Jerry Baker (announcer)

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Jerry Baker

Jerry Baker is well known and recognizable as a veteran sports announcer in Indiana. He is best known as the voice of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Basketball State Championships ^[1] on television having served as the anchor announcer for nearly 30 years. He is the former voice of the Indiana Pacers ^[2] and currently is a reporter for the Indy Racing League (IRL), and the Brickyard 400. He has long held the position as the turn 1 announcer on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) radio network during the airing of the Indianapolis 500. Baker is the play-by-play announcer for Operation Basketball and Operation Football Live on Friday nights on WTHR and Hometown Sports Indiana.

Baker is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, elected as an announcer. He is a native of Sullivan, Indiana and holds a degree in Broadcasting from Indiana State University. He and his wife Ramona, are residents of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=0V0YtcsTdlQ%3D&tabid=91
2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Pacers_broadcasters

External links

• Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

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