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WTHR exec accused of discrimination lands new gig

April 24, 2013
Chris O'Malley
WTHR's John Cardenas, who was recently accused of sexual discrimination by his former executive assistant, has been named vice president of news for Dispatch Broadcast Group, the station's parent company.
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Stations switching weather lineups as Buchman nears return to air

April 20, 2013
Chris O'Malley
Local 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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Gun control ads enrich local TV stations

April 12, 2013
Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis television stations pocketed more than $332,000 in recent months by airing commercials from groups for and against Obama administration initiatives.
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WTHR's IRS investigation receives national honorRestricted Content

April 6, 2013
The station was honored for a six-month investigation into Internal Revenue Service mismanagement that resulted in fraudulent tax refunds for undocumented workers.
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WTHR hires former producer as news director

April 1, 2013
Chris O'Malley
The NBC affiliate in Indianapolis said Monday it has hired Kathy Hostetter, currently news director at WAVE-TV Channel 3 in Louisville, to fill a news director post that has been vacant since January.
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WISH-TV receives trio of awards from APRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Look for Channel 8 to trumpet its Outstanding News Operation, Best Newscast and Best Website awards from the Associated Press.
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WTHR chief hit with discrimination lawsuit

March 23, 2013
Chris O'Malley
The former executive assistant to WTHR-TV Channel 13 President John Cardenas has filed an age- and sexual-discrimination lawsuit against the station and parent Dispatch Broadcasting Group.
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WTHR meteorologist leaving for position in Texas

February 26, 2013
Cory Schouten
WTHR-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.
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TV news director departures shake up market

December 1, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Three 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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Local NBC affiliate WTHR losing news director

November 20, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The departure of Keith Connors from WTHR-TV Channel 13 will leave three out of the four local network television stations without a news director.
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Meteorologist Buchman leaves WISH-TV, as expected

August 10, 2012
Scott Olson
Popular 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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WTHR launching Spanish news webcast

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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Experts say Buchman's move to WTHR could lift station's ratings

June 15, 2012
Scott Olson
WTHR 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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WISH meteorologist Buchman leaving for rival WTHR

June 13, 2012
Scott Olson
Several 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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TV stations prepare to unleash Super Bowl blitz

January 28, 2012
Cory Schouten
Local 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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TV broadcasters push to get side channels into homesRestricted Content

August 13, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Digital 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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WTHR maintains ratings lead in local newsRestricted Content

June 11, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
WTHR-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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WTHR-TV Channel 13 promotes Cardenas

January 29, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The former station vice president was hired in June 2010 to replace the late Jim Tellus.
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WTHR hires news director

January 8, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Television news veteran Keith Connors will join WTHR-TV Channel 13 as news director Jan. 12, the local station announced Friday.
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WTHR winner during November sweeps period

December 3, 2010
Scott Olson
Channel 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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WTHR's status as TV news leader starting to erode

November 13, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Ad 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.
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Comcast's pledge to NBC stations keeps Olympics, NFL off cable

June 22, 2010
Bloomberg News
Television station owners affiliated with NBC agreed to support Comcast Corp.’s purchase of NBC Universal after the company pledged it won’t shift events such as the Olympics and U.S. football to cable, an executive said.
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Most local news broadcasts lost viewers last month

June 7, 2010
Scott Olson
WTHR 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.
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WTHR names new general manager

May 12, 2010
John Cardenas, news director at WBNS-TV Channel 10 in Columbus, Ohio, will assume his new job at WTHR June 1. He'll take over for Jim Tellus, who died suddenly in early March.
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WTHR general manager dies suddenly

March 9, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Jim Tellus, the 47-year-old general manager of local NBC affiliate WTHR-TV Channel 13, died suddenly this week.
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