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WRTV to launch massive marketing campaign: New news anchors to tour area in RV ahead of sweeps

July 30, 2007

With the pending arrival of two new lead anchors, WRTV-TV Channel 6 is preparing to embark on a big marketing campaign that station management hopes will lift it out of third place in the local ratings. The campaign, which is set to begin next month to promote changes within WRTV’s news division, will be marked by a flurry of billboard, radio, newspaper and, of course, television advertising, said WRTV General Manager Don Lundy. But the centerpiece of the campaign takes…

WRTV launches Indy’s first 7 p.m. newscast

August 6, 2007

WRTV-TV Channel 6 will launch a 7 p.m. newscast Sept. 10 to coincide with the first day of the station’s new anchors, Todd Wallace and Trisha Shepherd. WRTV will be the only local station with a 7 p.m. newscast. WRTV will continue to air newscasts at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The 7 […]

Fiercely private developer built strip-center empire

September 24, 2007

Sid Eskenazi fell in love with the board game Monopoly as a child. Buying and developing make-believe properties with make-believe money inspired the grade-schooler. And he was good at it. So several years later, Eskenazi began playing what he likes to call “adult Monopoly.” He bought one property at a time with real money.

EYE ON THE PIE: Children are central issue for ’08

November 12, 2007

The election campaign of 2008 can transform our state if the candidates focus their attention on children. We can develop a healthy economy and become a model of civility if we focus systematically on our children. Many people are convinced government spends too much. What they mean is that government spends for services that don’t benefit them or services they wish they did not need. Who wants to spend money on juvenile corrections or adult reading programs for prisoners? Who…

WTHR general manager departure a stunner

November 12, 2007

Neither side is talking, but one thing is certain: The removal of the 13-year WTHR veteran known for a sometimes-testy temperament
comes at a crucial time for the local television station.

WISH-TV launches YouTube channel

November 13, 2007

WISH-TV Channel 8 today launched a dedicated channel on the growing Internet site YouTube.com., which is owned by Google Inc. and has become the Web’s biggest video search engine. WISH’s parent company, Rhode Island-based Lin TV Corp., made the same move for its stations in Grand Rapids, Mich.; New Haven, Conn.; and Providence, R.I. Lin […]

A&E: A Mass Ave gallery showcases poster artist

November 19, 2007

One of New York’s premiere poster designers is featured in a solo show at the Dean Johnson Gallery, while one of the most popular stand-up comics in the country stops at Conseco Fieldhouse. Last week I wanted to tell you about the Paula Scher show at Dean Johnson Gallery. Alas, space was short and there wouldn’t have been room to show you any of the work. Where’s the fun in that? Now, with more space, we can show you some…

Commentary: Here’s a script Capra would love

December 17, 2007

I am going to chat with Angelo Pizzo, author of the best sports film of all time. Pizzo is the writer and coproducer of feature films “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.” He and I will debut “Mickey’s Corner,” a project patterned after TV’s Bravo Network program “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” The conversation will happen Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 6701 Hoover Road. Why don’t you drop in? Pizzo grew up in Bloomington and stayed home for his…

A&E: Laughing in the new arts year

January 14, 2008

If you’ve seen stage farces under less-than-optimal conditions, you know how difficult they can be to pull off. Off-color jokes slide into offensiveness. Characters slip into stereotypes. And the harder the push for laughs, the more desperate it all seems. Because in farce, it’s not about unique characters, it’s not about surprising plots and it most certainly isn’t about any sort of insight into human behavior. It’s about creating a mechanism that makes an audience laugh until its collective sides…

New WTHR general manager: No budget cuts

January 18, 2008

WTHR-TV Channel 13’s new General Manager Jim Tellus promises to continue outspending the market’s other local stations when it comes to news gathering and hopes to help the station retain its title as the No. 1 local TV news channel. With WISH-TV Channel 8 coming up in the ratings, new anchors making their mark at […]

500 Festival retools after growth spurt

April 28, 2008

May is show time for 500 Festival Inc., and the local not-for-profit should have more than enough gas in its tank to cross
the 2008 finish line. In the past five years, it has doubled its budget, improved attendance–and quality–at its signature
parade, and continued to grow the nation’s largest half-marathon. But once the checkered flag flies, festival leaders will
sit down to consider whether they can maintain that pace without losing focus.

SURF THIS: ‘Deadliest’ show catches fans-on TV and online

May 5, 2008

You’re either with us or against us. In this case, “us” refers to those who are just a little hooked on Discovery Channel-the huddled masses who quietly fret that Mike Rowe might run out of “Dirty Jobs” or who are inexplicably fascinated (and, yes, repulsed) by “Verminators.” Or the pseudo-quasi-science geeks who occasionally plan their nights around “Smash Lab” and bemoan the change of hosts for “Mythbusters.” You know, us. For some of you, that paragraph was met with nods,…

NOTIONS: Political promises no panacea for health care

May 12, 2008

A while back, I had lunch with my friend John. As is our wont, we talked about politics, religion, our families, joys, frustrations. When the subject turned to work, John told me he’s trying a new approach to fund raising and “friend-raising” for his small not-for-profit cancer agency. He’s cutting out the big, time-consuming special event and simply inviting people in for a one-hour introduction to medically under-served cancer patients and how his organization helps. I told him I’d like…

Former WTHR manager Pegram lands in Florida

May 20, 2008

Rich Pegram, who suddenly left as general manager of WTHR-TV Channel 13 in November, has joined a Tampa, Fla., television station as vice president and general manager. The Tampa station, WFTS-TV Channel 28, is owned by Cincinnati-based The E.W. Scripps Co. WTHR is owned by the Wolfe family of Columbus, Ohio. “His trophy case is […]

Cable companies contemplate killing analog: Consumers fear price increases, conversion hassles

July 14, 2008

A federal mandate will kill analog television broadcasts early next year, but it won’t kill analog once and for all. How much longer analog will survive is largely a question for cable TV companies, and they’re struggling with the decision. The Federal Communications Commission is forcing all broadcasters-including locals such as WISH-TV Channel 8 and national broadcasters such as NBC-to stop broadcasting in analog and air only in digital by February 2009. But that mandate doesn’t affect cable companies, which…

WISH-TV parent, cable carrier at loggerheads

September 15, 2008

Despite almost three months of attempted negotiations, officials for Lin TV Corp. and Bright House Networks have not been able to agree to extend their current deal to retransmit Lin’s three local channels on the cable system. Lin officials say Bright House has not responded to their proposals. However, Buz Nesbit, president of Florida-based Bright […]

WISH-TV signals go silent on Bright House cable

October 3, 2008

Bright House Networks has stopped transmitting signals of three local TV stations owned by Lin TV Corp., including WISH-TV Channel 8, after the parties failed to agree to extend their current deal. Rhode Island-based Lin, which also owns WNDY-TV Channel 23 and WIIH-TV Channel 17, had complained that Bright House refused to negotiate. Bright House, […]

Still no agreement for Lin TV, Bright House

October 3, 2008

Officials with Rhode Island-based Lin TV Corp., the parent company of WISH-TV Channel 8, and Bright House Networks were still huddled together as of 11 a.m. trying to iron out an agreement that would put the local channel back on the cable dial.Officials for Bright House-which has 125,000 central Indiana subscribers-have refused to pay what […]

A&E: Altered ‘State’ in Muncie and cyberspace

October 6, 2008

An Alexander Calder mobile hangs above. Bronzes by Henry Moore and William de Kooning stand handsomely on the ground. The walls feature works on paper by Picasso, Pollock, Rembrandt, Miro and more. Ball State University Museum of Art’s collection is well worth lingering over. But I’m doing a lightening round because the museum is closing at 4:30 and I’ve spend the better part of the afternoon immersed in another Ball State Museum of Art. The one online. In Second Life….

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Articles

WRTV to launch massive marketing campaign: New news anchors to tour area in RV ahead of sweeps

WRTV launches Indy’s first 7 p.m. newscast

Fiercely private developer built strip-center empire

EYE ON THE PIE: Children are central issue for ’08

WTHR general manager departure a stunner

WISH-TV launches YouTube channel

A&E: A Mass Ave gallery showcases poster artist

Commentary: Here’s a script Capra would love

A&E: Laughing in the new arts year

New WTHR general manager: No budget cuts

500 Festival retools after growth spurt

SURF THIS: ‘Deadliest’ show catches fans-on TV and online

NOTIONS: Political promises no panacea for health care

Former WTHR manager Pegram lands in Florida

Cable companies contemplate killing analog: Consumers fear price increases, conversion hassles

WISH-TV parent, cable carrier at loggerheads

WISH-TV signals go silent on Bright House cable

Still no agreement for Lin TV, Bright House

A&E: Altered ‘State’ in Muncie and cyberspace