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.
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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.
Federal settlement puts local billboards under new ownership
Circle City Outdoor has acquired 13 area billboards as a result of an antitrust arrangement seeking to keep the market competitive for advertisers.
City, billboard company reach court agreement over digital signs
Billboard company GEFT Outdoor LLC and the city of Indianapolis have agreed to a court settlement that will allow the company to operate two local digital billboards while sparing the city any financial liability for a former sign ordinance that was found to be unconstitutional
Longtime news anchor departing WTHR
Less than a year after being displaced as a weekday morning anchor, Bruce Kopp has rejected a new contract and decided to move on.
WFYI, other public radio stations bulk up news staffs
A decade ago, WFYI’s on-air personalities mostly read local stories from other sources. With its four additions, WFYI will have 15 staffers dedicated to gathering, reporting and disseminating local stories statewide and beyond.
Emmis revenue falls, but profit rises on sale of Texas Monthly
Emmis Communications Corp. on Thursday announced quarterly results that “disappointed” CEO Jeff Smulyan.
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.
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.