Afternoons heating up in local sports-talk radio battle
WFNI’s JMV show had dominated the sports-talk radio airwaves during the afternoon drive time but was surpassed in February by WNDE’s Jake Query and Derek Schultz.
WFNI’s JMV show had dominated the sports-talk radio airwaves during the afternoon drive time but was surpassed in February by WNDE’s Jake Query and Derek Schultz.
Attendance rebounded, though, with 13 capacity crowds at Bankers Life Fieldhouse after a slow start caused by low expectations following the trade of All-Star Paul George.
The public service announcement plays off of the iconic “Hudnut Hook,” a PSA in the late 1970s that featured former Mayor Bill Hudnut “putting litter in its place.”
More fans are tuning in this season to watch the Pacers play as the team heads toward the playoffs guaranteed no worse than a fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
The pro soccer team hosts its first home game, against FC Cincinnati, Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. WNDY-TV Channel 23 will televise the match.
The team should easily beat its previous high of 11,000, when it plays its home opener on Saturday in spacious Lucas Oil Stadium.
In prime time, first-round action for the tournament averaged 4.98 million total viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen, up 11 percent from last year’s 4.47 million on the comparable nights.
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer and seller of licensed products will develop a full line of apparel and novelties, in addition to a new e-commerce site, for the soccer team.
A 4-12 record last season and uncertainty over whether Andrew Luck will play this season is likely contributing to a significant decrease in season-ticket renewals at Lucas Oil Stadium.
From the start of the season to mid-February, the average cost of tickets outside the box office increased nearly 42 percent. That gain was the fifth-best in the NBA, according to national brokerage TickPick.
Pacers officials, along with the host committee, traveled to Los Angeles last week to watch the game and to learn about staging the festivities in preparation for the event’s return to Indianapolis in 2021.
After experiencing tepid interest last year in Washington, D.C., the conference takes its show to the Big Apple, where pundits expect another bleak turnout from fans.
After experiencing tepid interest last year in Washington, D.C., the conference takes its show to the Big Apple, where pundits expect another bleak turnout from fans.
Pacers officials, along with the host committee, traveled to Los Angeles last week to watch the game and to learn about staging the festivities in preparation for the event’s return to Indianapolis in 2021.
The Indianapolis Colts hired a head coach on the day before season-ticket holders started receiving renewal notices, but at least one ticket broker is still seeing a pronounced increase in fans looking to unload.
The sister stations plan to launch an aggressive marketing campaign next month to take advantage of last year’s double-digit ratings increases for Chicago baseball.
Head honcho Mark Miles continues to punch the gas on new marketing initiatives for the hallowed race. The latest effort has already made its way to Times Square and the NHL All-Star Game.
Series officials are in overdrive trying to find a replacement for Verizon, which is exiting as title sponsor at the end of this year. They’re also busy searching for a new TV partner for 2019.