Cody moved back to the midwest and became the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association. During this time his daughter, Shannon Lee Cody (1969- ) was born in Indianapolis. Soon after he moved to Ohio and became the traveling public relations spokesman for the Professional Bowler's Association which was headquartered in Akron. He divorced Judy in 1970 and met Jeanne Boyce in Seattle when the PBA tour had come to town. They were married in 1971 and Cody moved to Seattle to start a new career in sports broadcasting.