio… Read More »Noble Butler Watson
Charles Werner (March 23 1909-July 1, 1997). Born in 1909 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Charles Werner attended Oklahoma City University with no formal art training. His journalism career began in 1930 when he… Read More »Charles Werner
Martin Risser Williams (Apr. 12, 1905-Dec 17, 1986). Martin Risser Williams was born in Cambridge City, Indiana, and built an amateur radio station there while still in high school. After completing radio school… Read More »Martin Risser Williams
Charles (Chuck) Workman (Dec. 1, 1932-Mar. 25, 2012). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Workman grew up in Lockefield Gardens, the first federal housing project in Indianapolis, where he experienced the Indiana Avenue jazz… Read More »Charles (Chuck) Workman
