Cris Conner's Hall of Fame Video Bio
- Date
2014
- Main contributor
Conner, Cris
- Summary
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Video bio of Cris Conner, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2014. Producer: Ann Craig-Cinnamon; Narrator: Allen Deck; Production by: DreamVision Media Partners; Starting with a news job at WBAT-AM/FM in Marion, Indiana, and DJ at WJVA-FM in South Bend, Indiana, Cris Conner landed in Indianapolis in 1968 as the late-night DJ on WNAP-FM. Soon he moved to evenings, then afternoons, became program director and eventually the morning-drive host. Conner was a master programmer during the rock radio wars of the 1970s and is credited with creating many concepts that had local and national programming influence, among them the “Morning Zoo” team concept, “Fantasy Park” and “Free Mind Weekends.” --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Contributors
Craig-Cinnamon, Ann; Deck, Allen
- Publishers
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers; WBAT-AM/FM; WJVA-FM; WNAP-FM
- Genre
News
- Subject
Broadcasting--United States--History
- Location
Indiana
- Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
- Unit
Indiana Broadcast History Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Permission to stream this video was provided by Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Related Item
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Other Identifier
Other: IBHA.IBP.0063
Access Restrictions
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