Don Fischer Receives First Woody Durham College Voice Award
6/26/2018 11:04:00 AM | Football, Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Don Fischer, who has been the radio voice for Indiana University athletics for more than 45 years, was presented with the inaugural Woody Durham College Voice Award by the National Sports Media Association, the University of North Carolina and Learfield Sports. The presentation was made June 25 in Winston-Salem, N.C., at the annual NSMA Banquet.
The award is named after longtime UNC play-by-play voice Woody Durham, who spent more than 40 years calling Tar Heel contests and is considered an ACC icon.
Fischer, a native of Rochelle, Illinois also was honored with his 25th award as Indiana Sportscaster of the Year.
During his 45 years with IU, Fischer has been named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 29 times by two different organizations. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association has awarded him 25 times, while the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named him its honoree four times.
In October of 2010, Fischer was one of eight inductees into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Richard M. Fairbanks Hall of Fame. The Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (ISSA) inducted Fischer into the ISSA Hall of Fame in 2004.
He has won several awards for best play-by-play performance, and he has been honored by Indiana University with the J.W. Bill Orwig Medal, that goes to non-alumni for distinguished service to the University.
Fischer also has been named an Honorary "I" Man. In addition, the City of Indianapolis, and the State of Indiana have each honored Fischer with a special "Recognition Day" for his service and abilities as the play-by-play broadcaster for IU.
He has broadcast over 1,900 Indiana University games - a total that includes eight bowl games, four NCAA basketball championship games and two N.I.T. championship games.
From 1973 through 1987, he worked for ABC Radio, Canada's CBC and several additional major market radio stations, including WIRE in Indianapolis, as their source for reports during the month of May coverage of the Indianapolis 500. During that period, Fischer also served WIRE and Network Indiana, a statewide news network, as their sports director.
Fischer has been in the radio business for 52 years. His previous broadcast experience includes stops in Butte, Mont.; Ottawa, Ill.; Springfield, Ill.; and Terre Haute, Ind.
He has four sons and 12 grandchildren. Don and his wife, Susy, reside in Greenwood, Ind.
The award is named after longtime UNC play-by-play voice Woody Durham, who spent more than 40 years calling Tar Heel contests and is considered an ACC icon.
Fischer, a native of Rochelle, Illinois also was honored with his 25th award as Indiana Sportscaster of the Year.
During his 45 years with IU, Fischer has been named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 29 times by two different organizations. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association has awarded him 25 times, while the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named him its honoree four times.
In October of 2010, Fischer was one of eight inductees into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Richard M. Fairbanks Hall of Fame. The Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (ISSA) inducted Fischer into the ISSA Hall of Fame in 2004.
He has won several awards for best play-by-play performance, and he has been honored by Indiana University with the J.W. Bill Orwig Medal, that goes to non-alumni for distinguished service to the University.
Fischer also has been named an Honorary "I" Man. In addition, the City of Indianapolis, and the State of Indiana have each honored Fischer with a special "Recognition Day" for his service and abilities as the play-by-play broadcaster for IU.
He has broadcast over 1,900 Indiana University games - a total that includes eight bowl games, four NCAA basketball championship games and two N.I.T. championship games.
From 1973 through 1987, he worked for ABC Radio, Canada's CBC and several additional major market radio stations, including WIRE in Indianapolis, as their source for reports during the month of May coverage of the Indianapolis 500. During that period, Fischer also served WIRE and Network Indiana, a statewide news network, as their sports director.
Fischer has been in the radio business for 52 years. His previous broadcast experience includes stops in Butte, Mont.; Ottawa, Ill.; Springfield, Ill.; and Terre Haute, Ind.
He has four sons and 12 grandchildren. Don and his wife, Susy, reside in Greenwood, Ind.
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