Jason Whitlock inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame

Jason Whitlock (center) and the ISSA 2015 hall of fame class, left to right: Fort Wayne News-Sentinelâ€™s Blake Sebring; The Elkhart Truthâ€™s Bill Beck; Mark Morrow, a 25-year veteran of the Indianapolis News and The Indianapolis Star; and former ESPN motor sports reporter Bob Jenkins. Jason Whitlockâ€™s career as a national sports journalist came full-circle last Sunday when the Indianapolis native was inducted into the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame at the Valle Vista Golf Club in Greenwood, Ind. "It's a tremendous honor to be inducted into a Hall of Fame that includes my early mentor Bob Hammel and so many other great sports writers and broadcasters,â€ Whitlock said of his induction into the ISSA Hall of Fame. â€œI got my start at the Bloomington Herald Times in 1990 as a part-time preps writer. Bob Hammel and Andy Graham took an interest me, someone very raw journalistically, and prepared me for my first full-time job. Blame them for launching my career. I do." Whitlock, who fell in love with opinion-forming journalism while a youngster, is on the verge of launching ESPNâ€™s upcoming site â€œThe Undefeated,â€ focusing on the intersection of sports, race and urban culture. Tom Kubat, president of the ISSA, presenting Jason Whitlock the plague commemorating â€œThe Undefeatedâ€ Editor-in-Chiefâ€™s induction into the associationâ€™s hall of fame. A young Jason Whitlock, growing up in Indianapolis, is shown in an Easter outfit.

Tom Kubat, president of the ISSA, presenting Jason Whitlock the plague commemorating â€œThe Undefeatedâ€ Editor-in-Chiefâ€™s induction into the associationâ€™s hall of fame.

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Tom Kubat, president of the ISSA, presenting Jason Whitlock the plague commemorating â€œThe Undefeatedâ€ Editor-in-Chiefâ€™s induction into the associationâ€™s hall of fame.