Bass Photo Collection The largest surviving collection of photographs of 20th-century Indianapolis, the W. H. Bass Photo Company, commonly known as Bass Photo, traces its beginnings to 1897 with the establishment of the… Read More »Bass Photo Collection
Sid Collins (July 17, 1922-May 2, 1977). Born Sidney Cahn in Indianapolis, Collins, as a youth, assisted his father in a family-owned store and attended Public School 66 (see Indianapolis Public Schools).… Read More »Sid Collins
Charles G. Coulon (Feb. 16, 1825-Feb. 2, 1881). Coulon was born in Goettingen, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 to avoid military service and moved from Boston to Indianapolis in… Read More »Charles G. Coulon
Jerry Harkness (May 7, 1940-Aug. 24, 2021). Jerald (Jerry) Harkness was born in Harlem, New York, to Lindsey and Lucille (Bailey) Harkness. Harkness’ parents divorced when he was young, and he and… Read More »Jerry Harkness
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network The famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network made its debut in 1952, but broadcasting from the track dates to the early 1920s when radio was in its infancy. At a time… Read More »Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
Bob Jenkins (Sept. 4, 1947-Aug. 9, 2021). Bob Jenkins was born in Richmond, Indiana, and grew up in the nearby town of Liberty. In 1958, Jenkins’ father took him to Indianapolis to… Read More »Bob Jenkins
James Osborne McIntyre (Jan. 4, 1925-Sept. 6, 1983). Born in Ohio County, Kentucky, James Osborne (Jim) Mclntyre launched his broadcast career in 1945 at WAVE in Louisville where he was a baseball announcer… Read More »James Osborne McIntyre
WFNI After gaining the rights to Indianapolis Colts broadcasts in 2007, Emmis Communications held the rights for all Indianapolis major sports teams. The company sought to combine its various sportscasts at… Read More »WFNI
