By IASB—
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Muncie resident and former Ball State professor Dr. Joe Misiewicz will receive two Hall of Fame honors this summer. The Indiana Association of School Broadcasters (IASB) will be inducting Dr. Joe into the IASB Hall of Fame at IASB’s July annual meeting and awards program. IASB represents the high school radio and TV stations/programs in Indiana and Dr. Joe is being inducted for his impact on high school programs and development of various scholarships developed while he was President of the Indiana Broadcasters Assocation.
The Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS) has announced Dr. Joe will be honored in August and inducted into the newly formed IPBS Hall of Fame at their awards luncheon. Misiewicz was General Manager of Ball State’s Public radio and TV stations as he developed the Ball State Teleplex. Misiewicz also served as Executive Director for IPBS for ten years overseeing a variety of programs for the 8 public radio and 8 public TV stations including securing a $20 million dollar grant as IBA’s lobbyist allowing the TV stations to go ‘digital.’
Misiewicz said, “I’m quite stunned by both of these recognitions since I often was challenging the IPBS stations to ‘change.’ I simply respect all these stations do for their communities. Not being a high school teacher, I’m thrilled to be recognized by the IASB which has done so much for high school media students.”
The Indiana Broadcasters Association (IBA) awarded Misiewicz the Severino Leadership Award in 2017 and in 2020 presented him with the IBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award given to one person annually who impacted the media industry positively with a range of contributions.
Misiewicz retired from Ball State in 2012 teaching full time four years, as chair of the Department of Telecommunicaitons (now Department of Media) for 16 years and two years as Director of the Idea Mart. He will be teaching two senior level classes this fall at BSU and currently hosts “All Kinds of People”, a 30 minute program airing on WMUN-FM, 92.5 focusing on residents of Central Indiana having an impact on various groups, businesses, and people.
Dr. Joe interviews Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour during an episode of “All Kinds of People.”
