Indiana University Athletics
Fischer Named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year
1/9/2025 2:00:00 PM | Football, 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 28th time. It marks the 32nd time, by two organizations, that Fischer has been recognized as the state's top sportscaster.
In Fischer's 52-year tenure as Indiana University's football and men's basketball radio play-by-play man, he has won numerous awards for best play-by-play performance. He received the inaugural Woody Durham College Voice Award from the NSMA, the University of North Carolina and Learfield Sports in June of 2018.
In 2022, Fischer was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, received the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and earned the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
Indiana University had previously decorated Fischer with the J.W. Bill Orwig medal that goes to a non-alumnus for distinguished service, the Bicentennial Medal for distinctive service, and named him an honorary "I" man in 1991.
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 over 2,200 games, including three NCAA basketball championships, the Hoosiers 2024 College Football Playoff run, and 12 bowl games. He hosts the weekly Coaches show for both football and basketball. Fischer also anchored the Indianapolis Colts preseason telecasts from 1995-2017.
In Fischer's 52-year tenure as Indiana University's football and men's basketball radio play-by-play man, he has won numerous awards for best play-by-play performance. He received the inaugural Woody Durham College Voice Award from the NSMA, the University of North Carolina and Learfield Sports in June of 2018.
In 2022, Fischer was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, received the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and earned the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
Indiana University had previously decorated Fischer with the J.W. Bill Orwig medal that goes to a non-alumnus for distinguished service, the Bicentennial Medal for distinctive service, and named him an honorary "I" man in 1991.
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 over 2,200 games, including three NCAA basketball championships, the Hoosiers 2024 College Football Playoff run, and 12 bowl games. He hosts the weekly Coaches show for both football and basketball. Fischer also anchored the Indianapolis Colts preseason telecasts from 1995-2017.
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