Fischer Named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year for Twenty-Ninth Time
1/16/2018 5:20:00 PM | Football, General, Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The legendary `Voice of the Hoosiers' Don Fischer has been named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) for the 25th time.
It marks the 29th time, by two organizations, in Fischer's 45-year tenure as Indiana University's football and men's basketball radio play-by-play man he has been recognized as the state's top sportscaster.
Fischer has won numerous 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. He also has been named an honorary "I" Man.
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 inducted Fischer into its Hall of Fame in 2004.
Fischer has broadcast nearly 1,900 games, including three NCAA basketball championships and 10 bowl games.
He hosts the weekly Coaches show for both football and basketball and a daily radio show, "IU Sports Today," which is syndicated throughout the state. Fischer has also anchored the Indianapolis Colts preseason telecasts for the past 23 years.
It marks the 29th time, by two organizations, in Fischer's 45-year tenure as Indiana University's football and men's basketball radio play-by-play man he has been recognized as the state's top sportscaster.
Fischer has won numerous 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. He also has been named an honorary "I" Man.
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 inducted Fischer into its Hall of Fame in 2004.
Fischer has broadcast nearly 1,900 games, including three NCAA basketball championships and 10 bowl games.
He hosts the weekly Coaches show for both football and basketball and a daily radio show, "IU Sports Today," which is syndicated throughout the state. Fischer has also anchored the Indianapolis Colts preseason telecasts for the past 23 years.
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