The Interview Issue: Jim Shella
WISH-TV political reporter Jim Shella has spent 40 years in the news business—most of it at the Indiana Statehouse—and 25 years as host of “Indiana Week in Review” on WFYI.
WISH-TV political reporter Jim Shella has spent 40 years in the news business—most of it at the Indiana Statehouse—and 25 years as host of “Indiana Week in Review” on WFYI.
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.
CEO Jeff Smulyan, who had given the board until Friday to decide whether to accept his $4.10-per-share offer to take the company private, has extended the offer to Sept. 30.
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.
James Hinchcliffe, one of the most personable and marketable drivers in the IndyCar Series, is looking forward to competing on”Dancing With the Stars,” even though it’s not exactly in his wheelhouse.
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.
Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s campaign says it will start running TV ads soon, and that it’s been using phone banks, door-to-door efforts and social media to reach voters. Democrat John Gregg has been advertising aggressively.
Since late April, when Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination, $146 million has been spent on advertising in the presidential race, compared with $373 million over the same period in 2012.
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.
WTHR and WRTV are losing veteran field reporters who had a combined 70 years of experience and numerous national accolades between them.
WRTV Channel 6 General Manager Larry Blackerby confirmed Friday to IBJ that Todd Connor is no longer with the station.
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.
With the change, Comcast could attract new subscribers at a time when growth in the pay-TV business has slowed.
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.
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.
The Federal Aviation Administration last month approved new regulations that TV industry experts say will open the floodgates for drone use in news reporting.
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.
ESPN is reportedly set to pay close to $200 million per year for the secondary media rights of the Big Ten Conference, according to a Monday morning report by Sports Business Journal.
Millions of Dish TV subscribers lost access to one or more channels Sunday night because of a fight over how much the satellite TV company should pay for the channels. Two stations in Indianapolis were affected.
In a blow to local sports fans, WRTV Channel 6 is shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network and replacing it with a national syndicated network called Grit that features a lineup of action movies and westerns.