JONESBORO, Ark. (10/17/24) – Eight individuals will be inducted into the newly created Arkansas State University Press Box Wall of Honor, which recognizes university employees, sports media and volunteers who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to the Athletics Department or work covering A-State Athletics.
The inaugural honorees collectively represent 170 years of service to Arkansas State as an employee or to A-State fans through media coverage. They include:
• Charles Cromwell of Atlanta, who was sports editor and columnist at the Jonesboro Sun for 15 Years;
• Keith Merritt of Jonesboro, who was an A-State radio play-by-play commentator for 15 years, including 10 as the Voice of the Indians;
• Collin Pillow of Jonesboro, who as a faculty member in the School of Media and Journalism was producer of the ASU-TV sports broadcasts for 18 years;
• Charles Rasberry of Jonesboro, who taught in the Department of Journalism and managed KASU when he founded the Indian Sports Network in 1961 and oversaw radio broadcasts of A-State Athletics for 27 Years; and
• Jerry Schaeffer of Ormond Beach, Fla.