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Meteorologist Ollis leaving early mornings after 36 years, but staying with WISH-TV

February 5, 2021 | Anthony Schoettle

As he winds toward retirement, meteorologist Randy Ollis won’t be delivering a weather forecast first thing every morning like he has done on WISH-TV Channel 8 since 1984.

WISH-TV owner to launch national news network from Indianapolis

November 18, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

Multicultural News Network will launch in the second half of 2021, and founder DuJuan McCoy said 150 people will be hired to work out of WISH-TV’s Indianapolis headquarters to make it happen.

WISH-TV hires former Cincinnati anchor to replace departed Barz

September 18, 2020 | IBJ Staff

WISH-TV Channel 8 has added a new anchor to replace Mike Barz, who recently departed after two years of co-anchoring in several of the station’s news slots.

WISH-TV to launch weekly show covering politics in late September

August 20, 2020 | IBJ Staff

The 30-minute show, called All INdiana Politics, will run at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays starting Sept. 27.

WISH-TV sues AT&T over fee negotiations, claims racial discrimination

August 17, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

The suit involves fees that Circle City is seeking for the retransmission of WISH and WNDY on AT&T’s Uverse and DirecTV cable and satellite services. Circle City filed a similar lawsuit against Dish TV earlier this year.

Reporter, humorist Wolfsie to retire from WISH-TV

July 25, 2020 | IBJ Staff

Dick Wolfsie, 73, has been a mainstay of Channel 8 since 1990, serving full-time as a feature reporter on “Daybreak” until 2010 and then as a “Weekend Daybreak” contributor.

Scrappy WISH-TV throws passion, resources into covering chaos

June 5, 2020 | Marc D. Allan

WISH usually has one crew on Saturday nights, but on May 30, it had four. WISH went live outside its normal newscasts more than any other station—which is easier for it to do than any other station because it lacks a major network affiliation.

WISH-TV signs news-broadcasting agreement with South Bend station

March 30, 2020 | IBJ Staff

WHME-TV Channel 46 plans to broadcast 60 hours of live WISH news starting April 6, WISH owner Circle City Broadcasting announced.

WISH-TV sues Dish TV over fee negotiations, claims racial discrimination

March 11, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

Indianapolis-based Circle City Broadcasting, which owns WISH-TV Channel 8, this week filed a lawsuit against Dish TV, accusing Dish of racial discrimination as the two sides negotiate over fees that WISH is seeking to be retransmitted on the satellite service.

WISH-TV hires Andy Mohr pitchwoman as entertainment reporter

February 27, 2020 | Anthony Schoettle

WISH-TV Channel 8 announced Thursday it has hired McKinzie Roth as the station’s “Entertainment Insider.” Roth is known locally for appearing in TV ads for Andy Mohr auto dealerships.

Former WISH-TV journalist returns to station as multicultural reporter

November 22, 2019 | IBJ Staff

Katiera Winfrey, who grew up in Indianapolis, will be “the state’s first-ever television journalist dedicated exclusively to covering stories affecting Indiana’s diverse population,” according to station officials.

WISH-TV hosts 4-H members in 1955

November 15, 2019

WISH-TV launched on July 1, 1954, as a sister station to WISH Radio, which had been on the air since 1941, and became an ABC affiliate. In

WISH-TV to hire reporter for multicultural issues as part of news expansion plan

October 14, 2019 | Anthony Schoettle

WISH-TV said the hiring will be part of “an unprecedented news coverage expansion initiative being rolled out over the next several months” by the station’s new owner.

WISH-TV loses reporter to St. Louis move

May 28, 2019

Eric Feldman, an on-air reporter at WISH-TV Channel 8 for two years, announced over the weekend that he has left the local station to move to St. Louis.

WISH-TV beefing up programming with additional afternoon newscast

April 1, 2019

Indianapolis station WISH-TV Channel 8 plans to add a 4 p.m. newscast to its broadcast schedule, owner Nexstar Media Group announced Monday.

Indy Eleven, WISH-TV agree to two-year broadcast deal

March 13, 2019

The deal will see WISH-TV and WNDY-TV split a 20-game slate for Indy Eleven’s 2019 season.

Evening reporter, anchor Choi exiting WISH-TV

March 1, 2019

The Hoosier native and Ball State University graduate is leaving WISH-TV after four years at the local station.

Reporter, fill-in anchor departs WISH-TV

February 26, 2019

Tennessee native Emily Kinzer said her exit after two years with the station and its “Daybreak” morning news program was “bittersweet.”

IBJ Podcast: Former racer Derek Daly suing WISH-TV for $25M, but can he prove defamation?

February 11, 2019

Just days after filing a defamation lawsuit seeking more than $25 million from WISH-TV, Derek Daly sits down with IBJ’s Anthony Schoettle to discuss what he says the news station got wrong in a story that accused him of using a racial slur.

Nexstar wants to sell WISH-TV, hold onto WXIN and WTTV

February 4, 2019

The stage is being set for the sale of WISH-TV Channel 8 as its owner prepares to buy two other Indianapolis stations.

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