Bob Donaldson

Indianapolis

FOX59, CBS4 News Anchor, Retweets are my own, not endorsements. NJ native, Hoosier since 1991

Articles

Grandson of runaway slave awarded Sagamore of the Wabash for lifetime effort of keeping grandfather's story alive

Mar 27, 2024 | fox59.com | Bob Donaldson

INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric Holcomb awarded one of the state's highest honors to a Hoosier who devoted his life to telling his family's remarkable story. Andrew Bowman's grandfather escaped slavery in the Civil War. His ancestor joined the Union Army and fought bravely in the Battle of Honey Hill. After years of effort by the Bowman family, the grandfather was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard reflects on 28-year tenure

Dec 13, 2023 | fox59.com | Bob Donaldson

CARMEL, Ind. - How long has Jim Brainard been mayor of Carmel? The last time he wasn't, O.J. Simpson had just been acquitted, Michael Jordan had just returned to the Chicago Bulls, "ER" was the top TV show and Windows 95 had just been launched. "We accomplished everything we set out to accomplish in this city and more, and I thought now's a good time," said Brainard.
Hoosier's Medal of Honor reunion

Nov 9, 2023 | fox59.com | Bob Donaldson

(WTTV/WXIN) - Two men, two veterans bound together by valor on a battlefield in Vietnam. Their story is one of survival, and now, years later, of friendship. One of their stories is well known. Sergeant Sammy Davis received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in March of 1967 when his artillery unit came under attack by an estimated 1,500 North Vietnamese regulars.