Morning anchor departs WTTV to spend time with young sons
After stints with three local stations and a recent maternity leave, Nicole Pence made her retirement from TV news official on Wednesday.
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The Fan putting local shows on new frequency to cure interference issue
Starting soon, many central Indiana sports-talk fans will no longer be able to hear programming from The Fan on 93.5 FM, where it’s been heard since November 2015.
Publisher Donna remembered for contributions to Indiana basketball
Garry Donna, the longtime editor and publisher of Hoosier Basketball magazine who died Sunday, is being remembered as a passionate advocate for high school hoops who “helped shape Hoosier Hysteria.”
WFYI launches new channel just for children
WFYI-TV Channel 20 on Monday plans to launch PBS Kids on the station’s 20.2 digital channel. The channel will feature “Sesame Street,” “Splash and Bubbles” and 19 other children’s shows designed to be educational and entertaining.
Emmis sells four of its five remaining magazines for $6.5M
With the deal, Emmis Communications Corp. has divested all its publishing assets except for Indianapolis Monthly, which it intends to continue to operate.
Report: White House nixed CMS hire over IBJ column critical of Trump
Politico has reported that the Trump White House was not impressed with a 2016 column in which local Republican strategist Marcus Barlow said Trump was “offensive and ignorant” but not a racist.
Hoosiers face deadline to register for do-not-call list
Indiana residents face a Tuesday deadline to add themselves to an updated list that will help them avoid unwanted calls from telemarketers.
Upstart digital marketer plans to hire 51 in Fishers
Iconic Digital Marketing will accommodate the expansion by moving out of Launch Fishers into its own space in the city's Nickel Plate District.
Steak n Shake stays on board with Rahal for 4 races in 2017
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal will continue to have Steak n Shake as his primary sponsor for four races in 2017.
Ball State decides against giving up TV station frequency
The decision comes after the university had considered giving up the WIPB-TV frequency in a Federal Communications Commission auction aimed at freeing up bandwidth for mobile devices.
WTTV Channel 4 loses morning, noon anchorman
The station continues to revamp its morning newscasts, which have struggled in the ratings. Three of its morning personalities have been replaced in the last three months.
Local email marketing firm Delivra encounters service woes
The company said about a dozen customers complained about email delivery issues over the past two days, and the problem stemmed from a local data center.
Growing ad agency takes prime space on Monument Circle
Bradley and Montgomery has renovated the second floor of the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. building, adding modern touches while keeping some organic elements.
WISH-TV hires new general manager in midst of tight news environment
Randy Ingram arrives at a significant juncture for WISH, which lost its national network affiliation with CBS two years ago and recently lost several on-air news personalities.
Sportswriter Benner named hall-of-famer
Longtime Indianapolis sports journalist Bill Benner is among six Hoosiers to be inducted this year into the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.
Dan Dakich might be the nicest, most-hated person on Indy radio
Off the air, the former IU player is casual, mostly easygoing and affable. But on his radio show on WFNI-AM, he’s a cyclone, often tearing into anything in his way.
Brilliant joins staff of state attorney general
Formerly a reporter for WTHR-TV Channel 13, Jeremy Brilliant is taking a spot on Curtis Hill’s team.
Pearson forecasts years of textbook gloom; to sell Penguin
The crisis engulfing Pearson Plc deepened Wednesday after the London-based education company cut its profit forecast and predicted years of gloom in the U.S. market. The company has operations in Indianapolis.
WHMB thinks new all-sports local TV channel will score
WHMB-TV Channel 40 this week launched an all-sports channel, and station officials say they’re confident they can succeed where WRTV-TV’s Hometown Sports Network failed.
Court settlement won’t invalidate digital billboard ban, city says
City officials say the billboard company GEFT had a unique case that wouldn’t apply to the several other billboard companies that have been hoping to get past the city’s ban on digital billboards.