May 14, 2010
J.K. WallThe lawsuits, filed in Marion Superior Court, say board members have breached fiduciary duties by making no recommendation
on deal that, they say, will enrich Chairman Jeff Smulyan at the expense of minority shareholders.
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April 19, 2010
Scott OlsonMarion County prosecutor Carl Brizzi has not hosted "Crime Watch" on WIBC in three weeks, due to a scheduled break. But station
officials want him
to address accusations on air if he is to continue the show.
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April 3, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis Indians recently signed a deal with WXLW-950 AM to continue their radio partnership for the 2010 season
as all Tribe regular-season and postseason games will again be broadcast live on the local station.
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March 16, 2010
Scott OlsonSports columnist Bob Kravitz made his final appearance on The Fan's afternoon radio show on Monday. Emmis Communications Corp.
executives said the decision was based, in part, on the show's "financial performance."
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March 12, 2010
Scott OlsonEmmis Communications Corp. is shuffling several prominent on-air personalities at its Indianapolis radio stations' beginning
Monday.The moves involve Big Joe Staysniak and Steve Simpson of WIBC, Ed Wenck of WLHK and
Dan Dakich of WFNI.
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February 20, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLocal radio operators are bracing for a potential ratings shake-up. The introduction of Arbitron Co.'s Portable People Meter
in the Indianapolis market this summer is expected to tighten the ratings race and could dramatically affect how much advertisers
are willing to pay for radio spots.
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February 19, 2010
Scott OlsonThe state's eight public television and radio stations, including WFYI in Indianapolis, will not receive their final two
installments of public funding for fiscal 2010 because of Indiana's budget crisis.
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January 19, 2010
The court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Emmis in its bid to get a popular radio station it operates in Hungary back on the
air.
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January 13, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAn employee of WFBQ-FM 94.7 since 1986, popular radio personality Jimmy "Mad Dog" Matis has been dismissed.
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January 9, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLocal advertisers and media buyers said they’ll keep a close eye on the first half of 2010 to see
how Patrick, who launched his show Jan. 4, matches up against WFNI-AM 1070’s afternoon drive time
show.
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January 6, 2010
A Hungary radio station operated by Emmis until late last year might broadcast again following a court decision.
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December 29, 2009
Anthony SchoettleMark Patrick has been hired to replace JMV as the afternoon drive-time host on sports-talk station WNDE-AM 1260, heating up
the battle with cross-town rival WFNI-AM 1070.
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December 29, 2009
Anthony SchoettleWNTR-FM 107.9 has scrapped "The Track" format and tries new approach with an emphasis on listener requests.
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November 19, 2009
Hungarian officials took off the air Wednesday a national radio station operated by Emmis Communications Inc. and awarded
the license to one of the country’s political parties.
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November 14, 2009
Anthony SchoettleQ95's Tom Griswold and Bob Kevoian have maintained their lofty ratings, keeping the Clear Channel Radio station near the top
of the Indianapolis radio market.
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November 13, 2009
Scott OlsonLocal radio station WNTR-FM 107.9, known as The Track, has dismissed four staff members and started playing holiday music
in what observers say is likely leading to a format change.
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October 19, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe latest Arbitron Inc. radio ratings show the central Indiana market is becoming far more competitive, with the top
stations separated only by fractions of a point. WFMS-FM slipped, but remained No. 1, while urban stations WHHH-FM and WTLC-FM
climbed into the next two spots.
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October 9, 2009
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. suffered a whopping loss of $135.6 million in its most recent fiscal quarter, the Indianapolis-based
media company reported Friday morning.
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October 3, 2009
Anthony SchoettleWhen local radio industry veteran Charlie Morgan stepped down as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions last
month, it could’ve appeared he was trying to escape the daunting problems of open-wheel racing. Unless you considered
where he was going.
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September 25, 2009
IBJ StaffEmmis Communication Corp.'s WIBC-FM 93.1 won the 2009 Marconi Radio Award for Large-Market Station of the Year yesterday in
a ceremony in Philadelphia.
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August 26, 2009
Anthony SchoettleLong-time radio veteran Charlie Morgan is leaving his post heading up broadcasting for Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy
Racing League to lead Emmis Communications Corp. radio stations in Indianapolis.
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July 20, 2009
IBJ StaffAfter 3-1/2 years, Russ Dodge has exited as general manager of WSYW-AM 810 and WEDJ-FM 107.1. Both stations, which are
owned by California-based Continental Broadcast Group LLC, air Hispanic music and programming.
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April 6, 2009
The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis inspires passion for classical music across central Indiana through broadcast programming
and outreach.
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January 26, 2009
Anthony SchoettleRadio stations are moving away from live, local talent to cut costs, a move critics say could be a fatal blow in an era when
traditional radio is fighting to hold onto an audience seduced by such things as the iPod, Internet and satellite radio.
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November 17, 2008
Greg AndrewsEmmis Communications Corp. struggles to contain expenses and minimize debts due to radio advertising shortfalls.
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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.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.