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Page 2 January 2019 Terry Hutchens, five-time Indiana Sportswriter of the Year, dies at 60 HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group V ice Presiden Secretary: Beverly Joyce, CNHI HSPA Board Members Chris W te, The Times Media Co. Bill Connelly, LaGrange Publishing Co. Larry Hensley, Schurz Conununications, Inc. Curt Kovener, The Crothersville Times HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers President: William "B.J." Riley, Horizon Publications Vice President: Bill Hackney, The News Dispatch (Michigan City) and l11e LaPorte County Herald-Argus HSPA Foundation Board Members Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Gillian Kelk, Sullivan Daily Times Robyn McCloskey, CNHI Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Blu on) Greg Perrotta, Kankakee V alley Publishing John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) HSPA Staff Steve Key, execnti ve director and general counsel skey@hspa.com (317) 624-4427 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Shawn Goldsby, statewide advertising manager sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Ruth Witmer, conununications specialist news@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 a�Publi er The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by Hoosier State ess Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, , 46204 (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428 Website: hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. Longtime Indiana sportswriter Terry Hutchens died Dec. 21 from health complica- tions caused by a stroke. Hutchens, 60, was in critical condition at Community Hospital North. He was transported there after being involved in a three-car accident on 116th Street near Interstate 69 in Fishers. Hutchens had covered IU basketball and football, as well as other sports of statewide and national interest, since 2016 for the Kokomo Tribune and CNHI Sports Indiana, a collaborative effort of 13 Hoosier newspapers owned by CNHI. "When I learned there would be an IU beat for CNHI Sports Indiana, Terry was the only name that sprang to mind," said George Bremer, sports editor of The Herald Bulletin in Anderson and editor of CNHI Sports Indiana. "I knew he was the most respected writer on the Hoosiers' beat." Hutchens was a graduate of the IU School of Journalism. He covered the Indianapolis Colts for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, then worked for the Indianapolis News and later the India- napolis Star for a total of 27 years, covering IU basketball and football much of that time. A five-time recipient of the Indiana Sports Writer of the Year Award from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, Hutchens also wrote nine books about Indiana sports. His friends and colleagues remembered him for his professional- ism, as well as his personality and sense of humor. "Hutch was as old- school as it got from a media standpoint," said Mike Chappell, who worked with Hutchens at the Indianapolis Star. "He put in the hours, did his reporting, filed his stories. He was dedicated to whatever beat he was on: Colts, IU, whatever." Phillip B. Wilson, a close friend of Hutchens and colleague from the India- napolis News and Indianapolis Star, remem- bered Hutchens for his "keep-you-on-your- toes, wise-cracking personality." Wilson described Hutchens as a "family man, great friend, dedicated journalist, Indiana University sports expert, book author, college professor, avid poker player and golf duffer. "Speaking for those closest to him, our world won't be the same without his hilarious wit," Wilson said. "Terry's dry wit and unmatched generosity are what I will remember him for most," Bremer said. "He would have been a legend for those qualities even if he'd never written a word." Hutchens and his wife, Susan, have two adult sons. Funeral services will be were held at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church in Fishers. — CNHI News Indiana Hutchens Newspapers from around the state have an opportunity host college interns during the summer of 2019. The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation will offer nine Eugene S. Pulliam Internships with students earning $350 per week for up to 10 weeks of employment. Dozens of students and papers apply each year. To apply for an intern, visit, hspa.com/2019-pulliam- intern-request. The internships provide aspiring journalists an opportunity for real-world experience with reporting, photography, multimedia and more. Deadline Jan. 15 to apply for a summer 2019 Eugene S. Pulliam newsroom intern

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