Indiana Broadcast History Archive

40 Years Together Making a Difference

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1989

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A Channel 6 special, celebrating the 40th anniversary of news coverage. Includes clips of news coverages over the span of 40 years.

Producer/Director: Doug Valmore;
Executive Producer: Ken Ladage;
Production Manager: Dave Goff;
Archivist: George King;
Post Production: Paul Roehm;
Videographers: Jim Simmons & Dave Schmiedel;
Editor: Jim Simmons;
Director of Engineering: Dick Pratt;
Assistant Director of Engineering: Richard Tellman

40 Years Together Making a Difference 
Video (58:27) 
(Notes by Katherine Patterson, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis )

Channel 6 News celebrates 40 years on air by sharing the history of not only the station, but broadcasting in general. 

00:09 the video begins with music and filming of multiple satellites from different angles 

01:05 title page saying “40 Years Together Making a Difference” 

01:10 Howard Caldwell begins to speak about the 40th anniversary of channel 6’s sign on 

01:26 Compilation of different moments of movies, cartoons, and news 

02:22 Advertisements 

04:26 Introduces Peter Strauss, Joan Lunden, and Gavin McLeod saying happy birthday to Channel 6 

04:43 Beginning of the start of broadcasting talking about Marconi 

06:11 Switches to Clyde Lee speaking about Radio 

08:14 Shows a map of Indiana and the stations as well as their founding years 

08:16 Barbara Lewis begins speaking about television’s origin 

10:38  Clips from “The Crucible of Speed” 

14:04 Advertisements 

16:12 Marthabel Geisler Interview 

17:58  Gilbert Forbes Biography and Interview 

19:50 Tom Carnegie Interview 

23:19 Lou Sherman TV Promo 

24:26 Lou Sherman Interview 

29:17 Jim Gerard Introduction  

29:38 Why were the tapes that were preserved chosen to be saved over the others? 

29:41 Jim Gerard Interview 

30:04 Jim Gerard Show Clips 

31:08 Jim Gerard Interviewing Others 

32:39 Jim Gerard Interview 

34:14 Frances Farmer Intro 

34:45 Clip of Frances Farmer talking with the queen of the Indiana State Fair 

35:23 Hal Fryar Introduction 

35:52 Hal Fryar Interview talking about how much parents loved his TV show growing up 

38:34 Dick Lingle Introduction 

38:53 Dick Lingle Interview telling stories about working at Channel 6 News 

40:18 Old footage of television station 

41:33 Advertisements 

43:40 Howard Caldwell talking about bloopers that happen during live television 

44:01 Blooper compilation 

49:46 Advertisements 

51:43 Howard Caldwell introducing a compilation of news coverage 

56:34 A thank you to the viewer 

56:53 Florence Henderson singing Happy Birthday to Channel 6 

57:07 Harlo Hickenlooper happy birthday to Channel 6