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90.1 Celebrates 60th Anniversary

By Don Hibschweiler
Published October 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM EDT
Art Van Allen, who managed the station from 1958 to 1986, is pictured with a student operator.
Photo from Mary Van Allen’s personal collection.
Art Van Allen, who managed the station from 1958 to 1986, is pictured with a student operator.

The 90.1 WFYI Public Radio we know today got its start at Shortridge High School, 60 years ago, signing on in Oct. 1954 as WIAN-FM. 

WFYI’s "Morning Edition" host, Don Hibschweiler, has this timeline of the radio station’s history.
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Don Hibschweiler
Don Hibschweiler is 90.1 WFYI’s local host of "Morning Edition". Prior to joining WFYI, he was heard as a reporter and news anchor on WIBC in Indianapolis using the radio name “Don Riley”.
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