August 10, 2012
Scott OlsonPopular meteorologist Angela Buchman has left WISH-TV Channel 8 as expected and is likely to be off the air for a year until
she joins competitor WTHR-TV Channel 13, according to several local broadcast television sources.
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August 1, 2012
Bloomberg NewsEmmis Communications Corp. told a U.S. judge it will delay a scheduled Aug. 14 shareholder vote that could wipe out $34 million
in unpaid preferred stockholder dividends until after she rules on a bid to block the balloting.
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June 25, 2012
The webcast will be recorded in the Channel 13 studios and will provide news updates, weather and sports in Spanish each weekday.
It will be co-anchored by Marco Dominguez and Rossina Lazaneo.
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June 15, 2012
Scott OlsonWTHR led in the ratings for its nightly newscasts during the May sweeps in the key 25-to-54-year-old demographic, but TV stations
are rapidly losing these coveted viewers. The addition of popular meteorologist Angela Buchman could help Channel 13 staunch
further losses.
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June 13, 2012
Scott OlsonSeveral local broadcast television sources say Angela Buchman will leave Channel 8 when her contract expires this summer.
A non-compete clause likely would keep her from appearing on-air for Channel 13 until next year.
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May 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleOn Sunday, the Indiana Pacers grabbed the attention of a big chunk of the local market, drawing nearly 10 times the television
audience they did for their regular-season games.
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May 10, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis TV station will occasionally broadcast live from the WIBC-FM 93.1 studio as part of an agreement with the
radio station's parent company, Emmis Communications Corp. WRTV is hoping to gain more exposure from the deal.
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May 8, 2012
With the additional five hours of news, Fox 59 plans to add six employees at the television station, which will produce 60
hours of news programming each week.
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April 7, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe city’s public radio and television stations are more than holding their own, even as their commercial brethren continue
to suffer from a now-5-year-old economic swoon.
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April 4, 2012
Associated PressDirecTV subscribers in 19 U.S. markets, including Indianapolis, have regained access to a host of channels that had been blacked
out since Sunday because of a contract impasse with Tribune Broadcasting.
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April 1, 2012
Associated PressTribune Broadcasting said there's been no settlement with DirecTV Inc. in their contract negotiations, which means DirecTV
subscribers in 19 U.S. markets, including Indianapolis, have lost access to certain programming.
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February 22, 2012
Scott OlsonWFYI is alerting local organizations and corporate partners about a Florida-based company asking for $20,000-plus to produce
programs on not-for-profits that likely would not air on public television, as promised.
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January 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenLocal TV news operations have built temporary studios downtown, budgeted thousands for overtime, assigned special Super Bowl
beats to field reporters, and will broadcast hours of extra news coverage between now and Feb. 6, the day after Super Bowl
XLVI.
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January 20, 2012
Jenna Kooi, a former anchor for Fox59 previously known as Jenna Maloney, will co-anchor the 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for
WRTV, and Erika Flye has been promoted to co-anchor the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.
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January 14, 2012
IBJ StaffDeal with WRTV-Channel 6 will provide most extensive coverage in franchise history.
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January 3, 2012
Anthony SchoettleLocal CBS affiliate WISH-TV has fired award-winning field reporter Brad Edwards, but General Manager Jeff White said the station
will soon hire a replacement, plus two additional reporters to grow its staff.
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October 3, 2011
Associated PressTelevision station and newspaper owner The E.W. Scripps Co. said Monday that it will pay $212 million in cash for nine TV
stations, including WRTV in Indianapolis, owned by The McGraw-Hill Cos.
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September 8, 2011
Cory SchoutenWRTV-TV Channel 6 anchor Trisha Shepherd is leaving the station at the end of the month to take a position with the Riley
Children's Foundation.
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August 13, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDigital technology ushered in over the last five years allows television stations to squeeze four signals into the broadcast
spectrum a single analog signal occupied.
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August 10, 2011
Terms of the agreement call for the network to televise five races each year through 2018, including the Indianapolis 500.
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August 6, 2011
IBJ StaffThe retired WRTV-TV anchor is one of only six to receive award in 42 years.
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July 30, 2011
IBJ StaffWTTV-TV Channel 4 and Tribune Creative Group were recently recognized with a Silver Award at the 2011 Promax/BDA Promotion,
Marketing and Design North America Awards Show.
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June 14, 2011
Anthony SchoettleStation owner McGraw-Hill plans to sell its nine television stations, including the Indianapolis ABC affiliate. The impact
on local operations is unclear.
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June 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleWTHR-TV Channel 13 retained its position during the May sweeps period as the most-watched station for news in central Indiana,
earning top ratings among the four local television newscasters during eight of the 10 time slots in which it airs local news.
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April 27, 2011
Anthony SchoettleFormer WISH-TV Channel 8 anchorman starts hosting new interview show May 12.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.