Richard M. Fairbanks' Hall of Fame Video Bio
- Date
2016
- Main contributor
Fairbanks, Richard M.
- Summary
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Video bio of Richard M. Fairbanks, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2016; For more than 50 years, Richard M. Fairbanks of Indianapolis was a leader and innovator in radio broadcasting. His company owned and operated 20 radio stations around the country, a television station in Atlanta, cable television systems, a charter airplane company and had interests in real estate. Fairbanks established the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Network when he owned and operated WIBC-FM. He was very involved with professional, civic and cultural organizations and served on many boards including Butler University, Better Business Bureau, United Way of Central Indiana and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Fairbanks was also a director of Merchants National Bank for 20 years. The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, established in 1986, has been a benefactor of the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers. Fairbanks died in 2000. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Publishers
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers; WIBC-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
- Related Item
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Other Identifier
Other: IBHA.IBP.0057
Access Restrictions
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