A WTHR news investigation report into Colts chairman Jim Irsay substance abuse investigation.
00:00- Blank Screen
00:03- WTHR Channel 13 News Introduction
00:15- John Stehr & Anne Ryder Open
00:21- Anne Ryder reads the opening to the Investigation story
00:49- Jim Irsay drug investigation news package
01:16- Roger Harvey goes more in-depth about Irsay drug use investigation.
01:34- News Package (PKG) goes into how Irsay abused drugs over the years.
01:49- Interview with a former Indianapolis Police Department Drug Investigations officer.
01:55- The PKG goes in-depth on the doctor who prescribed Irsay drugs.
02:29- The PKG describes how the Indianapolis Police Department looked into Doctor & Irsay’s habits.
02:52- Second part to interview with Rene Conder, former Indianapolis Police drug investigator
02:59- PKG discusses Irsay’s encounters with doctors and team officials.
03:06- Using a hidden camera, a doctor confesses to giving Irsay prescription painkillers.
04:10- The reporter goes into files where Irsay used drugs and a doctor fought with attorneys
05:28- The reporter goes in deeper about Irsay’s overdoses and medical visits after getting treatment.
06:23- The reporter focuses on the NFL’s stance on the dangers of drug usage with owners and players.
07:09- The reporter was declined to interview former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
07:13- The reporter is back in a new studio, introducing the next subject of the investigation.
07:27- The reporter introduces a trusted doctor, Dr. David Shieds about Irsay’s addiction.
07:38- Interview with Dr. Shields
07:49- The reporter closes the opening, Jim Irsay PKG, and describes information on the impact of his actions.
07:56- Anne Ryder asks the reporter for closing statements on how the investigation is going.
08:32- John Stehr and Anne Ryder are back in the studio opening with Irsay’s drug investigation
08:44- Reporter Roger Harvey does a standup and discusses the ongoing Jim Irsay investigation.
08:59- The second Irsay PKG begins with Irsay walking out of a hotel in a purple suit
09:00- Indianapolis Colts owner releases a statement on Irsay’s action while he is being
investigated.
09:18- Harvey goes into detail about how the U.S. Government is investigating Irsay & drugs
09:34- Harvey opens up about how investigators are looking into Jim Irsay’s doctors prescribed to him.
09:45- A doctor is being investigated and Jim Irsay opens up to the press about his prescription drug usage.
10:14- NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue looked into Jim Irsay’s drug usage and released a statement.
10:52- Jim Irsay declined a request for an interview but addressed his father’s drug usage.
11:17- Anne Ryder asks Harvey how WTHR covered this in-depth investigation story.
12:08- A third segment of the Jim Irsay investigation opens on another hour of news coverage.
12:17- John Stehr discusses how law enforcement found while looking into Jim Irsay’s drug use.
12:34- A PKG by Steve Jefferson details the Drug Enforcement’s investigation.
13:48- Jefferson returns to the news studio to explain how the investigation progresses.
14:04- John Stehr & Anne Ryder are back to discuss Irsay in a fourth segment on the
investigation.
14:20- Roger Harvey introduces the Jim Irsay investigations segment in the WTHR studio.
14:37- The PKG begins by describing how Jim Irsay was legally prescribed painkillers.
15:01- The doctor’s attorney claims innocence from his client.
15:05- Harvey goes into detail about how Irsay’s doctors prescribed him painkillers at different pharmacies.
15:28- A doctor’s attorney goes into more detail about how his client could legally prescribe painkillers to Jim Irsay.
16:01- Harvey describes how a pharmacy wrote pain prescriptions to players and personnel.
16:29- Harvey is back in the studio describing further details about the investigation.
16:41- Anne Ryder asks Harvey questions about the story.
17:02- A doctor goes into detail about what he knows about Irsay’s drug usage in an exclusive interview.
17:40- Jefferson details the latest on the Irsay investigation and the government’s findings.
18:25- Jefferson details the doctor’s addiction to painkillers that ended him up in prison.
18:52- The doctor details how Irsay can get better from his addiction.
18:59- Reporter Steve Jefferson closes the Package & identifies his station ID.
19:00- B-roll of the Colts playing against the San Diego Chargers and fans cheer overhead.
19:03- A reporter analyzed when the Colts first knew of Irsay’s drug addiction in 1996.
19:36- Harvey is interviewing a disgraced Indianapolis doctor about his role in Irsay’s addiction.
19:50- Harvey goes into descriptions about Irsay and how the doctor got swindled into teams accommodations for drugs
21:09- A screen shows a woman filling a prescription bottle, the image is still then the screen goes black.
21:24- Anne Ryder introduces us to another nightly special on the Irsay investigation. Stehr discusses Colts' finances.
21:50- Colts fans cheer for their beloved team and relives their 1996 AFC Championship run.
22:04- The story transitions from team success to Jim Irsay needing to handle his finances in 1996.
22:11- Roger Harvey is standing outside of the RCA Dome with a handful of financial
documents provided by the Colts staff.
22:23- Roger Harvey interviews a sports economist from the University of Chicago.
22:46- B-Roll of Peyton Manning throws a football into the endzone for a touchdown.
22:49- Harvey talks about the mathematics of how running a football team should operate.
23:19- B-Roll of Colts fans cheering in the stands with crowd sounds in the background.
23:21- Harvey interviews the same sports economist from the University of Chicago.
23:40- Harvey and economist goes into descriptive statistics about how the Colts hid their
financial issues.
24:07- B-Roll of the Colts playing football shows as Harvey discusses more statistics on the Colts' spending.
24:24- Interview with Chicago economist and how Jim Irsay uses his spending.
24:33- Harvey discusses Irsay’s excessive spending on rich goods and services.
25:04- Harvey interviews an Indiana State Senator about the funding of the football team.
25:33- Harvey does a voiceover about how the Colts should be adequately funded for NFL
standards.
25:51- We cut back to the interview of the state senator.
26:10- Harvey explains how pundits are scared of publicly framing the Colts in a negative light.
26:31- Harvey ends the story, and b-roll from a Colts football game plays with fans screaming.
26:32- We go back to the anchors who describe how the Colts could not comment to WTHR.
26:43- Cuts to a Black screen.
26:55- As the screen flashes, a crowd descends onto a crowded street for an unknown location.
27:15- The crowd is jubilant to reunite with their loved ones as the camera moves around.
27:34- The screen goes black again.
Website clips:
1. Roger Harvey interviews a Former Indianapolis Police Department Drug Investigator on
how Jim Irsay and a doctor were investigated by police for abusing drug prescriptions.
01:49
IC: “I had an opportunity to speak with him for a couple of times…”
01:55
OC: “...on a doctor.”
2. Rene Conder, the IPD Drug Investigator, discusses her encounter with Jim Irsay at an
Indianapolis Colts practice session.
02:52
IC: “It may or may not be an open investigation…”
31:41
OC: “...can’t talk about particulars in investigations.”
3. Harvey interviews a doctor at the University of Notre Dame about the ongoing
investigation and how anyone in power should consider how leaders should hold
accountability.
07:38
IC: “Well I think the owner does play a very prominent role in the community…”
07:48
OC: “...to ensure their behavior is up to community standards.”
4. Harvey introduces an attorney for the doctor who provided the prescriptions to Jim Irsay
and how this investigation is inconclusive because Irsay got his painkillers legally.
15:02
IC: “... that he did… ”
15:04
OC: “... nothing wrong.”
5. Harvey further discusses with an attorney, Fred Sampler, on how the doctor provided
prescriptions to Jim Irsay and explains why.
15:28
IC: “... if Chuck Churnoff had not… ”
16:01
OC: “... well, I’m trying to work him off of him.”
6. WTHR Reporter, Steve, Jefferson interviews on television with a doctor involved in the
Jim Irsay case for the first time.
17:01
IC: “... Jim Irsay and I have been a friend for ten years… ”
17:40
OC: “... by several providers.”
7. WTHR Reporter, Steve Jefferson interviews on television with a doctor involved in the
Jim Irsay case and how he prescribed pills to his patients.
18:05
IC: “... Medications I prescribed to my patients… ”
18:25
OC: “...I’m not ashamed of it.”
8. WTHR Reporter, Steve Jefferson interviews on television with a doctor involved in the
Jim Irsay case and how Irsay can get better from his treatment to painkillers.
18:52
IC: “... There’s no doubt in my mind… ”
18:56
OC: “...that guy’s got what it takes.”
9. Roger Harvey interviews a disgraced Indianapolis doctor on television for the first time
on-air who provided painkillers to Jim Irsay and lost his medical license.
19:36
IC: “...and I do not believe it is fair or just… ”
19:49
OC: “...that is inappropriate.”
10. Roger Harvey interviews a disgraced Indianapolis doctor on television for the first time
on-air who provided painkillers to Jim Irsay and lost his medical license, part 2.
20:22
IC: “...after that prescription leaves that doctor’s office… ”
20:34
OC: “...patient trust that is developed.”
11. Roger Harvey interviews an economist from the University of Chicago about his
assessment of Jim Irsay's handling of his financial affairs.
22:27
IC: “...when you hear an NFL owner…”
22:46
OC: “...it’s almost an impossibility.”
12. Roger Harvey interviews an economist from the University of Chicago about his
assessment of Jim Irsay's handling of his financial affairs.
23:21
IC: “...You would have to really annoy…”
24:06
OC: “...has to raise a red flag for anybody.”
13. Roger Harvey interviews an economist from the University of Chicago about his
assessment of Jim Irsay's handling of his financial affairs.
24:24
IC: “...that’s pretty hard to explain…”
24:
OC: “...that that should be the case.”
14. Roger Harvey interviews a Republican Senator, Representative Phil Hinkle about how
state legislators fund the Colts football team.
25:02
IC: “...when you’re spending that kind of money…”
26:10
OC: “...investment versus what is happening today in the NFL.”