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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Big Ten to play Friday night football games starting in 2017
The Friday night games are being added to the conference's television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox.
Political talk show Indiana Week in Review gets new host
Indiana Public Broadcasting’s political reporter, Brandon Smith, will take over the show in December.
Nielsen rival set to roil TV ratings
A tsunami of change is headed toward the decades-old, largely unchanged system for calculating television ratings
Fox59 morning anchor to depart, planning to start family
After years of maintaining a long-distance relationship with her husband, Kristin Kane has decided to leave the Indy market.
Veteran TV reporter Jim Shella to retire from WISH, ‘Indiana Week in Review’
Shella will cap his 40-year career with coverage of the 2016 election, saying it is a “really good time to sign off.”
The Interview Issue: Terri Cope-Walton
In 2013, Terri Cope-Walton—a broadcast journalist almost by accident—became Indianapolis’ first black television news director. She compares a news show to a picnic: It’s only good if there are a variety of options to consume.
Meteorologist departs WTHR after nine years
Nicole Misencik, who proved valuable to Channel 13 beyond her role as a weather forecaster, said Thursday that she wanted to be closer to family.
WISH-TV general manager exiting as acquisition looms
Les Vann is leaving after two years on the job and as WISH’s parent, Media General, is in the midst of being acquired. He was named “General Manager of the Year” in January by a trade publication.
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.
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.