IPFW athletics dropping acronym, will use ‘Fort Wayne’
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne athletic teams plan to go simply by the name of the city as part of a rebranding effort.
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UPDATE: Emmis’ Indianapolis stations get new leader as Morgan lands NY post
Chuck Williams is replacing Charlie Morgan as Emmis’ Indianapolis market manager. Morgan will remain in New York as market manager.
Despite deep job cuts, Pearson pledges growth in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis workforce for publisher Pearson has decreased from 850 to 180 full-time workers over the last 18 years, but a company executive told IBJ this week the firm is much more likely to grow here than shrink further.
For WHMB, high school sports not a losing game
WHMB is entering its 29th consecutive year broadcasting high school sports. That’s the longest streak in the state, and station officials think it might be the longest in the nation as well.
UPDATE: WRTV loses another veteran TV reporter
Less than a week after the retirement of senior reporter Jack Rinehart, WRTV confirmed the departure of a reporter and anchor with more than 26 years of experience in the local market.
Two longtime local TV news reporters leave their jobs
WTHR and WRTV are losing veteran field reporters who had a combined 70 years of experience and numerous national accolades between them.
News anchor Connor gone from WRTV after six years
WRTV Channel 6 General Manager Larry Blackerby confirmed Friday to IBJ that Todd Connor is no longer with the station.
Channel 13 chasing Olympics ratings gold with $1M bet
The station is set to send six staffers to Rio for 3-1/2 weeks to cover more than a dozen Olympians with Indiana ties.
Marketing initiative Film Indy hires first commissioner
Teresa Sabatine’s role will be to position Indianapolis as a production-friendly city for TV commercials, TV shows, corporate training videos and movies.
Stock maneuver helps Emmis avoid delisting from Nasdaq
Nasdaq said in a notice Monday that it informed Emmis Communications Corp. that the company was “now in compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq.”
Amos Brown’s replacement, Rev. Michael Jones, dies unexpectedly
The Rev. Michael K. Jones, a pastor, radio host and the son of the late civil rights leader Sam Jones, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at age 52.
Indiana Black Expo feuding with Recorder, Radio One
An open letter written by Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell has exposed a major rift between the organization and the market’s two biggest media properties targeting local black audiences.
Comcast to offer ‘pay as you go’ TV, internet service in Indiana
With the change, Comcast could attract new subscribers at a time when growth in the pay-TV business has slowed.
Top exec departs CBS4, Fox59 for lead role at WGN-TV in Chicago
Paul Rennie, the top executive at WXIN-TV Fox 59 and WTTV-Channel 4 for almost three years, has been named president and general manager of WGN-TV in Chicago.
Kristi Lee to rejoin ‘Bob & Tom Show’ after seven months away
Lee’s homecoming is set for Monday on the Q95 morning comedy institution. She left in December after 27 years on the show.
Former WISH-TV anchor Halvorson lands job with Kroger
Eric Halvorson, who lost his job at WISH-TV late last year after 32 years an anchorman and reporter, has been hired by the Kroger Co.
Emmis shareholders approve reverse stock split
Emmis Communications Corp. shareholders on Thursday voted to approve a one-for-four reverse stock split that is aimed at avoiding a delisting of the stock by Nasdaq. The media company also announced first quarter results.
IMS hoping momentum from May, Tony Stewart’s retirement stoke Brickyard 400
Attendance for the annual NASCAR race had been dropping each year since 2008, but saw a slight increase last year from the roughly 85,000 fans on hand in 2014.
Olympic glory would bolster USA Track’s turnaround
USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel is staring at his organization’s biggest growth opportunity—and deepest potential pitfall–next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Indiana Democratic Party files complaint over political ad
The complaint sent Tuesday focuses on a technicality in FEC rules that Democrats argue the Republican Governors Association did not comply with when producing the ads.