Broadcasting of trial court proceedings permitted under new pilot program, Supreme Court announces
Judges in Allen, Delaware, Lake, Tippecanoe and Vanderburgh counties are participating in the four-month broadcasting pilot project beginning Dec. 1.
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Federal spending bill would give local news outlets ‘shot in the arm’
Though the proposal’s main objective was to rescue small papers hit hard by the pandemic, should the tax break become law, Gannett, one of the nation’s largest remaining newspaper chains, could gain as much as $127.5 million over five years.
‘Bob & Tom,’ syndication company agree to new 3-year deal
Two weeks after releasing details about a contract extension with 18 radio stations, “The Bob & Tom Show” announced Monday a new deal with syndication company Westwood One.
Jake Query to return to sports radio at The Fan
Indianapolis radio veteran Jake Query, former co-host of “The Query and Schultz Show,” is headed to mornings at Emmis-owned WFNI-FM, where he’ll have a new on-air partner.
Anchor Donnelly leaving WISH-TV for job with local health care system
The departure of Brenna Donnelly follows several recent exits by on-air personalities at WISH-TV.
U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and, ultimately, readers.
Insurers push hard to win Medicare Advantage customers
In Indiana last year, dozens of insurers across the state rolled out plans hoping to get a sizable piece of the fast-growing market.
Emmis makes stock buyback offer, seeking up to 2 million shares
The stock buyback offer, announced Thursday, applies to up to 2 million shares of Class A common stock at $2.60 per share, or more than $1 per share above the closing price of Emmis shares on Thursday.
WRTV losing longtime news director Cope-Walton to Florida stations
Terri Cope-Walton broke barriers in 2013, when she became the first Black television news director in Indianapolis history.
WRTV anchor Starrantino leaving station for new job in California
Amanda Starrantino joined Channel 6 in 2016 as a morning news anchor and moved to evenings in 2017, co-anchoring with Marc Mullins.
Fox59 adds Indianapolis-area native to meteorology team
Alyssa Andrews, a graduate of Center Grove High School and Indiana University, has returned to central Indiana as the newest meteorologist at WXIN-TV Channel 59 and sister station WTTV-TV Channel 4.
Kurt Vonnegut Museum earns state’s first Literary Landmark designation
The designation puts the museum on Indiana Avenue in the same company with sites associated with Edgar Allen Poe, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Biles credits IndyStar for revealing gymnastics abuse. Here’s how it got the story.
The Star’s investment on a single story was especially astonishing at a time when local and regional newspapers around the country have faced shrinking ad revenue or hedge-fund takeovers, some of them closing altogether.
‘Hard Knocks’ to showcase Colts for first in-season episodes
It will be the Colts’ first appearance on “Hard Knocks,” which debuted in 2001 by following the Baltimore Ravens through training camp as they began defense of their Super Bowl title.
Former lieutenant governor Mutz invests in shoring up local news
John Mutz has donated nearly $2.3 million in four years to kick-start and support research by the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative.
Acquisition of Inside INdiana expands IBJ Media’s footprint
IBJ Media CEO and co-owner Nate Feltman said the acquisition fulfills two goals he’s had since becoming an owner of IBJ Media in 2017: expanding coverage statewide and moving into video and TV.
Q&A: Feltman explains his desire to foster statewide connections
IBJ Media CEO Nate Feltman started talking about three years ago with Gerry Dick about acquiring Inside INdiana Business’ parent company. But the seeds of a deal might have been planted years earlier.
Penix, IU athletes to help promote NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indy
Indiana University quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is cashing in before he goes under center for the team’s season opener Saturday at No. 18 Iowa. It’s the first time a motorsports league has paid prominent college players to help sell tickets.
Free TV service Locast suspends operations after legal loss
A federal judge in New York ruled this week that Locast’s not-for-profit status doesn’t protect it from copyright law.
WTHR reporter Mary Milz resigns after 18 years with station
The veteran TV journalist is retiring after a 36-year career that took her around the country covering national stories. Her departure is the latest in a spate of exits from the local NBC affiliate.