WTTV Channel 4 loses two morning newscasters, hires one
WTTV-TV Channel 4 officials are hopeful a new anchorman can lead the station out of the morning ratings cellar.
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Local sports anchor jumping from WISH to WTTV
WTTV-TV Channel 4 is getting a much-needed sports veteran to bolster its staff. The station has struggled with ratings for its local news since becoming the local CBS affiliate in January 2015.
Marketing veteran joins Circle Centre
Leslie Payne is returning to Simon Property Group to serve as director of marketing and business development for Circle Centre.
WISH-TV evening anchor departing for Atlanta station
A Hoosier native and Indiana University graduate who replaced Debby Knox as anchor in 2013 will exit WISH-TV Channel 8 after Friday’s broadcasts. The station is looking to fill multiple on-air job vacancies.
Meteorologist departing WISH-TV for Orlando station
As its parent company is about to be acquired, WISH-TV Channel 8 is losing its second weathercaster this year.
Radio voice Don Hibschweiler has stories to tell about five-decade career
There’s so much listeners don’t know about WFYI-FM 90.1 “Morning Edition” host Don Hibschweiler that it’s difficult to decide where to begin his amazing story.
GM of Purdue public radio station helping guide NPR through rapid change
Mike Savage petitioned to run for the National Public Radio board in 2014 because he was frustrated that small-market stations were underrepresented.
Star employees stage short walkout to protest Gannett decisions
The Indianapolis NewsGuild, which represents newsroom and custodial employees at The Star, said Gannett management is threatening to eliminate five journalists if the guild does not go along with the company’s recent decision to outsource The Star’s copy editors.
Once-promising digital marketing agency closes core business
Relevance Inc., formerly known as Slingshot SEO, had about 100 employees in 2011. This week, it laid off eight of its nine full-time employees and shut down its flagship operation.
Court rules Notre Dame can keep campus police reports secret
The Indiana Supreme Court said in unanimous ruling that the private university's police department isn't a public agency that falls under the state open records law.
Bloomington tourism ads play off liberal bent
Visit Bloomington has overhauled its marketing campaign and doubled its ad budget this year—pegging the home of Indiana University as the “blue dot in a red state.”
Ad agency execs create app for sharing items
Brian Phillips and Jacob Leffler, who co-founded digital advertising agency The Basement in 2007, launched an iPhone app last month that allows people to borrow and lend items that spend more time in storage than in usage.
Cubs’ World Series clincher tops 40 million viewers
The World Series ended on an incredibly high note, with the 8-7 victory by the Chicago Cubs over the Cleveland Indians ranking as the most-watched baseball game in 25 years.
Big Ten to play Friday night football games starting in 2017
The Friday night games are being added to the conference's television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox.
Gannett gives up on Tronc takeover
The giant media firm’s target was elusive from the beginning. It revealed in the spring that it was offering $388 million for the Chicago company, which it said refused to partake in “constructive discussions.”
Video-email tech firm to expand Broad Ripple headquarters
Covideo sells software that enables businesses in the auto industry, real estate industry and more to manage video messages it sends customers and prospects through email.
Murky path ahead for Smulyan and Emmis
Experts disagree about Emmis Communications Corp.’s immediate prospects, but there’s almost unanimous agreement that the company will chug forward as long as Jeff Smulyan drives the locomotive.
IndyStar cuts at least two jobs, plans to eliminate seven more
The Star is seeking to eliminate the paper’s copy desk and move those duties to Louisville. But the newsroom’s union plans to fight to keep the jobs in Indianapolis.
Jared Fogle’s ex-wife claims Subway covered up complaints
The ex-wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has filed suit against the fast-food sandwich chain, alleging executives knew about Fogle’s sexual attraction to young children as early as 2004 and stayed quiet about his pedophile predilections to preserve his role as a “cash cow” for the company.
Cubs’ pennant clincher most-watched baseball game since 2010
Saturday’s game ranks as the most-watched program in the history of Fox Sports 1. In fact, the eight Cubs playoff games on FS1 this postseason rank among the network’s top nine programs.