Samir Patel

Fort Wayne, data's in.

Signs off withMastodons march on.

Rival across the desk

Off the Court

Purdue Fort Wayne alumni, as Samir Patel tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

Shelli YoderMiss Indiana turned state senate leader
Shelli Yoder studied communication in Fort Wayne and won Miss Indiana in 1992, then finished second runner-up at Miss America. In 2020 she was elected to the Indiana State Senate. Two campaigns, twenty-eight years apart. I love a long data set.
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Dan Butleractor on Frasier
Dan Butler, the actor from Frasier, is on our list. One Fort Wayne name in the Frasier credits. Small sample, but I'll take it.
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Julia Barractress on All My Children
Julia Barr, actress, All My Children. She's on the Fort Wayne list too. Daytime drama, Mastodon roots.
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