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WISH-TV rakes in bucks with city's only locally produced lifestyle show
May 18, 2013
Chris O'Malley"Indy Style"--an hour’s worth of TV programming on everything from recipes to music to fitness to screen-door-repair
tips--fills its show with guests who are a combination of invited guests, sponsors and one-time-only advertisers.
MoreWISH-TV fills vacant anchor slot with Hoosier native
May 10, 2013
Chris O'MalleyLori Wilson, an Indiana University graduate, was most recently an anchor in Philadelphia—a city she may have a hard
time forgetting, according to various media reports.
MoreStations switching weather lineups as Buchman nears return to air
April 20, 2013
Chris O'MalleyLocal television stations are each preparing in their own way for the return to the air this fall of popular weathercaster
Angela Buchman.
MoreGun control ads enrich local TV stations
April 12, 2013
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis television stations pocketed more than $332,000 in recent months by airing commercials from groups for and against
Obama administration initiatives.
MoreWISH-TV receives trio of awards from AP
March 30, 2013
Look for Channel 8 to trumpet its Outstanding News Operation, Best Newscast and Best Website awards from the Associated Press.
MoreWTHR meteorologist leaving for position in Texas
February 26, 2013
Cory SchoutenWTHR-TV Channel 13 Meteorologist Chikage Windler is scheduled to sign off the local air Tuesday afternoon before departing
for a new position in Texas in the latest in a series of shakeups involving local weathercasters.
MoreWISH-TV names veteran Bray news director
December 4, 2012
Steve Bray, who started at WISH-TV Channel 8 as a weatherman in 1995, has been promoted to news director. He replaces Patti
McGettigan, who was ousted in August.
MoreTV news director departures shake up market
December 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThree of Indianapolis' four local TV news providers—WTHR-TV Channel 13, WISH-TV Channel 8 and WRTV-TV Channel 6—are
looking for news directors.
MoreWISH-TV fires news director, industry sources say
August 27, 2012
Scott OlsonSeveral industry sources say Patti McGettigan was escorted from the WISH-TV Channel 8 building Friday after a three-year run
as the local CBS affiliate's news director. The station isn't commenting on what led to her abrupt departure.
MoreMeteorologist Buchman leaves WISH-TV, as expected
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.
MoreExperts say Buchman's move to WTHR could lift station's ratings
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.
MoreWISH meteorologist Buchman leaving for rival WTHR
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.
MoreWISH turns Mini Marathon into made-for-TV drama
April 14, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAbout 65,000 central Indiana households representing more than 115,000 viewers are expected to tune in to the 3-1/2-hour WISH-TV
Channel 8 broadcast of the nation's largest half marathon.
MoreTV stations prepare to unleash Super Bowl blitz
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.
MoreWISH says reporter firing not due to downsizing
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.
MoreTV broadcasters push to get side channels into homes
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.
MoreLong-time anchor Ahern coming back to local TV
April 27, 2011
Anthony SchoettleFormer WISH-TV Channel 8 anchorman starts hosting new interview show May 12.
MorePay TV battle turning bitter; no agreement reached
March 7, 2011
Associated PressA battle over fees between Dish Network and television station owner Lin TV Corp. caused 27 stations, including two in Indianapolis,
to go dark for Dish subscribers Saturday.
MoreAnother pay TV battle as Dish, Lin spar over fees
March 1, 2011
Associated PressAnother battle over pay TV fees is coming down to the wire — this time over what Dish Network is paying TV station owner
Lin TV Corp. to retransmit signals of 27 stations, including WISH-TV in Indianapolis.
MoreWTHR winner during November sweeps period
December 3, 2010
Scott OlsonChannel 13 received a huge ratings boost at 11 p.m., enabling it to surpass WISH-TV Channel 8 as the most-watched newscast
during that time. WTHR's newscast retained its lead in several other time slots, although audience numbers dipped, enabling
competitors to close the gap.
MoreWTHR's status as TV news leader starting to erode
November 13, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAd buyers are watching the November sweeps period to see if the NBC affiliate bounces back from recent periods when it lost
ground in the ratings.
MoreMost local news broadcasts lost viewers last month
June 7, 2010
Scott OlsonWTHR is still the most-watched TV station for local news, but viewership slipped in several time slots for the NBC affiliate
and most of its competitors. Fox station WXIN, however, seems
to be bucking the trend.
MoreWISH-TV to replace Martha Stewart with local style show
February 25, 2010
J.K. WallDaily morning talk show will feature local food, fashion, fitness and fads, but must separate itself from crowded cable market.
MoreSource: WISH-TV lays off news, production workers
January 26, 2010
Anthony SchoettleWISH-TV Channel 8 laid off employees late last week as local TV market is battered by swooning economy.
MoreNBC's Jay Leno failure puts pinch on WTHR
January 16, 2010
Anthony SchoettleWith its 11 p.m. news ratings declining and its network partner, NBC, struggling to plug the 10 p.m. programming slot crucial
to those ratings, WTHR-TV Channel 13 finds itself at a precarious crossroads.
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If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.
David Copperfield!