Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Title Station Date Aired Description
The News: Tornado Special
Kurt Swadener Collection 		1980-03-12

Executive Producer: Steve Hinkle;
Produced & Directed: Kurt Swadener & Don Baker;
Assistant Producers: Bob McLain & David James;
Host: Ken Nelson;
Technical Director: Keith...

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Title
The News: Tornado Special
Collection
Kurt Swadener Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1980-03-12
Description

Executive Producer: Steve Hinkle;
Produced & Directed: Kurt Swadener & Don Baker;
Assistant Producers: Bob McLain & David James;
Host: Ken Nelson;
Technical Director: Keith...

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The Noble Roman's Guarantee
Ken Owen Collection 		1988

Seen in Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)
Title
The Noble Roman's Guarantee
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Date Aired
1988
Description

Seen in Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)
The Now Gen - Summer 2004 Special
Lori Bullerdick Collection 		2004-06-25

Executive Producer: Lori L. Bullerdick;
Producers: Lori L. Bullerdick & Sara Snow;
Host: Sara Snow;

Post Production Editor: Michael Woods;
Reporters: Jessica D'Onofrio,...

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Title
The Now Gen - Summer 2004 Special
Collection
Lori Bullerdick Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2004-06-25
Description

Executive Producer: Lori L. Bullerdick;
Producers: Lori L. Bullerdick & Sara Snow;
Host: Sara Snow;

Post Production Editor: Michael Woods;
Reporters: Jessica D'Onofrio,...

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The Now Generation - Summer 2004 Special
Lori Bullerdick Collection 		2004-06-25

TNG-The Now Generation
Stories include: struggles and opportunities for religious teens; paying for college; stories of being a teen and gay in Indiana; jazz musician Brian Friedland;...

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Title
The Now Generation - Summer 2004 Special
Collection
Lori Bullerdick Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2004-06-25
Description

TNG-The Now Generation
Stories include: struggles and opportunities for religious teens; paying for college; stories of being a teen and gay in Indiana; jazz musician Brian Friedland;...

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The Powers of Campus and Company Police
Ken Owen Collection 		1987

Joey Popp reports from Asheville, North Carolina; Ken Owen is the anchor. Interviewed are UNC-Asheville Officer Richard Bernier and Buncombe County Sheriff Buck Lyda. (Ken Owen)
Title
The Powers of Campus and Company Police
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1987
Description

Joey Popp reports from Asheville, North Carolina; Ken Owen is the anchor. Interviewed are UNC-Asheville Officer Richard Bernier and Buncombe County Sheriff Buck Lyda. (Ken Owen)
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Clayton Taylor Collection 		2019-10-03

"Alternately loved and reviled, Eugene Victor Debs was a passionate labor leader, a progressive political figure, and a formidable speaker in a time of great change in the United States. WFYI’s...

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Title
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs
Collection
Clayton Taylor Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2019-10-03
Description

"Alternately loved and reviled, Eugene Victor Debs was a passionate labor leader, a progressive political figure, and a formidable speaker in a time of great change in the United States. WFYI’s...

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The Road to Ruin
Kurt Swadener Collection 		1989-12-31

Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener;
Editor: Jim Simmons;
Photographers: Dave Schmiedel, Jim Simmons & Steve Everitt;
Graphics: Kirk Preuschl;
Post Production: Paul Roehm;

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Title
The Road to Ruin
Collection
Kurt Swadener Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1989-12-31
Description

Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener;
Editor: Jim Simmons;
Photographers: Dave Schmiedel, Jim Simmons & Steve Everitt;
Graphics: Kirk Preuschl;
Post Production: Paul Roehm;

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The Squirrel Hunter
Telecommunications 		unknown/unknown
Title
The Squirrel Hunter
Collection
Telecommunications
Date Aired
unknown/unknown
The Story of the Jews: The Indiana Story
Clayton Taylor Collection 		2014

"Sephardic Jews, who trace their origins to Spain and Portugal prior to the Inquisition, were dispersed all over the globe when the Order of Expulsion was issued in 1492. Many of those Jews were...

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Title
The Story of the Jews: The Indiana Story
Collection
Clayton Taylor Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2014
Description

"Sephardic Jews, who trace their origins to Spain and Portugal prior to the Inquisition, were dispersed all over the globe when the Order of Expulsion was issued in 1492. Many of those Jews were...

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The Television News Man
Indiana Journalism Collection 		1975

Produced and Directed by: Charles Braverman;

Editors: Mark Krenzien & Laurence Starkman;
Photography: Larry Mitchell;
Sound: Carey Lindley;
Assistant Camera: Bob...

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Title
The Television News Man
Collection
Indiana Journalism Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1975
Description

Produced and Directed by: Charles Braverman;

Editors: Mark Krenzien & Laurence Starkman;
Photography: Larry Mitchell;
Sound: Carey Lindley;
Assistant Camera: Bob...

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The Ten O'Clock News
Karen Rariden Collection 		1990-06-04

Covering Petersburg Tornado

Title
The Ten O'Clock News
Collection
Karen Rariden Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1990-06-04
Description

Covering Petersburg Tornado

The Tenth Pan American Games: Indianapolis on the Mark
Kurt Swadener Collection 		1987-03-06

WRTV Productions
Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis on the Mark
Reel: 5
Air Date: 3/6/87
Posted: 3/5/87

Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener
Photographers:...

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Title
The Tenth Pan American Games: Indianapolis on the Mark
Collection
Kurt Swadener Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1987-03-06
Description

WRTV Productions
Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis on the Mark
Reel: 5
Air Date: 3/6/87
Posted: 3/5/87

Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener
Photographers:...

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The Valley Farmer
Alden and Anita Wells Taylor Collection 		1977-09/1977-11
Title
The Valley Farmer
Collection
Alden and Anita Wells Taylor Collection
Date Aired
1977-09/1977-11
The Visionary Todd Rundgren Sees Music and Computer Technology Intersecting
Ken Owen Collection 		1991-08-26
Title
The Visionary Todd Rundgren Sees Music and Computer Technology Intersecting
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1991-08-26
The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre: A Blues Poetry Opera
Clayton Taylor Collection 		2021-04-14

“'The Voodoo of Hell’s Half-Acre'”: The Travelin’ Genius of Richard Wright from Natchez to Chicago – A Blues Poetry Opera is a live, multimedia theatrical presentation chronicling the...

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Title
The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre: A Blues Poetry Opera
Collection
Clayton Taylor Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2021-04-14
Description

“'The Voodoo of Hell’s Half-Acre'”: The Travelin’ Genius of Richard Wright from Natchez to Chicago – A Blues Poetry Opera is a live, multimedia theatrical presentation chronicling the...

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The Way We Were
Ken Owen Collection 		1979

The Terre Haute station, which signed on in June 1954, looks back over 25 years of programming. Howard Caldwell, Harry Frey, Ruthanne Gordon, Brent Zhorne, Bob Forbes, George Martin, Don Dominix...

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Title
The Way We Were
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1979
Description

The Terre Haute station, which signed on in June 1954, looks back over 25 years of programming. Howard Caldwell, Harry Frey, Ruthanne Gordon, Brent Zhorne, Bob Forbes, George Martin, Don Dominix...

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The Way We Were
Ken Owen Collection 		1979

News Center Ten "The Way We Were"

A look back at 25 years of news programming from WTHI, which signed on in 1954
Title
The Way We Were
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1979
Description

News Center Ten "The Way We Were"

A look back at 25 years of news programming from WTHI, which signed on in 1954
The Western Tradition #125&126 Edserv-School Zone
Telecommunications 		unknown/unknown
Title
The Western Tradition #125&126 Edserv-School Zone
Collection
Telecommunications
Date Aired
unknown/unknown
TheNews
Kurt Swadener Collection 		1979-09-07

Producers: Ray Bredmann & Bill Skroko;
Directors: Don Baker & Kurt Swadener;
Studio Managers: Harold Stevenson, Vicki Priest, Kevin Caraher, Linda Bucy & Grant Lukenbill;

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Title
TheNews
Collection
Kurt Swadener Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1979-09-07
Description

Producers: Ray Bredmann & Bill Skroko;
Directors: Don Baker & Kurt Swadener;
Studio Managers: Harold Stevenson, Vicki Priest, Kevin Caraher, Linda Bucy & Grant Lukenbill;

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TheNews broadcasts
Ken Beckley Collection 		1976

TheNews segments from 1976

Synopsis: This video is a newscast from WRTV Channel 6 Indianapolis TheNews. Ken Beckley is the news anchor and covers stories locally and nationwide on the...

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Title
TheNews broadcasts
Collection
Ken Beckley Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1976
Description

TheNews segments from 1976

Synopsis: This video is a newscast from WRTV Channel 6 Indianapolis TheNews. Ken Beckley is the news anchor and covers stories locally and nationwide on the...

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There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #01
Mike Conway Collection 		unknown/unknown
Title
There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #01
Collection
Mike Conway Collection
Date Aired
unknown/unknown
There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #02
Mike Conway Collection 		unknown/unknown
Title
There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #02
Collection
Mike Conway Collection
Date Aired
unknown/unknown
There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #03
Mike Conway Collection 		unknown/unknown
Title
There's No Place Like Kansas Tape #03
Collection
Mike Conway Collection
Date Aired
unknown/unknown
Thin Blue Line
Anne Ryder Collection 		2004

The “thin blue line” is a term that Indianapolis Police Officer Tim Conley had heard ever since he was “old enough to crawl.” For Officer Pete Koe, the thin blue line is black and white:...

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Title
Thin Blue Line
Collection
Anne Ryder Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2004
Description

The “thin blue line” is a term that Indianapolis Police Officer Tim Conley had heard ever since he was “old enough to crawl.” For Officer Pete Koe, the thin blue line is black and white:...

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Third Watch, Law & Order, Kennedy Center Honors
Kathleen Johnston Collection 		unknown/unknown
Title
Third Watch, Law & Order, Kennedy Center Honors
Collection
Kathleen Johnston Collection
Date Aired
unknown/unknown