Viewing: Biography & Profiles
August 16, 2018
Longtime Fort Wayne Radio Host Dies
Charly Butcher, who most recently served as the morning news host on WOWO, had been on local airwaves for more than three decades.
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Aretha Franklin, The 'Queen Of Soul,' Dies At 76
One of the most powerful and beloved voices of all time died Thursday in Detroit.
Read MoreJuly 4, 2018
Motorsports Matriarch Dee Ann Andretti Dies At 76
Dee Ann Andretti mostly stayed in the background while her husband, Mario, became one of the world's most successful race car drivers.
Read MoreJune 14, 2018
Hall of Famer, Olympic Gold Medalist, First Fever Coach Anne Donovan dies
Donovan was interim coach for the Indiana Fever's inaugural season in 2000 while general manager and head coach Nell Fortner concluded her stint as coach of the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2018
Retired Indianapolis Archbishop Buechlein Dies At 79
Pope John Paul II named Buechlein the fifth archbishop of Indianapolis in 1992. A stroke forced his retirement in 2011.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2017
Indianapolis Clowns Pitcher Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson Dies At Age 82
Johnson was the last surviving woman to play Major League Baseball in the Negro Leagues. She was recruited to play for Indianapolis' Clowns after being denied a chance with an all-white women's team.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2017
Jim Nabors - Actor, Singer, Indy 500 Favorite - Dies At 87
Nabors performed "(Back Home Again In) Indiana" during ceremonies before the Indianapolis 500 nearly every year between 1972 and 2014.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2017
A Conversation With Sociologist and Author Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond is a sociologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.
Read MoreMay 18, 2017
Chris Cornell, Lead Singer Of Soundgarden And AudioSlave, Dies At 52
Cornell died Wednesday night in Detroit, his representative said in a statement to NPR. Brian Bumbery called the death "sudden and unexpected" and said the singer's wife and family were shocked by it.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2017
A Conversation On Poverty With Pastor Damon Lynch
Pastor Damon Lynch says social services focus almost entirely on the emptiness of people's lives, ignoring the potential for real community growth.
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