- Date:
- 2004
- Main contributors:
- Wood, Stan
- Summary:
- Video bio of Stan Wood, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2004; Stan Wood attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, while working as chief announcer and afternoon movie host for WTTV-TV. During the Korean War he served as program director for the American Field Service Radio. In 1957, he joined WISH-TV in Indianapolis and was named chief weathercaster. He was the first in the market to use color weather radar. During a paralyzing 1978 blizzard, Wood and his team members stayed on the air for 67 continuous hours. He was a popular figure on WISH-TV for more than 30 years. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers