May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffWRTV Channel 6 has hired central Indiana native Kyle Mounce as its newest meteorologist, the Indianapolis TV station announced
Monday night.
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May 1, 2013
Chris O'MalleyLagging in the ratings, the local station is aiming for an uptick under new ownership with a morning news show on weekends.
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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.
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January 9, 2013
Scott OlsonThe local ABC affiliate named Terri Cope-Walton to fill the position that's been open since November. The station veteran
had served as interim news director and previously was assistant news director.
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December 11, 2012
Marc Mullins and Beth Vaughn, who come from NBC affiliates in Eugene, Ore., and Kansas City, Mo., respectively, will begin
anchoring WRTV's morning newscasts in January.
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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.
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November 19, 2012
Stacia Matthews said she is quitting the station to become public relations manager for the Indiana Spine Group. Matthews
joined WRTV in 1989.
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November 16, 2012
Scott OlsonTwo of the four Indianapolis television stations are without news directors after WRTV-TV Channel 6 parted ways with industry
veteran Kevin Finch, less than two years after hiring him.
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September 18, 2012
Grace Trahan, who has anchored the Indianapolis TV station's weekday morning and noon newscasts for the past 14 years, said
she was resigning to spend more time with her family.
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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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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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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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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 6, 2011
IBJ StaffThe retired WRTV-TV anchor is one of only six to receive award in 42 years.
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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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April 23, 2011
Anthony SchoettleLarry Blackerby, the new general manager at WRTV-TV Channel 6, has replaced the station's news director and sales manager
as first steps in his bid to elevate the perennial ratings loser.
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April 9, 2011
IBJ StaffHe previously was news director at WISH-TV and special projects producer at WTHR.
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March 26, 2011
IBJ StaffA partnership with HomeTown Sports Indiana will give more than a million Hoosiers access to a mixture of live and taped sporting
events.
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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.
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November 30, 2010
IBJ StaffLarry Blackerby, a 30-year television veteran, has been picked to replace long-time WRTV-TV General Manager Donald Lundy,
parent company McGraw-Hill Broadcasting announced Tuesday.
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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.