after airing an erroneous Benghazi report. After 40 years in the business and a few months to reflect following my heart surgery last year, it really gave me perspective as to the importance of family, health and other ways to contribute.. Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. Entradas. According to court documents, two students were using Kevin Griffin's laptop in August to enter a volleyball game schedule into a program. [7] Before signing with WTHR, NBC also considered affiliating with the longer-established WTTV. Stehr is a graduate of Eries Gannon University. Personally, Im going to miss my weekly journalistic debates with Mary about what to cover and how to cover it. Linda Hurtado Linda Hurtado anchors the FOX 13 News at Noon as well as the FOX 13 News at 4 and 5 p.m. Kimberly Kuizon Kimberly Kuizon joined the FOX 13 Team in March 2013. Call IndyStar reporter Holly Hays at (317) 444-6156. Founded by the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, it originally operated as an ABC affiliate,[4][5] taking the affiliation from Bloomington-licensed WTTV (channel 4, now a CBS affiliate), which had affiliated with the network one year earlier. She has anchored and reported in Joplin, Missouri, Wichita, Kansas and Charlotte, North Carolina. Philadelphia Eagles Former WTHR anchor Andrea Morehead says lawsuit tells 'small portion' of her mistreatment Summary by Indy Star Morehead said there is more to the story of the "pervasive and unconscionable treatment" she experienced while working for WTHR-TV Channel 13. AGE: 55 GIG: Morning forecast on WWHR channel 13 BUSINESS Snow: Lofton wakes up at 1:40 in the morning to come to the office to receive Sunrise eyewitness information an hour later. The study, which measured the popularity of 24 top news anchors, showed CBS' evening news host Pelley beating out CNN's Anderson Cooper by just one point. Here are 8 other big tours skipping Indianapolis. He was removed from the Sunrise program in the early morning of March 2016 to perform other tasks. Again it goes on. Published 2 years ago News Articles All Left Center Right More Filters Join the thousands of business and community leaders and Indiana residents that choose IBJ as their primary local news source. Milz, who began working for WTHR in 2003 and distinguished herself with aggressive reporting on the city government beat, put in her notice at the end of last year but opted to stay through Wednesday. Neither Pearce, who has been in the station for 18 years, nor WWHR officials have announced her dismissal or resignation. As NBC affiliates in several larger markets switched network affiliations and/or dropped the Eyewitness News format over the past three decades, WTHR was the largest NBC affiliate to use the Eyewitness News brand continuously until March 25, 2020 (KOB in Albuquerque and WBRE-TV in Wilkes-BarreScranton are the only remaining NBC affiliates to use the brand). [36] On February 24, 2014, the station expanded its weekday morning newscast by a half-hour to 4:00a.m.[37] On June 23, 2014, The Indianapolis Star announced that it would end its content partnership with WTHR, and enter into a new content agreement with Fox affiliate WXIN beginning on August 1. WTHR and WRTV swapped networks on June 1, 1979, with channel 13 becoming the market's NBC affiliate and channel 6 becoming an ABC affiliate. Chuck Lofton Weather Broadcasting / Video Reporter WWHR-TV | LinkedIn. The lawsuit comes after a recent battle with breast cancer. On Friday, the station will air a special tribute to his career in news. While Stehr will be stepping down from his weekday role as co-anchor alongside WTHRs Andrea Morehead and Anne Marie Tiernon, he will be a regular contributor for the stations growing list of premiere community events and special coverage. According to the Detroit Free Press he was a Marine, then a self-taught videographer who played bass on the side. Please note our updated comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated. February 13, 2017. Get the Android app from Google Play. She said she hopes to do volunteer work in the Indianapolis area and is not considering a return to full-time employment, but who knows, anything is possible.. Julia Moffitt. Not long ago, Channel 13 had 3-4 full-time sports staffers, and added more during peak times, like in May and during football season. For the next three years, the station waged a pitched battle with then-dominant WISH for first place. 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Join us for an evening of networking designed especially for real estate professionals. She wants viewers to recognize her when they turn on the TV and say, "That's my girl. Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Prior to that, Stehr worked as an anchor and reporter at KUTV Salt Lake City; WISH-TV Indianapolis; WOTV (now WOOD) Grand Rapids, Mich.; plus WJET and WSEE in Erie, Pa. I am enormously grateful to my WTHR family and the many people I have worked with over the years. NBC News' Brian Williams and CNN's Chris Cuomo came in just behind Logan as the fourth and fifth most-liked, respectively. WTHR.com is the news leader for Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Very sad news to share. WTHR has received national honors for its news reporting over the years, including Peabody Awards for two 2006 reports, "Cause for Alarm" (an investigation into faulty tornado sirens in Indiana) and "Prescription Privacy" (an investigation of improper disposal of personal pharmacy records);[39] WTHR also earned a third Peabody for 2010's "Reality Check: Where Are the Jobs? Lindsey Monroe is back home again in Indiana joining the Live Doppler 13 Weather Team in January 2018. Employers, Weve Got You Covered! Indianapolis News Correspondent Andrea Morehead recently filed a lawsuit against her former employee in an Indiana federal court. ", Related: Ex-WTHR meteorologist Nicole Misencik joins Indy marketing firm. WLWI was an ABC affiliate for the next 22 years. "But she creates those real human, huge emphasis on human, emotional moments, I mean, different different walks of life that I think everybody can relate to.". Griffin was the head volleyball coach at the time. "I was like, thisis an opportunity not only at this legacy station, but also Indianapolis is a really cool city, a nice midsize city that's on its way. Lawrence will anchor the 5 p.m. hour with Anne Marie Tiernon and the 11 p.m. hour with Scott Swan, Monday through Friday. While the MSNBC host's recognizability score was fairly high, his likability score was the lowest out of his peers. 13News Reporter - @JohnDoranTV. Kopp has worked in a variety of roles at WWHR, including as a business journalist and weekly anchorage. "Once I came and I [visited] for the interview, I was sold," she said. It eventually overtook WISH-TV for first in all news timeslots in 2002. This is based on the fact that the branding was originally synonymous with most ABC owned-and-operated stations, as well as stations owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting (or Group W) that were later acquired by CBS. "I grew up watching Channel 13, and it has been a dream come true working with and learning from the most talented journalists in the country at 13News.". Starting Friday, Channel 4 will add a fifth weather forecast: Kasey Reigner, a 23-year-old Franklin native and graduate of Penn State University. Stehr was also a founding anchor at CNBC. "Its been a lot of fun. WIVB-TV (Channel 4) meteorologist Andrew Baglini will leave the station next week after seven years. WTHR News Director Jeff Rosetti said Milz has been part of a long line of outstanding journalists to cover the city for the station. Alyssa Raymond left the station in October to take a job in Pittsburgh. John Stehr, longtime anchor at Dispatchs NBC affiliate WTHR Indianapolis (DMA 28) has announced his retirement. Born and raised in Greenwood, Diaz said he will always be a Hoosier no matter where he goes. 2021-22 Hoosiers Talk About Why Indiana is a Great Place for Your Career, 2020-21 Todays College Students Older, Wiser, 2019-20 Former Indy 500 Driver Crosses College Finish Line, WRTV anchor Starrantino leaving station for new job in California, Fox59 adds Indianapolis-area native to meteorology team, Kurt Vonnegut Museum earns states first Literary Landmark designation. Skip Navigation. Carlos Diaz, who spent two years at the anchor desk for WTHR, announced Wednesday he would be leaving the news station. Hill grew up just north of Nashville, in Owensboro, KY, and is . Each weekday during the afternoon newscasts, WTHR will look back at his favorite stories during his long tenure at WTHR. Combined with NBC's prime time lineup as a lead-in, WTHR's ratings saw a modest uptick in the 1980s and early 1990s, but not enough to get it out of third place. [10] (The experiment, which lasted until the fall of 1992, was succeeded by similar efforts by KRON-TV and KPIX-TV in San Francisco, and KOVR in Sacramento later in the decade. Get News App. In some cases, it even fell to fourth place in the local ratings behind then-independent station WTTV (despite WTTV being licensed to Bloomington and having incomplete signal coverage of the Indianapolis market at the time). Get the iOS Weather app. As a reporter for WHO-TV Channel 13 in Des Moines from 1989 to 2000, she covered the 1989 crash of United Flight 232, the 1993 floods and the Iowa caucuses. Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989. Cooper still tops the list in one category however-- he is the most recognizable male newscaster on TV. I feel like those experiences have just made me a better person overall.". I have to think some of this is due to the change in ownership and the Tegnafication of the news broadcasts. The station first used the Eyewitness News format from 1969 to 1979 as an ABC affiliate (combining it with the NewsCenter format historically used by NBC stations) as Eyewitness NewsCenter 13 from 1976 to 1979, which utilized a format similar to that originated by CITY-TV in Toronto for its CityPulse newscasts) and was restored in 1995. Fairbanks contended that the FCC had erred in awarding the last VHF channel allocation in Indianapolis to a company based in Ohio when there were viable applicants based in Indiana. The following year, Crosley and Fairbanks reached a deal in which Crosley traded WLWA to Fairbanks in return for being allowed to keep WLWI; both stations became sister stations in 2019 when the now-WXIA-TV owner Tegna acquired channel 13. She had been an anchor on WDRB News in Louisville since then. He has interviewed President Obama, reported from national political conventions, presidential inaugurations, and covered the 9/11 attacks from the Pentagon. 1:04 Another WTHR-13 fixture is leaving the local news team. After leaving Channel 13, Jill went on to own a wine shop on Mass Ave and later featured artist and musicians through a program called "Curious Mix" at WFYI. In 1961, the FCC awarded Fairbanks the channel 13 license, but Crosley appealed. Now it seems as if Dave and Taylor are both part-time at best, and produce no in-studio content. "When we are telling stories that may impact a small business owner here in the city of Indianapolis and the surrounding area, I feel like I can better advocate for those folks within the newsroom and be able to provide a perspective that, unless you walk that life, is not necessarily always available," she said. Get the latest news and breaking news from the Eyewitness News team. As WRTV did, NBC's prime time schedule and the race broadcast are transposed and air in reverse order, under a special dispensation from the network. Matt McCutcheon, a reporter and anchor for WTHR since 2013, also departed in January, sayingthat he had retired from the news industry and was taking a corporate communications gig with a local life sciences firm. I wish theyd sell Channel 13 and go away. Story Continues Below Meanwhile, WRTV-TV Channel 6 has hired Megan Shinn as a morning. Here's a look at some of the changes. [41] "Charity Caught on Camera",[42] a report on corruption at a local nonprofit, and "Dangerous Exposure",[43] a report on how lax agency oversight allowed companies to leak poison into groundwater in residential areas, won the station two Peabody awards in 2016. After 18 years as a reporter and news anchor at WRTV-TV Channel 6, Ericka Flye has flown the coup. The stories she covered included the saga of Baby Jessica, an 18-month-old toddler who fell into a well and was stuck for three days before being rescued. Condolences to her friends and family. From the arrival of the Indianapolis Colts in 1984 until 1997, WTHR (through NBC's rights to AFC games) aired regular season games televised locally with WISH-TV (channel 8) from 1984 until 1993 (for select games televised by CBS in which the Colts play against an NFC opponent), with WRTVuntil 2005carrying non-preseason games via ABC's Monday Night Football on occasions when a game involving the Colts was scheduled. Im ready to do some new things. Veteran TV journalist Mary Milz has resigned from WTHR-TV Channel 13 to head into retirement after a career that took her across the country covering some of the biggest national stories of the time. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside low-power, Class A MeTV affiliate WALV-CD (channel 46). Boys - I am all yours! "It has been an adventure," Pescovitz told IndyStar. From 2013 until 2016, WTHR served as an official sponsor of the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever; the station displayed its on-court advertisements during all of the NBA and WNBA franchises' home games held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse; these marked the only NBA and WNBA teams to be sponsored by an NBC-affiliated station following the loss of NBC's rights to the NBA for ABC and ESPN, and locally, WRTV in 2002; WTHR first carried Pacers games in 1990 when NBC acquired the NBA broadcast package, including the team's 2000 NBA Finals appearance. He came to WTHR in 1995 from CBS News in New York, where he was a network correspondent and anchor forCBS Morning News. RIP, Jill. And if you're ever in Minneapolis, send her a message. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. And Ben Hill, who co-anchored WTHRs morning weekday news since 2016,departed last Septemberfor an anchor job in Nashville, Tennessee. Please enable JavaScript to view this content. WTHR presently broadcasts nearly 37 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays). With new ownership in place, the quality of the station's programming began to improve, but WTHR remained stuck at third place in the ratings behind WISH and WRTV. The study, which measured the popularity of 24 top news anchors, showed CBS' evening news host Pelley beating out CNN 's Anderson Cooper by . . Kopp told IndyStar this monththat after a year away from the anchor desk, he was actively searching for a new full-time job. [citation needed], On April 7, 1991, WTHR participated in an experiment in which it moved NBC prime time programming one hour earlier (mirroring the scheduling of the network's prime time lineup in the Central and Mountain time zones); the half-hour late evening newscast also moved from 11:00 to 10:00p.m. as a result. The Georgia State graduate also interned for WSB-TV in Atlanta in 2016. The station debuted a weekday morning newscast titled Sunrise in September 1985; this was followed by the addition of two-hour weekend morning newscasts in 1993 (which were later retitled under the Weekend Sunrise banner), becoming the first station in the Indianapolis market to expand its morning newscasts to Saturdays and Sundays. And what the heck happened to local sports coverage? Milzs departure is the latest in a spate of exits from the NBC affiliate. Despite being suspended from CBS News after airing an erroneous Benghazi report in November, "60 Minute's" Lara Logan was the third most-liked newscaster and the #1 most-liked female anchor. Of note, WTHR.com will feature an in-depth conversation among Stehr and the women who have shared the anchor desk with him. WTHR has seen the departure of at least three anchor/reporters since September. After five years, Glaros announced her decision to leave WDRB news. With the transition of broadcast television rights to the Indianapolis 500 to NBC in 2019, WTHR replaced WRTV (which had carried the race since 1980) as the local broadcaster of the race, returning the race to WTHR for the first time since 1979 (when it was an ABC station). "In my mind I know I dont have to go back to work, but I still cant comprehend it," he said. if ( typeof LD == "object" ) { LD.initPage(); }. [citation needed], In late 1974, Avco Broadcasting Corporation (which Crosley Broadcasting was renamed in 1968) announced it was exiting the broadcasting business in an effort to raise cash. Matt McCutcheon, a reporter and anchor for WTHR since 2013, also departed in January, saying that he had retired from the news industry and was taking a corporate communications gig with a. [20][21] As January 25, 2013, WALV-CD/WTHR .2 affiliated with the classic television and lifestyle network Cozi TV replacing SkyTrak Weather Network. Upon his departure, Diaz and his family will move to Orlando, Florida, to join their extended family. He was even described as a "Renaissance Man" and his life seemed to play that out. "One thing thats been unusual is how many people have asked me what are you going to do now," he said. Spot TV Forecast: After Political Bonanza In 22, Flat Will Suffice For 23, Top 30 Station Groups: Standard General Leaps Into Second Place With Tegna Acquisition, 13th Annual Women In Technology Awards Reception, Revenue Strategies: Advanced Targeting for Local TV. Both stations share studios on North Meridian Street (south of I-65) in downtown Indianapolis, while WTHR's transmitter is located near Ditch Road and West 96th Street in Carmel. [23] By May 26, 2017, WALV-CD began broadcasting MeTV, which stayed on WTHR 13.3, dropping Cozi TV programming. Ditmire grew up in Logansport and graduated from Butler Univeristy, where she later returned to teach. Brian Wilkes was head of meteorology at FOX59 until July 1995. The station canceled Glaros' segment, Gina on the Job, during the pandemic. Sharyl was with CBS as an investigative reporter in their Washington, D.C. bureau. INDIANAPOLIS The Marion County Prosecutor's Office filed charges Tuesday against a former Scecina Memorial High School volleyball coach. [17] Starting in August 2009, WTHR preempted regular program on this sub-channel for a high school football or basketball game under the titles, Operation Football Live and Operation Basketball Live, with marketing support from VYPE High School Sports Magazine. Nominate a company for IBJs exclusive ranking of fastest-growing privately held companies by March 1st. Since 2006, regular season games currently televised over-the-air locally are split between WISH (from 1998 to 2014), and since 2015 WTTV (channel 4, through CBS' rights to the team's AFC affiliation), WXIN (channel 59, for select games televised by Fox in which the Colts play host to an NFC opponent at home since 1994, or since 2014, any games moved from WTTV via the new 'cross-flex' broadcast rules), with WTHR carrying non-preseason games and select Colts NFL games broadcast by NBC as part of the network's Sunday Night Football package. "In other words, I want to take all of the professional knowledge I have amassed over the past 30 years of my career and I want to apply that to the next 30 years of my career," Diaz wrote. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) originally awarded the construction permit to build a television station on channel 13 to a group headed by Union Federal Savings and Loan president George Sadlier. WTHR will showcase Stehrs contributions during his final week as anchor of 13 Eyewitness News. Channel 13 has made a difference in traffic operations You will find me on my new FB Mimi Pearce Traffic page, and I will still help you with my WFMS radio home journey. . . According to the Wrap's new Q Score survey, CBS' Scott Pelley is the most-liked news anchor, while Chris Matthews falls in last place as the least-liked newscaster. Jalea Brooks has joined WTHR-TV Channel 13 as a weekend morning anchor and weekday morning reporter. The correct order should be #15: Bill O'Reilly, #16: Piers Morgan, #17: Nancy Grace and #18: Sean Hannity. Viewers who want to keep up with Pescovitz can follow her on Facebook and Twitter,and they can stream her new show, which covers a mix of local and national news,online. She got her broker's license. INDIANAPOLIS Former WTHR anchor and reporter Jill Ditmire has passed away at the age of 56. [6], WLWI was one of four Crosley stations that made up the WLW Television Network. Stehrs final day as weekday anchor of 13 Eyewitness News will be Dec. 21. "And they said, that's what we want. Meteorologist Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy Award-winning meteorologist, as well as AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM). Despite decreased ratings for NBC's prime time schedule since the 200405 season, WTHR remains in a close battle with WISH for the #1 slot in the 11:00p.m. Here's a look at some of the key changes. How old is Chuck Lofton in the weather? The family tells 13News she died at home over the weekend, of natural causes. One of the other competitors, WIBC owner Richard Fairbanks, then sued to force new license hearings. [ Me-TV Adds Denver And Indianapolis Affiliates]. Jill was one of Indy's biggest arts, food, and entertainment . Follow her on Twitter @AllisonLCarter. His last day on the air with WTHR is Wednesday. Much of WTHR's field video continued to be shot in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition until October 2, 2007, when all video recorded and broadcast live outside the studio began to be broadcast in widescreen;[35] video recorded by the station's news crews is shot, edited and broadcast in the 1080i resolution. I feel very fortunate to have had a career I truly loved.. She will be missed! to stay home & focus on my family. Longtime WTHR-TV Channel 13 anchor Bruce Kopp on Tuesday morning announced his departure from the station. Jill was one of Indy's biggest arts, food, and entertainment advocates for decades. [44] In 2012, WTHR earned two Murrow Awards for its breaking news coverage of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and in the spot news category, which was given to WTHR videographer Steve Rhodes.[45]. [38], On March 25, 2020, WTHR adopted Tegna's standardized news graphics and "C Clarity" theme, seven months after Tegna acquired the station, now as "13 News.". Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Stehrs career in journalism spans more than four decades. 'Emmy' Award-Winning Ben Hill serves as Anchor of NewsChannel 5 This Morning, winner of "Best Morning Newscast.". [25], On June 11, 2019, Dispatch announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including WTHR and WALV-CD, to Tegna Inc. for $535 million in cash. WTHR's Bruce Kopp After 33 years with WTHR, Kopp announced in January that he was leaving the station to pursue other opportunities. Upon his departure, Diaz and his family. Very sad news to share. 13News Anchor / Reporter - @JaleaBrooks. He also accompanied then-congressman Mike Pence to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Germany for stories about U.S. efforts to rebuild relations after 9/11. Channel 13 called itself "WLW-I" to highlight its association with WLW radio, a 50,000-watt clear channel station whose daytime signal reached portions of the Indianapolis area. 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