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Title Station Date Aired Description
WPDS-TV Channel 59 now WXIN Indianapolis Inaugural Sign on 1
Ken Owen Collection
1984-02
Title
WPDS-TV Channel 59 now WXIN Indianapolis Inaugural Sign on 1
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-02
Indianapolis Late Newscast
Ken Owen Collection
1984-03-12
Title
Indianapolis Late Newscast
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-03-12
Colts Prepare for First Season in Indianapolis; Season Ticket Lottery
Ken Owen Collection
1984-06-07
Title
Colts Prepare for First Season in Indianapolis; Season Ticket Lottery
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-06-07
Headline News
Ken Owen Collection
1984-06-07

from Beta without Glitch. (Ken Owen)

Title
Headline News
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-06-07
Description

from Beta without Glitch. (Ken Owen)

Indianapolis Newscast (Complete with Ads)
Ken Owen Collection
1984-06-07

Ken Owen, Jim Murphy and J Chapman are at the anchor desk for the new independent station on Channel 59 in Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Title
Indianapolis Newscast (Complete with Ads)
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-06-07
Description

Ken Owen, Jim Murphy and J Chapman are at the anchor desk for the new independent station on Channel 59 in Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Headline News
Ken Owen Collection
1984-06-07

Ken Owen is the anchor. This aired not long before the station abandoned its late newscast. The lead story, by Ann Craig, tells of Sony's decision to build a compact disc plant in Terre Haute,...

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Title
Headline News
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-06-07
Description

Ken Owen is the anchor. This aired not long before the station abandoned its late newscast. The lead story, by Ann Craig, tells of Sony's decision to build a compact disc plant in Terre Haute,...

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Walter Mondale Selects Geraldine Ferraro as Running Mate
Ken Owen Collection
1984-07-12

This report, by Ken Owen, aired on Indianapolis independent station WPDS / Channel 59. The piece includes comments from Indiana officials, including John Livengood, the head of the state's...

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Title
Walter Mondale Selects Geraldine Ferraro as Running Mate
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-07-12
Description

This report, by Ken Owen, aired on Indianapolis independent station WPDS / Channel 59. The piece includes comments from Indiana officials, including John Livengood, the head of the state's...

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Newsbreak
Ken Owen Collection
1984-12-25

Aired Christmas morning in Indianapolis during 'The Big Store'. Vincent is now known as Jim Piggott. (Ken Owen)

Title
Newsbreak
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-12-25
Description

Aired Christmas morning in Indianapolis during 'The Big Store'. Vincent is now known as Jim Piggott. (Ken Owen)

Newscast (Partial)
Ken Owen Collection
1984-04-27

This is all that remained on an old Betamax tape. Ken Owen and Jim Murphy are seen. The show (and tape) ends with a video essay by Kent Lunghuhn.

Title
Newscast (Partial)
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-04-27
Description

This is all that remained on an old Betamax tape. Ken Owen and Jim Murphy are seen. The show (and tape) ends with a video essay by Kent Lunghuhn.

Headline News Newsbreak
Ken Owen Collection
1985-05

One of the independent station's news cut-ins, pulled from a Betamax tape. (Ken Owen)

Title
Headline News Newsbreak
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1985-05
Description

One of the independent station's news cut-ins, pulled from a Betamax tape. (Ken Owen)

The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
Ken Owen Collection
1984-12-23

For the 'Lou Rawls Parade of Stars' telethon. Seen on WPDS Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Title
The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-12-23
Description

For the 'Lou Rawls Parade of Stars' telethon. Seen on WPDS Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Indy Promo for Fred MacMurray in 'Forest Rangers'
Ken Owen Collection
1984-12-23

Reb Porter of WPDS does the voiceover. (Ken Owen)

Title
Indy Promo for Fred MacMurray in 'Forest Rangers'
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-12-23
Description

Reb Porter of WPDS does the voiceover. (Ken Owen)

Bumper for 'Night Talk' with Dick Wolfsie
Ken Owen Collection
1984-12-23

Seen on WPDS Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Title
Bumper for 'Night Talk' with Dick Wolfsie
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984-12-23
Description

Seen on WPDS Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Snippet of WPDS Headline News
Ken Owen Collection
1984

1984 - Snippet of WPDS Indianapolis Newscast. This is all that remained on a Betamax tape (Ken Owen).

Title
Snippet of WPDS Headline News
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984
Description

1984 - Snippet of WPDS Indianapolis Newscast. This is all that remained on a Betamax tape (Ken Owen).

Night Talk
Ken Owen Collection
1985

Aired on WPDS in Indianapolis right before 'Twilight Zone'. Roberta White was the guest.

Title
Night Talk
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1985
Description

Aired on WPDS in Indianapolis right before 'Twilight Zone'. Roberta White was the guest.

MatchMaker Ad
Ken Owen Collection
1984

1984 - Another DataMatch Ad from WPDS

Title
MatchMaker Ad
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1984
Description

1984 - Another DataMatch Ad from WPDS

Ken Owen Reflections
Ken Owen Collection
1985

Ken Owen discussing his career moments captured on tape, including an interview with Tony Benenett. Also includes clips from a 1980s music video show called Rockbox with various groups from the...

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Title
Ken Owen Reflections
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1985
Description

Ken Owen discussing his career moments captured on tape, including an interview with Tony Benenett. Also includes clips from a 1980s music video show called Rockbox with various groups from the...

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George Irvine Show
Ken Owen Collection
1985

This aired on WPDS, Channel 59. Greg Papa was the host. Steve Stipanovich Growth Chart Night is promoted. Irvine was the Pacers coach at the time. This is all that remained on a VHS tape.

Title
George Irvine Show
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1985
Description

This aired on WPDS, Channel 59. Greg Papa was the host. Steve Stipanovich Growth Chart Night is promoted. Irvine was the Pacers coach at the time. This is all that remained on a VHS tape.

Auditions for Indy's New WPDS-TV
Ken Owen Collection
1983

Owen, a 1982 graduate of DePauw University, was working at WIBC Radio in Indianapolis in the Autumn of 1983 when a new independent television station, WPDS / Channel 59, was beginning to build its...

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Title
Auditions for Indy's New WPDS-TV
Collection
Ken Owen Collection
Stations
Date Aired
1983
Description

Owen, a 1982 graduate of DePauw University, was working at WIBC Radio in Indianapolis in the Autumn of 1983 when a new independent television station, WPDS / Channel 59, was beginning to build its...

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Ann Craig-Cinnamon's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
2019

Video bio of Ann Craig-Cinnamon, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2019;

After beginning her radio career at WIFE-AM in Indianapolis, Ann Craig-Cinnamon quickly moved...

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Title
Ann Craig-Cinnamon's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2019
Description

Video bio of Ann Craig-Cinnamon, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2019;

After beginning her radio career at WIFE-AM in Indianapolis, Ann Craig-Cinnamon quickly moved...

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J Chapman's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
2020

Video bio of J Chapman, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2020;

J Chapman grew up in the broadcasting industry — his father, Jerry, led Indianapolis’s WFBM-FM/TV...

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Title
J Chapman's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2020
Description

Video bio of J Chapman, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2020;

J Chapman grew up in the broadcasting industry — his father, Jerry, led Indianapolis’s WFBM-FM/TV...

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