BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Longtime radio sportscaster and Bloomington staple Joe Smith announced on Wednesday that the 2022 football campaign will be the 40th and final season of his distinguished career with Indiana Athletics.
Smith has handled pre-game, halftime, and post-game duties for IU football and men’s basketball since 1983 alongside the Voice of the Hoosiers, Don Fischer, who will celebrate his 50th year on the Indiana airwaves in 2022.
“I would not miss Don’s 50th season for anything in the world,” Smith said. “Nothing has made me happier than being a part of Indiana football and men’s basketball broadcasts with the best play-by-play man in the country. Don is a true friend and to share the booth with him one final year, well, it doesn’t get any better than that. IU has meant so much to me and my family, and I can’t wait to watch Coach Allen BUILD the Hoosiers back into a Top-25 program. I also want to thank Scott Dolson for his support and allowing me to close out my IU career on this incredible high note.”
Smith will transition into the host of the football post-game show and mentor a new broadcaster into the pre-game, halftime, and post-game role.
“Joe Smith has been an integral and versatile member of the IU Radio Network broadcast team for the better part of 40 years,” Fischer said. “At one time or another, Joe has served as the broadcast engineer, football spotter, statistician, and our pre-game, halftime, and post-game host through those four decades. He also sat in for me as the play-by-play voice for the Seawolf Classic in 1978 and took over late in a game when I developed laryngitis. His ability to step in and do whatever has been asked has made him invaluable to me and our staff. Joe’s transition into this new role is just another example of his multifaceted abilities.”
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