Autosportradio.com guests for Tuesday June 6, 2017
Bob Jenkins
His name and particularly his voice are synonymous with the Indianapolis 500. Bob is the most recognized and respected race announcer on both radio and television.
He’s been in movies with the likes of Tom Cruise and Will Ferrell. He has worked alongside the most well-known and famous stars of Indy car as well as NASCAR. He was on the original team that launched ESPN and later worked for NBC Sports.
And he lives right here in Crawfordsville.
As a child, Mark would record himself as the lead announcer of fictitious Indianapolis 500 Mile Race broadcasts on a cassette player. The imaginary race calls came complete with ghost interviews of his favorite drivers.
Four decades later, fantasy has become reality. Jaynes has been named chief announcer for the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network that airs every Verizon IndyCar Series race. Included among the 16 events in 2016 is the highly anticipated 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
Jaynes will become just the sixth “Voice of the 500” for the radio network as it enters its 65th season on air.
Dr Pat Sullivan
Pat Sullivan has served at the IU School of Social Work since 1993 previous to this he taught at Missouri State University. During his tenure at the School he also served as the Director of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction from 1994-1998. He has over 70 professional publications in the areas of mental health, addiction, and philosophical frameworks for practice and policy.
Dr. Sullivan, who earned his Ph.D.. at the University of Kansas is nationally known for his work in case management and the strengths perspective. He is active in the CSWE Recovery to Practice and Integrated Behavioral Health Care initiatives. His awards include, Distinguished Hoosier by Governor Frank O’Bannon, Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor Joe Kernan, and he has won the IUPUI the Glenn Irwin Award for Service, The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Outstanding Alumni Award, The Public Policy Leadership Award for Cummins Mental Health Center, the Distinguished Service Award from the Hamilton Center Inc., the Thelma Cummins Vision Award for Cummins Mental Health Center, the Southwest Missouri State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Scholarship, and multiple awards for teaching.
In addition to his work in mental health he finds time to spend time rooting for the Kansas Jay Hawks along with the Kansas City Royals, the Indiana Pacers, the Colts and he even places some hockey. Add to that mix his love for and involvement in motor racing both Sprint Cars on the short track, but IndyCars. For years Pat has been a track announcer at short tracks around Indiana and around the country. He is also a track announcer at several of the tracks where IndyCar visits.
Three new members of the Knoxville National Sprint Car of fame were inducted. Dave Darland, Tony Elliott and Pat Sullivan
It is fitting that the announcer who called more Darland vs. Elliott battles over the years than any other announcer on this Earth, Dr. Pat Sullivan, was announced as an inductee to the NSCHoF Class of 2017 on Wednesday in the media category.
For many years, Sullivan has contributed substantially to the sport as a columnist for Sprint Car & Midget Magazine, serving as auto racing historian and as an author of countless articles and books pertaining to the sport. Race attendees at tracks all across the nation over the past three decades may be most familiar with the voice of Sullivan as the P.A. announcer for a plethora of USAC events as well as weekly venues such as Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway, Bloomington Speedway, Lincoln Park Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park/Lucas Oil Raceway among others.