Hoosier Times newspaper group cuts 17 positions in Indiana
Publisher Cory Bollinger said lower revenue and sharply higher newsprint costs prompted the cuts at four publications.
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Lamey admits using ‘inappropriate word’ before retiring as Colts announcer
In the week before announcing his retirement as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indianapolis Colts, broadcaster Bob Lamey used a racial slur while telling a story in the presence of a black radio station employee, according to a media report.
Indiana GOP files ethics complaint over Donnelly video
The Indiana GOP, along with U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun and national Republican groups, raised questions after Donnelly’s federal office posted a short video of his meeting with U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Bob Lamey retiring as play-by-play announcer for Colts
The 79-year-old Lamey has worked 31 seasons as the club’s radio play-by-play voice, serving from 1984 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2018.
IBJ Podcast: Why business execs say the state needs a hate-crime law
Host Mason King talks with Ann Murtlow, CEO of United Way of Central Indiana, and Jeff Smulyan, CEO of Emmis Communications, about why they signed a letter of support for a hate-crime law.
IBJ Podcast: At 57, she’s quitting her gig as a top executive to volunteer around the world
Host Mason King talks with Athenaeum Foundation President Cassie Stockamp about why she’s choosing to leave the group she has led through a reinvigoration—and why she’s doing it now.
Pacers to appear on national television 12 times in 2018-19
The team outperformed expectations in 2017-18, when just one of its regular-season games was on national television.
Tribune files $1B suit against Sinclair, scraps merger deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. saw its bid to become a nationwide powerhouse collapse after its would-be partner, Tribune Media Co., withdrew from a planned $3.9 billion merger that drew the ire of regulators.
Software release could give fast-growing Sigstr another boost
Since hiring former Salesforce executive Bryan Wade 16 months ago and securing $5 million in financing 12 months ago, local marketing-tech company Sigstr has been on a growth tear.
Braun leans heavily on Trump campaign’s ad firm in U.S. Senate battle
No one has paid ad-firm Jamestown Associates more during this election cycle than Republican Mike Braun, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat.
Tribune Media pulls out of $3.9 billion Sinclair sale
Had the deal gone through, it would have reshaped the Indianapolis television landscape. Chicago-based Tribune owns WTTV-TV Channel 4 and WXIN-TV Channel 59.
Ball State sees large response after Papa John’s decision
The university is in the process of reviewing hundreds of messages, which have included both positive and negative reactions.
IBJ Podcast: Stars of HGTV’s ‘Good Bones’ on making a living, changing neighborhoods, and what’s next
Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak, the mother/daughter duo who renovate houses as Two Chicks and a Hammer, say they’re not getting rich from TV.
Records reveal Hogsett office’s efforts to stiff-arm press on HQ2 bid
Local and national reporters clamored for interviews with Mayor Joe Hogsett about Indianapolis’ chances, but city officials largely kept quiet while forwarding media to the Indy Chamber and influencing messaging behind the scenes.
UPDATE: Ball State to maintain ties to Papa John’s founder; Purdue won’t
Ball State University does not plan to change the name of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Purdue, however, is following the lead of several other colleges that have distanced themselves from the controversial Papa John’s Pizza chain founder.
Priorities evolve as ‘Good Bones’ stars begin filming fourth season
Mother-daughter duo Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak plan to tap new neighborhoods, open a retail shop and further expand into vacation rental properties.
Carmel-based insurer Baldwin & Lyons changes its name
In addition to dropping the name it has used for the past 52 years, the Carmel-based public company is changing its ticker symbols on the NASDAQ market.
Emmis preparing to put 70 acres along I-65 up for sale
Emmis Communications is seeking rezoning for 70 acres of land it owns in booming Whitestown to make it more marketable.
FCC chair defends Sinclair decision after Trump calls it ‘disgraceful’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he stands by his agency’s decision to send Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s acquisition of Tribune Media Co. to an administration hearing.
One of city’s largest ad firms installs new leadership
Forty years after starting an ad agency bearing his name, Tom Hirons is letting go of the steering wheel.