Mason King

News Editor/Multimedia Producer

Mason is on his second tour of duty with IBJ, having served as its real estate reporter from 1996 to 1999. Over 30 years working for newspapers and magazines across the country, he has covered most beats on the typical masthead, including business, sports, city government, arts, and consumer issues.

An alumnus of Broad Ripple High School, Mason continues a grand tradition of IBJ staffers educated in Indianapolis public schools. After graduating from Columbia University, he stumbled into print journalism, thanks to a Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship at The Indianapolis Star. Among his favorite gigs were arts editor for the Daily Journal-World in Lawrence, Kansas, and managing editor of Billiards Digest magazine, for which he spanned the globe covering poolroom hustlers and world champions. During his six-year tenure, BD was cited three times by the anthology "The Best American Sports Writing."

Thanks to its unusually trusting head honchos, Mason returned to IBJ in 2009 to captain its nascent multimedia efforts. Over three years, he created 600-plus video segments for IBJ.com, and his work was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) and the Alliance of Area Business Publications (AABP). In 2013, he added the mantle of news editor (which isn’t as lofty or authoritative as it sounds) and launched IBJ's morning e-newsletter, Eight@8, as its eponymous author and news curator. Eight@8 received the 2017 Gold Medal for Best Daily Email from AABP.

Phone:
317-517-5371

Email:
mking@ibj.com

WISH-TV restocking forecasting staff with two meteorologists

November 12, 2018

Mason King

As wintry weather descends on central Indiana, Channel 8 is filling two openings on its forecasting staff with native Hoosiers—one of whom worked for a local competitor until 2017.

WISH-TV meteorologist leaving for gig in Cincinnati

November 9, 2018

Mason King

After two years in Indianapolis, Ball State grad Brad Maushart will return to a station where he formerly worked as an intern.

Developer pulls trigger on $50M logistics project near I-65

October 29, 2018

Mason King

The new owner of the site is bullish enough on the Indianapolis market to start development of the 1 million-square-foot building without having a user signed for the space.

Big gymnasium in downtown corporate campus to be demolished

October 2, 2018

Mason King

The owner of the 40,000-square-foot gym says upgrading the facility would cost tens of millions of dollars, and that the cost to maintain it is greater than the property's value.

Shore Acres apartment complex by Broad Ripple set to expand

September 25, 2018

Mason King

The owner of the long-standing project on the Monon Trail has a deal in place to take acreage next door for more units as apartment development heats up in the heart of Broad Ripple.

Fast-growing Garrett to build $20M Greenwood apartment complex in own back yard

September 18, 2018

Mason King

The site for the 180-unit project is somewhat unusual—inside a business park that includes office buildings, a hotel, a Goodwill outlet store and the headquarters of The Garrett Cos.

Drury plans to demolish Caribbean Cove hotel/water park, build new inn

September 17, 2018

Mason King

The mammoth hotel and conference center abruptly closed last year, leaving a huge hole in the Michigan Road corridor south of I-465. Drury Hotels wants a tax break from the city for its plans to fill it.

Homebuilder snags stables tucked away on north side for subdivision

September 11, 2018

Mason King

Westport Homes has made a rare find: 33 acres of largely undeveloped land on West 64th Street in Washington Township. Until July, it was the home of Grandview Stables for more than six decades.

Local firm sells Meridian Street office complex for $37M after shoring up space

September 10, 2018

Mason King

Ambrose Property Group acquired the tired and mostly vacant downtown complex out of receivership in 2014 and embarked on a $20 million renovation.

IBJ Podcast: Park debuts with perch over two interstates

September 9, 2018

Mason King

It took Tom Battista five years to get approval from the city, state and federal governments for The Idle, and just a couple months to build the micropark above the I-65/I-70 south split.