Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Producer: Gerry Lanosga
Photographer: Bill Ditton

(00:25-07:21): The Investigators report: Dark Secrets: Accusations of abuse by a bible based counseling center in Indianapolis;

(08:41-31:59): (partial) news report on fatal fires & local...

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A WTHR Channel 13 news story on the investigators in Colt's owner Jim Irsay's prescription drug abuse case.

Producers: Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga

00:14-02:00: Frank Anderson, democrat, running for Sheriff of Marion County;
02:00-07:02: The Investigators: Nicole Richards, gymnast who was paralyzed in a car accident, struggling to get...

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Eyewitness News: Top Story: Anthrax found at an Indianapolis company and the decontamination process;
The Investigators, Under the Radar investigating the success and weak points of...

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WTHR news reports on cops crossing the lines on rules for DUIs and the possibility for a "Holy War" in Indianapolis following tensions elsewhere such as in Waco, Texas.

Collection of WTHR Investigators stories featuring Jeremy Rogalski as the reporter.

Producers: Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga
Anchors: John Stehr and Anne Ryder
Editor:...

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Collection of WTHR Eyewitness News investigations that include stories on the 2000 Democratic elections, the Westville Prison allegations, and the legal battle between the IRS and the Indianapolis...

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Collection of WTHR Eyewitness News investigations, including "Guarding the Guardians", the award-winning story on Ruth Lilly, the then sole-surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical...

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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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The award-winning WTHR news story on the last surviving great-grandchild of Eli Lilly, founder of Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical company. The team investigates the legal disputes associated...

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WTHR news investigation on Marion County Sheriff Jack Cottey and how he himself and other cops were getting away with DUIs.

WTHR news story on Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga leaving the Indianapolis Star and News.

00:00-13:59: practice runs of broadcast without video;
14:00-: video cuts in during broadcast regarding the elevated terrorist threat level; changing security level at Indianapolis Motor...

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Begins with footage on the allegation report of National City Bank in the way it sold Eli Lilly stocks. It includes several cuts to an interview from a previous recording.

The full...

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S1: (00:00-06:57) Justice Delayed: DNA backlog delaying testing to solve rape crimes;
S2: (07:01-13:57) Failure to Protect: Story of child abuse in cases where Child Protection Agency failed...

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(00:00-06:16) Investigation on the ability to purchase restricted military materials online;
(06:17-13:06 ) Justice delayed in rape cases backlog that could potentially be solved with DNA...

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Seg 1: (00:00-1:03:32) The Investigators: Asbestos; Bob Knight Under Oath, Addiction for Sale
Producer: Gerry Lanosga;

Seg 2: (1:04:56-1:36:05) America Remembers 9/11

WTHR news investigation into the legal battle regarding Eli Lilly's great-granddaughter Ruth Lilly.

Producers: Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga
Reporters: Amanda Rosseter and...

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WTHR news compilation that includes the award-winning story on Ruth Lilly’s guardianship, “Guarding the Guardians,” produced by Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga.

"Guarding the...

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Collection of news stories from "The Investigators" series on WTHR produced and written by Gerry Lanosga and Kathleen Johnston.

WTHR News Investigators stories, all produced by Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga, that include coverage on the Jim Irsay investigation, the Indianapolis Baptist Temple unrest, and the Bob...

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WTHR Investigators news stories produced by Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga: includes reports on Ruth Lilly's guardianship legal battle, dismissed DUI cases, and Colts manager Jim Irsay's drug...

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WTHR compilation including outtakes, news stories, and the investigation into a martial art school on claims of abuse (produced by Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga).

Anchors: Anne...

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A WTHR news investigation report into Colts chairman Jim Irsay substance abuse investigation,

WTHR News Investigators series with stories ranging from airport parking, victims assistance, and domestic violence.

Anchors: Anne Ryder, John Stehr, Bob Gregory, Dave Calabro, Jill...

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WTHR Channel 13 news story on people driving after having their licenses suspended and the legal ramifications surrounding loose laws on suspended drivers, particularly those with a DUI....

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Parents who fail to pay court ordered support for their children and the worst of these offenders that are sent to jail as a last effort resort meant as a message: they have to pay.

Channel 13 Eyewitness News story on how Indiana residents credit score affects their car insurance. Producers: Kathleen Johnston and Gerry Lanosga

This video also includes other WTHR...

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John Stehr was lead news anchor for 23 years at WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, before retiring in 2018. His work earned him numerous Regional Emmy Awards. Previously he was anchor in New York for the CBS...

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Anne Ryder presents “a side of Jeff Gordon you don’t always see.” Anne takes the viewers to Pittsboro, Indiana, the boyhood home of the famous racer, and discusses the personal challenges...

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Anne Ryder follows women at the maximum security Indiana Women’s Prison as they enter the PLUS (Purposeful Living Units Serve)Program, an intensive 18-month spiritual or personality-based boot...

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Colorado resident and former SWAT team member Bob Cornuke believes he’s found the real-life Mount Sinai where Jewish and Christian faiths converge under the tale where God descended to Moses...

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After making a five-minute decision to shoot heroin for the first time, twenty-three-year-old Sean Kilbourne goes into a coma and is brought back to life. Anne Ryder follows his parents, Dave and...

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Series of news reports centering organ donations and the conversations with family that are required. Anne follows the families of Beth Underwood, Juan Carlos, and Paige Thompson whose lost lives...

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Anne Ryder sits down and talks with former Dateline NBC anchor Jane Pauley about the trajectory of and many accomplishments achieved throughout her career as a television host and news reporter....

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After an equipment failure sent a dragster careening into three girls at the Bartholomew Country Fair near the race track on a summer night in 1999, six years later Anne Ryder follows one of the...

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The story of two women, Cara and Shannon, who struggle with eating disorders. Anne Ryder and the crew follow these women for a nine-month period across the United States to document their personal...

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An interview with mass murderer Donald Ray Wallace who killed four members of an Evansville family (George, Theresa, and their two children Lisa and Gregory Gilligan) and was placed on Death Row...

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An Eyewitness News 13 story on homeless children living on Indianapolis’s streets and what pushes them there. Anne Ryder follows a small group called Outreach that meets homeless kids where they...

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Tribute to Anne Ryder at her final newscast. It also includes evening Eyewitness News and Nightly News with Tom Brokaw