Former TV news king WRTV seeking comeback under new owner
WRTV-TV Channel 6 is making big changes, many tailored to capturing viewers through digital outlets, in an effort to stage a comeback after a two-decade slide.
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Sales of boomer-owned businesses deemed close at hand
Several factors have aligned to spark the long-expected trend.
ExactTarget sale caps success story; CEO mum on Indy work force
ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey said the company will remain “very committed to Indianapolis” after its $2.5 billion buyout by tech giant Salesforce.com, but he would not comment on potential changes to the local work force of more than 1,000 employees.
Former Q-95 executive lands gig in Chicago
Marty Bender, who spent more than 20 years guiding local classic-rock radio powerhouse WFBQ-FM 94.7 as program director before his abrupt firing in 2010, has been hired as at WILV Chicago.
Fox59 losing anchor to Texas station
Square-jawed news veteran Walt Maciborski will step down from the 5 p.m. newscast on Friday to take a similar gig in his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas.
Hank FM lassoes ratings crown from rival WFMS
WLHK-FM 97.1 “Hank FM" has put a backwoods butt-whupping on country rival WFMS-FM 95.5 to take the No. 1 spot in the metro Indianapolis radio market.
DialAmerica plans local call center with 170 workers
DialAmerica said Wednesday that it has opened the facility near Interstate 465 and Michigan Road on the city’s northwest side, giving the company 24 call centers in 14 different states.
TV ratings droop near all-time low for Indy 500
ABC-TV’s telecast of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday earned a 3.7 rating nationwide, one of the race’s worst ratings performances in recent history.
Indianapolis Indians seeking new ad agency
Indianapolis-based Hirons & Co. has held the contract for 10 years. But earlier this year, the Indians decided it was time to see if Hirons or another agency had new ideas.
ESPN counting on story lines to sell Indy 500
There is no shortage of compelling story lines accompanying Sunday's race, leaving television executives feeling confident about another bump in viewership this year.
Fox59 lands news director from Grand Rapids
Kerri Cavanaugh will replace Lee Rosenthal, who oversaw a major expansion of Fox59’s news programming.
WISH-TV rakes in bucks with city’s only locally produced lifestyle show
“Indy Style”–an hour’s worth of TV programming on everything from recipes to music to fitness to screen-door-repair tips–fills its show with guests who are a combination of invited guests, sponsors and one-time-only advertisers.
Animation firm recognized for children’s book
The youthful animators at The Basement have won the Independent Publisher’s Book Awards’ silver award for their first children’s e-book, “Every Walrus Can Fly.”
Critical questions follow reviewer’s departure from Indy Star
The state’s largest newspaper is mum on whether reviews will continue after the Friday resignation of its fine arts critic. Arts organizations are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
Talk-radio conservative Abdul slated for WIBC-FM lineup
The commentator has been without local show on commercial radio since 2011. He’ll find a home on WIBC, which also is preparing to fill its vacant position for news director.
WRTV adds Avon native to its weather team
WRTV Channel 6 has hired central Indiana native Kyle Mounce as its newest meteorologist, the Indianapolis TV station announced Monday night.
WISH-TV fills vacant anchor slot with Hoosier native
Lori Wilson, an Indiana University graduate, was most recently an anchor in Philadelphia—a city she may have a hard time forgetting, according to various media reports.
Slingshot is shifting aim away from SEO
After Google cracked down on some of the tools companies were using to improve their positions in search results, Indianapolis-based Slingshot SEO opted to launch a sister brand called Digital Relevance that will focus on earning media attention.
Whitsett goes big with Star project
A local developer plans to tear down part of the Indianapolis Star’s downtown headquarters while saving most of the building in a redevelopment that calls for 350 apartments—more units than the massive CityWay.
Emmis earnings signal improving radio business
Emmis Communications Corp. turned a profit in its latest fiscal quarter, rebounding from a big loss in the same period of the previous year.