Constitutional referendum on marriage could yield media bonanza
Television and radio stations have grown fond of income from “issue ads” in recent years on everything from right-to-work legislation to immigration reform.
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Public broadcasters find cheaper, faster way to share content
The state’s eight public TV stations are building an Internet-based video streaming service that could expand their offerings and turbo-charge collaborations. Public radio stations also would benefit.
Former 59 news chief tangled in Asiana-pilot name blunder
Lee Rosenthal's California station reported incorrect—and racially insensitive—names of the plane’s flight crew. In a graphic, Rosenthal’s station listed names that actually were crude phonetic jokes.
Fox59 hopes for ratings bump in Hoosier Lottery drawing deal
Lottery ping-pong balls will be flying this fall at the studios of WXIN-TV Channel 59, which has secured a contract to air live drawings for the Daily 3 and Daily 4 games.
NewsBlues blog takes dig at former news chief at WXIN
Lee Rosenthal's new TV station in San Francisco was breathlessly promotional about its coverage of the Asiana Airlines crash.
WRTV widening local content streaming to devices
WRTV-TV Channel 6 plans to begin broadcasting high school sporting events over a streaming service for smartphones and tablets.
Sharper minds coming to TV production truck?
Ball State University next month will launch what’s believed to be the nation’s first-ever digital sports production major.
Kokomo eatery featured on ‘Restaurant Impossible’
Ducky’s Family Restaurant had been a staple in Kokomo for 50-plus years, but recent struggles earned it a spot on the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible.”
Actor who played ghoulish TV host Sammy Terry dies
Bob Carter’s Sammy Terry character was a fixture of Indianapolis television from 1962 to 1989, beginning each episode of "Nightmare Theater" on WTTV-TV by climbing out of a coffin with a trademark fiendish chuckle, wearing a blood-red cape and skullcap, and green makeup on his face.
Weatherman Wright feels wronged, leaving WTHR, report says
Channel 13’s chief meteorologist and 10-time Emmy winner reportedly was offered a pay cut and lesser role to make room for Angela Buchman.
Head-swap performed on WTHR general manager
Someone apparently forgot to tell Pablo Pereira, the weatherman at Fox affiliate KTTV-TV Channel 11 in Los Angeles, that he’d been promoted to president and general manager of WTHR-TV Channel 13 in Indianapolis.
WTHR lures new chief exec from another Indy station
The owner of WTHR-TV Channel 13 has reached into its broadcasting backyard to poach a new president and general manager for the station, hiring Larry Delia from WXIN-TV Fox59.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WRTV adding employees, expanding newscasts
Lagging in the ratings, the local station is aiming for an uptick under new ownership with a morning news show on weekends.