Indiana Broadcast History Archive

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

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.

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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Example of internal station humor, never to be seen by the public. Someone came up with a parody promo for the WTHI Sunday Anchor Team of George Eisele and Bob Sabo

Collection of news stories from WTHI in Terre Haute Indiana from around 1980. These stories include reports on the Air Guard and 39th President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy Carter’s...

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This video is the 25th anniversary special for WTHI. Howard Caldwell and George Martin take audiences through the most important and memorable news stories, events, and changes in Terre Haute over...

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WTHI-TV
Anchor: David Goodnow

Short piece on 28th anniversary that day of the launch of WTHI-TV. Still pictures from the early years, including photos of Harry Frey, Wayne Jenkins,...

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WTHI-TV 3-second ID and Newscast open with music.
Greg Baker, News Director voices the open
comes out to 2-shot of anchors David Goodnow and Karen Rariden

WTHR news investigation into Indianapolis Police Department officers accused of misconducts such as domestic abuse, DUIs, and police brutality toward Black-Americans and double standards towards...

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