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 6 News at 5:30
Video (57:59)
(Notes by Elena Buerkle, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )
Synopsis:
This is WRTV 6’s nightly news broadcast from 1995. The program covers crack cocaine usage and arrests in Indianapolis, IN, Indiana basketball (NBA, College, and High School), a plane crash, the weather, etc. There is also a special segment from Howard Caldwell at the very end of the program.
Log:
0:05: Video starts by showing someone in a car with a woman walking up to the car, a male reporter is talking in a voiceover about how the woman has come to buy crack cocaine multiple times
0:14: A close up of the woman talking about the best place to buy drugs, her eyes are not showing but her lips and nose are.
0:35: A male reporter talks about concerns in the community having to do with drugs
00:45: Jack Rinehart talks about people being arrested for drug use and sales
1:25: A woman begins to talk about a plane crash (flight #4184).
1:43: Footage of the plane crash is shown
2:05: A male reporter talks about details of the plane crash (ex. What type of plane it was)
2:12: Gilbert Defer, an ATR test pilot, is interviewed
3:15: Program cuts back to the woman reporter
3:30: Footage is shown of men looking for bone fragments in a field (site of the crash)
4:10: A different male reporter begins to talk about con artists in the Indianapolis area
4:19: Footage of the town Anderson is shown
4:40: Police talk about “good faith money” in an interview
5:15: Sketches of suspects are shown
5:35: Reporters begin talking about Indiana Senator Richard Lugar running for United States President.
5:35: Incue: “Indiana Senator Richard Lugar..”
12:16 Outcue: “..may be looking for substance instead.”
Details Richard Lugar’s political history and his current respect. Many different people say kind things about him in separate clips.
12:40: Cut back to the female reporter and Jack Rinehart, they begin to talk about the weather and Indiana University basketball.
12:55: Commercial break.
14:45: Back to the program, the reporters talk about the Imperial Palace in Vegas.
15:58: Weather report is shown, weatherman comes out.
17:40: Cut back to reporters at the desk.
18:37: Jack Rinehart talks about recycling in Indianapolis and O'malia's Food Market.
18:58: People are interviewed talking about the new recycling system.
19:20: Reporter talks about director Stephen Speilberg winning an award.
20:04: A story starts about Bloomington Hockey and the Indianapolis Ice website.
20:04: Incue: “Andrew Smith is a man who loves hockey..”
21:22: Outcue: “..in Bloomington, Alyssa Lynn? 6 News.”
Indianapolis Ice is a new website that hockey players and fans can use to track things such as scores and player’s stats. Andrew Smith created the website.
21:50: Dow Jones stocks are shown.
22:20: Commercial Break.
23:20: Reporters begin to talk about sports, specifically Indiana University, Purdue, and the Pacers.
25:17: The reporter talks about the Eddy Awards (a segment in which Ed Sorenson (reporter) makes jokes related to sports)
28:39: Commercial Break.
30:21: More talk about Senator Richard Lugar’s presidential run (essentially same information as aired previously), footage is shown of supporters waiting for the senator to arrive at the Indianapolis International Airport.
31:19: Reporter James Adams reports from Washington DC about Lugar’s previous Senate votes.
32:30: Diane introduces information about what Lugar’s chances are of winning the presidency.
33:10: More coverage on the plane crash that was covered previously (essentially the same information as before).
33:45: Diane talks about transportation issues in Indianapolis
34:00: Coverage and footage covering people’s jobs and how a widespread Metro bus system could really help.
34:35: Linda Lupear talks with citizens about the transportation issues.
35:35: Repeat coverage of the crack cocaine problem in Indianapolis that was shown previously at the beginning of the program.
36:30: A sketch of a stabbing suspect is shown with information on his age and physical looks.
39:02: Reporters begin talking about the event Hoosier Hysteria, which is a basketball tourney.
39:20: Gerry Dick is live at a high school covering Hoosier Hysteria, and the history of Hoosier Hysteria.
41:05: Students talk about the importance of the tourney.
42:15: Diane begins to talk about the Indiana IPASS standardized test, and how it is being changed.
43:10: Dow Jones is shown for the second time.
43:18: Commercial Break.
45:35: Reporters talk about the weekend.
46:25: The weather map is shown again, cold air is coming in.
49:12: Ed Sorenson talks about the “Road to the Dome,” which has to do with basketball tournaments, and he talks about the Big Ten Centennial.
49:55: Lin Dunn, Purdue Women’s Basketball coach talks about her team.
51:05: Footage of Indiana University’s basketball game from the night before.
52:14: Ed talks about how bad the Pacers are doing this season.
55:56: Howard Caldwell has a segment on English language usage in today’s world. He is upset with the misuse of the English language.
57:59: Commercials begin, the program ends.