Local Live Coverage
Year | Network | host | Lap-by-lap announcer | Color commentators | Pit reporters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | WFBM | Earl Townsend | Earl Townsend | Dick Pittenger | Paul Roberts |
1949 | WFBM | Earl Townsend | Earl Townsend | Dick Pittenger | Paul Roberts |
- The Indianapolis 500 was first broadcast on television from 1949-1950 on WFBM (now WRTV) in Indianapolis.
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