WRTV does away with weekend morning newscasts
WRTV-TV Channel 6, which expanded news programming to weekend mornings nearly five years ago, has called off the effort. The plan will reduce local news programming on the station by five hours per week.
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UPDATE: Kyle Inskeep leaving Fox59, CBS4 for Cincinnati gig
Kyle Inskeep, a reporter with WXIN-TV Channel 59 and WTTV-TV Channel 4 for the past three years, is leaving the station for a new job, he said.
Indy TV news stations take different approaches to set technology
WISH-TV and WTHR have invested heavily in technology to make their news sets grab viewers, but their methods of operation vary widely.
After 54 years, ABC prepares to sign off on Indianapolis 500
It will end a tradition that is just as much part of the Indy 500 fabric as the Borg-Warner Trophy, the yard of bricks, the celebratory milk in victory lane and the singing of “(Back Home Again in) Indiana.”
WTTV adds morning meteorologist after staff departures
The channel’s new hire arrived from an ABC affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, after the exits of Brittany Rainey and Lindsay Riley. She’ll also appear on WTTV’s local sister station.
‘Boomer TV’ show coming out of retirement
Owner Mary Pat McKee has enlisted a slew of local on-air personalities to help her bring back the weekly television show to a new channel.
Longtime WTHR-TV anchor Stehr announces retirement
John Stehr, 59, took a leave of absence from anchoring duties last year after undergoing heart surgery for an aneurysm but he returned in October.
UPDATE: IndyCar inks three-year media rights deal with NBC Sports
The deal with NBC Sports Group will dramatically increase IndyCar’s exposure next season and move the Indianapolis 500 to a different network for the first time since 1965. It won’t end the live local blackout of the Indy 500.
Veteran weather reporter Brewer leaving WISH-TV for new gig
Ken Brewer, a meteorologist at WISH-TV Channel 8 for more than 17 years, will be joining his former boss in the private sector.
Fox 59 meteorologist leaving for new gig in Florida
Fox 59 and CBS4 in Indianapolis are shopping for a new weather and traffic personality after losing one to a Fox affiliate in Tampa, Florida.
On-air reporter leaving WRTV for job with health system
A fixture on Channel 6’s morning news team since 2001 is leaving the station to become a communications manager at Community Health Network.
WRTV’s new boss doing it her way
Lana Durban Scott is the new vice president and GM at WRTV—only the second woman to ascend to that title in the Indianapolis market.
WISH-TV fills anchor spot with much-traveled newsman
WISH-TV Channel 8 is filling the anchor spot vacated by Dave Barras with an Indiana University graduate who has worked in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, New York City and Jacksonville, Florida.
On-air reporter departing WISH-TV for Chicago
The WISH-TV reporter who joined the station more than two years ago is leaving for an opportunity to work in a bigger market, according to her talent agency.
Fox lands Thursday night football games for five years
Fox announced Wednesday that it will televise 11 Thursday-night NFL games annually from Week 4 to Week 15, with simulcasts on NFL Network and Fox Deportes.
Familiar face surfaces at WTTV-TV after another weather personality departs
A popular former WISH-TV meteorologist has returned to the Indianapolis market—at least temporarily.
Local TV news veteran shifts gears with new show
Former WISH-TV reporter and anchor Patty Spitler has retired “Boomer TV” in favor of a new program with broader appeal.
Disney buying Fox assets in $52B split of Murdoch empire
The sale marks an epic downsizing for Rupert Murdoch, an 86-year-old former Australian who spent his adult life amassing the assets that made him a kingmaker in U.S. and U.K. politics.
FCC relaxes limits on owning newspapers, TV stations
One company can now own newspapers and broadcast stations in one market, undoing a ban in place since 1975.
Sinclair might sell up to $1B in TV stations to complete Tribune deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. received bids for as many as 10 television stations as it takes steps to win approval of its proposed merger with Tribune Media Co., people familiar with the matter said. Tribune Media owns two local stations.