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Indy 500 Reporter Palmer Dies At 75

Last updated on Tuesday, January 22, 2008

(CAMBY) - Longtime Indianapolis 500 reporter Lou Palmer has died at age 75.

Palmer was a pit reporter at the 500 for 25 years, then spent two years as the lead announcer on the Speedway Network's race coverage before retiring after the 1989 race.

Palmer was a news anchor at WIBC radio in Indianapolis for two decades.

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