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Sports broadcast veteran takes helm at 1070 The Fan
May 3, 2013
Comments(7)Greg Rakestraw beat out numerous outsiders for his new job. Now there won't be anything that goes over the air at Emmis-owned
WFNI-AM 1070 he won't be involved in, said company executives.
MoreCan Indy's big-league efforts outrun small-town image?
March 27, 2013
Comments(42)It seems no matter how much Indianapolis postures itself as a major-league city, there are those who will never consider it
anything more than a few high-rises amid a sea of cornfields tended to by a bunch of hayseeds.
MoreCummins, MainSource throwing weight behind new running event
March 19, 2013
Comments(2)With new running races crowding the landscape, some fear the market has become saturated. This fall, a new marathon in Columbus
will do battle with two established events in Indianapolis.
MoreIndy gets its first FM sports/talk station
March 1, 2013
Comments(6)Emmis Communications has begun simulcasting The Fan on its newly acquired FM frequency, but with a couple interesting twists.
A wider coverage area in a growing format could mean big bucks for Emmis.
MoreLocal golf pro to be enshrined in PGA Hall of Fame
February 15, 2013
Comments(0)Golf guru with a unique story will have his name inscribed in granite alongside the names of some of the game's greats
at the PGA Museum of Golf in Florida March 12.
MoreArmstrong confession represents new beginning for local attorney
January 16, 2013
Comments(2)Bill Bock, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's lead attorney, was heavily criticized for going after retired cyclist Lance Armstrong.
But Bock and USADA CEO Travis Tygart proved looking back can move you forward.
MoreShine exits Adidas Reebok to work for American Idol creator
January 10, 2013
Comments(0)The Logo Athletic founder is taking on a senior executive role with XIX Entertainment to help cross-promote the global firm's
biggest sports and entertainment stars.
MoreLocal sports radio market adds third player
January 3, 2013
Comments(24)On Jan. 2, WXNT-AM 1430 changed its format from news-talk to 24-hour sports, going head-to-head with WFNI-AM 1070 and WNDE-AM
1260. The last time this market had three sports-talk radio stations, one didn't survive.
MoreNo big bad wolf behind Lance Armstrong investigation
October 31, 2012
Comments(34)The most striking thing about Bill Bock, the Indianapolis attorney who helped topple the world's most famous cyclist,
is how much he seems to care about the people he exposed as frauds.
MoreMelangton honored as one of top 40 women in sports biz
October 25, 2012
Comments(0)Indiana Sports Corp. CEO Allison Melangton made a list of 40 top women in sports business published this month. She's
the only one on the list working for a local sports commission.
MoreCrooked Stick, Colts officials have reason to smile
September 10, 2012
Comments(11)While Crooked Stick and Colts officials have reason to be pleased after this weekend, they also have plenty to work on if
they want to continue drawing big fan bases.
MoreStars and stripes out of fashion at Olympic Games?
August 7, 2012
Comments(9)So arcane is the design of U.S. Olympic uniforms and warm-up suits that at times the Russians' attire has looked more
American than our own.
MoreDeath of coach doesn't quiet echoes of his call
April 26, 2012
Comments(23)Thomas Jefferson Hathaway told everyday people—lawyers and nurses, wrench turners and paper pushers—“you
are athletes,” and so they were.
MoreBubba's big win lights up switchboard for Carmel event
April 10, 2012
Comments(0)Ticket sales for 2012 BMW Championship surge after dramatic victory by relative unknown at The Masters. Triumph almost guarantees
Bubba Watson will play at Crooked Stick in September.
MoreTriumph brings Tiger Woods step closer to Crooked Stick
March 30, 2012
Comments(0)The PGA's most popular golfer is back, and just in time as organizers for the 2012 BMW Championship launch an ad campaign
and begin selling single day tickets. Success at The Masters would make Tiger a near shoe-in to play at Crooked Stick this
September.
MoreVolunteer outpouring for local PGA event overflowing
March 16, 2012
Comment(1)PGA officials might have been surprised by how quickly 2,600 people lined up to help put on a Tour event at Crooked Stick.
Locals were not.
MoreRoller derby bout crashes Bankers Life Fieldhouse
March 13, 2012
Comments(2)With a growing following, locally based Naptown Roller Girls brings its rough and tumble sport out of the Fairgrounds to the
center stage in downtown Indianapolis.
MoreUSA Football, Rawlings sign two-year deal
September 13, 2011
Comments(0)St. Louis-based sporting goods manufacturer agrees to supply footballs and uniforms for youth football initiatives.
MoreTwo sports media figures exiting Indy market
June 14, 2011
Comments(3)One on-air TV sportscaster loses her job while another worker who helped build a sports radio station from behind the scenes
is taking a new post in St. Louis.
MoreOden and his agent could learn from Manning's playbook
October 28, 2010
Comments(7)Instead of talking about his impending free agent status, Greg Oden and his agent, Mike Conley Sr., might want to focus on
more immediate concerns.
More1070 The Fan clears path for JMV hire in p.m. drive slot
May 17, 2010
Comments(27)With Eddie White dispatched from WFNI-AM 1070's afternoon show, Emmis is poised to hire former WNDE-AM 1260 host, JMV.
Now, the student and his former master are poised to face-off.
MoreSpeedway businessman looks to score with local ABA team
April 27, 2010
Comments(10)Tim Hicks promises to ask the city for no money while trying to make an ABA professional basketball team flourish in Indianapolis.
The Ben Davis graduate will launch his new team, the Indiana Drive, next fall.
MoreWill the truth, and a touch of sincerity, free Tiger Woods?
February 19, 2010
Comments(8)The world's most famous golfer made his first public appearance today in three months. But it's difficult to say if
sports fans and sponsors will accept him back with open arms.
MoreIs The Fan cheering for Kravitz and Eddie?
January 19, 2010
Comments(26)Two new executive hires this month at WFNI-AM 1070 could mean changes for the sports-talk radio station known as The Fan.
Kravitz and Eddie's future to get evaluated.
MoreRadio host JMV still pondering next step
December 23, 2009
Comments(12)JMV isn't sure where he'll land next, but he did say there's no deal to go to Emmis, and he's not headed for Terre Haute.
For now he'll enjoy his family, and continue part-time at WTHR as he evaluates future horizons.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.