State Honors Amos Brown
Amos Brown was inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2007.
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowGovernor Mike Pence has named Amos Brown the 2015 recipient of the Sachem Award, Indiana’s highest honor. The radio icon and community leader died last weekend while visiting family in Chicago.
“The Sachem is Indiana’s highest honor and is reserved to honor one Hoosier every year whose life and example enriched our state with wisdom, judgment and grace,” said Governor Pence. “Amos Brown was such a man and he will be dearly missed. For more than 40 years, Amos Brown used his extraordinary talents as a broadcaster and thought leader to serve as a passionate advocate for Hoosiers. The life and legacy of Amos Brown will leave an indelible impact on Indianapolis and our state. Amos used his voice as a platform to address some of the most challenging issues facing underprivileged and underserved Hoosiers. From education inequality, racial and socioeconomic issues, Amos Brown strived each and every day to improve lives. For all these reasons, I can think of no one more deserving to receive the state’s highest honor than Amos C. Brown III.”
Brown was inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2007. His "Afternoons with Amos" program began running on Radio One in 2004.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at Light of the World Christian Church in Indianapolis. The services are set for 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church at 4646 Michigan Road in Indianapolis. The calling will be from 12:00-6:00 p.m. Friday and 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Governor Pence is directing flags at state facilities in Marion County to be flown at half-staff in honor of Brown on Saturday. He is also asking businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
