Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Evening newscast. Topics include a police officer, James Davis, shot and killed at Butler University; presidential election, and other local and national current events

Midday newscast covering winter storm, politics, local news and world news

WRTV News celebrating 50 years. Howard Caldwell sits in for Diane Willis to report local news and current events.

Nightly newscast

Evening newscast
Title: WRTV 6 News 
Video: 28:23 
(Notes by Lauren Winnefeld, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )

This clip is a newscast (both audio and...

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Nightly news cast

Early newscast with Howard Caldwell, Clyde Lee and weatherman, Bob McLain;
1983-11-14 Jack Edwards in Marion;
1983-11-07 "Howard's Indiana" about Gus Grissom

Partial news clip covering a controversial site of new landfill, Richard Lugar's input on local forrest management, a banned film about Muncie, Indiana, and the weather report with Bob McLain

Partial news clip covering a controversial plan for a new expansion on a corrections program, local Chess Championship Rally, and the weather report with Bob McLain. Includes a segment called,...

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Nightly newscast

WRTV 6 News at 10:00pm
Video (13:23)

(Notes by Nathan Previs, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021 )

Late night...

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Thanksgiving Newscast

WRTV 6 News at 5:00pm

5pm 11/24/1988 Thanksgiving newscast. Features stories on Feeding the Hungry volunteers, house explosion, Cholesterol, etc. Caldwell has...

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Evening news cast, including Richard Lugar's decision to run for president in the 1996 election; Includes Howard Caldwell's Perspective about the way people misuse the English language

WRTV...

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Report on "Celebration of Lights," shopping for holidays, and local news

This video is a newscast from WRTV 6 in Indianapolis. The anchors on this story were Howard Caldwell and Barbara...

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Howard Caldwell travels to Washington D.C. for the 1989 Inauguration of George H.W. Bush. Includes an interview with Vice President Dan Quayle
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WRTV News Presidential...

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WSJT J385 Student Newscast, Spring 1982 Indiana University School of Journalism
Blooper tape from the newscasts
Produced by Technical Director Chip Drake
Featuring students:

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PM is shooting a tease for his news story for WSJT student newscast at Indiana University Bloomington.

Historic Newscasts special celebrating over 50 years; followed by additional historic news clips.

DVD Menu:
Palm Sunday Tornado, ACRAPAC Fire (1976), Indiana vs. Ford;
Poor...

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NewsCenter 10 news segments, some behind the scenes control room issues, retakes

Newscast blooper with anchor Dave Walker.

Camera pans off the set while newscast director is yelling at camera operator.

WTHI-TV Parody Promo
Starts with WTHI-TV News Open
Voiced by Bill Barnhill
Mostly clips from old movies to make fun of the process of hiring people for the TV station. Appears as...

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