Members
Inductee
PETRANOFF, ROBERT M.
PETRANOFF, ROBERT M.
Born on October 11, 1925
Indianapolis, IN
January 11, 2017 in Westfield, IN.
Inducted On
July 30, 1976
Location Inducted
Bloomington, IN
Region Number
10
Indiana Univ
Merit - Sportscaster
Indianapolis Washington
1943
Student manager under Coach Henry Bogue; active in Student Assembly; photographic editor of yearbook; sports reporter for Indianapolis Star; active in theater and science clubs.
Indiana University
1948
Studio director for radio; writer of several "Indiana Presents" radio programs; active in student theater honorary and various campus organizations.
Wife, Peggy Jane; children, Theodore (Georgia) and Claudia (Greg); 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Merit Contributor - Sportscaster: For ten years prior to induction, worked closely with Phil Dickens in promotion of North-South High School All-Star Football Game; in 7 of those years, served as publicity director, then continued to serve group in an advisory capacity; when IU went to 1968 Rose Bowl, produced and directed official university film "From Rags to Roses;" in capacity as broadcast editor of News Bureau, continued to promote IU football through radio and television news clips and features; retired from the IU News Bureau in 1990; inducted into Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame.