Indianapolis sports columnist Bob Kravitz among layoffs at The Athletic
In 2018, subscription sports website The Athletic hired Bob Kravitz as senior staff writer for its Indiana edition.
In 2018, subscription sports website The Athletic hired Bob Kravitz as senior staff writer for its Indiana edition.
Bob Kravitz, the longtime local sports columnist who recently lost his job with WTHR-TV Channel 13, will continue covering local sports in his new gig.
A source told IBJ on Tuesday that Kravitz had been laid off with several others at the top-rated local TV station.
After 14 years as the Star’s lead sports columnist and most recognized personality, Bob Kravitz resigned Thursday shortly after 3:30 p.m. “I agonized over this decision for days and days,” he said of joining Channel 13’s sports staff.
Sports columnist Bob Kravitz made his final appearance on The Fan’s afternoon radio show on Monday. Emmis Communications Corp.
executives said the decision was based, in part, on the show’s “financial performance.”
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Dispatch Broadcast Group announced today it has sold its Indianapolis NBC affiliate WTHR-TV Channel 13 and its Columbus, Ohio CBC affiliate WBNS-TV as well as WBNS Radio—which broadcasts on AM and FM—for $535 million in cash to Tysons, Virginia-based Tegna Inc.
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