Indiana Broadcast History Archive

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A special about qualifying for the Indianapolis 500

Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener;
Videographer/Editors: Jim Simmons, Dave Schmiedel;
Technical Director: Cari...

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Four Hours for Life, The Leukemia Society of America

Executive Producer: Jon Ross;
Producer: Mark Wallgren;
Telecast Coordinator: Jay Benton;
Production Manager: Dave...

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A program showing historical footage of past Indianapolis 500 races

Produced and Directed by: Kurt Swadener;
Writers: Kurt Swadener, Ken Double & Tom Carnegie;
Photographers: Greg Williams & Lance Yoder;
Editors: Greg Williams, Dave Schmiedel,...

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Report on "Celebration of Lights," shopping for holidays, and local news

A Channel 6 special, celebrating the 40th anniversary of news coverage. Includes clips of news coverages over the span of 40 years.

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Mark got his start in broadcasting while still a student at Ball State at WNAP. He went on to be the creative director at WRTV, before starting a 17 year run on The Bob and Tom Show. “Mark...

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Seen during the Indianapolis 500 and joined in progress.

Aired during Indianapolis 500. Mario Andretti is referenced.

This is the tail end of the program, as found on a discarded VHS tape. The show was produced by Cable Channel 16 in Indianapolis, the government channel, with apparent assistance from WRTV and...

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Segment 1: WTHR news report on driving under the influence and cases dismissed due to arresting officers not showing up for depositions or court;

Segment 2: WRTV News;

Segment 3:...

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Indianapolis local news, with Oprah Winfrey's report on the attacks on 9/11

Summer 1992 - Diane Willis WRTV Billy Ray Cyrus Goes Triple Platinum

Clip from WRTV. Clyde Lee and Ed Sorensen are also seen.

ABC & WRTV promo with Happy Holidays greeting from WRTV

Section 1: "IUPUI: Westside Story"

Section 2: "Sports Scene" from WISH TV

A memorial to the September 11, 2001 attacks

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Written and directed by Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

The Morning News Promo & Election Night

Early 1976 Newscast and pieces of others, pre 1976

WRTV Opening of Channel 6 Final Report with Howard Caldwell and Ken Beckley;
Scenes from another newscast. Channel 6 Early Report;
Howard Caldwell introduces Ken Beckley for a field...

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Cued to good starting point of Ken on WRTV newscast early 1976 (including Bob McLain);
John Chancellor does promo of Channel 6 News (circa 1972), but mispronounces Dave Piontek's name so the...

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A celebration of St. Patrick's Day with footage of the 2002 parade

Concert at Dear Creek Music Center, celebrating the night before the 80th Indianapolis 500. Featuring the bands Kansas and Styx.

Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener;
Producers: Don...

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Footage of the grand opening of Planet Hollywood in Indianapolis

An annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon

A recap of the 1996 Indianapolis 500

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

Circle of Lights annual Christmas celebration; Executive Producer: Kurt Swadener

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Indianapolis, with contributions from Governor Frank O'Bannon, & Mayor Bart Peterson. Also includes evening news.

50 years of television history, hosted by Howard Caldwell. Includes contributions from:

John Guion, former Director of Engineering;
Earl Townsend, former TV Announcer;
Eldon...

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Peter Jennings Bumper & Ken Owen Previews Indy 11PM News

Indianapolis Community Calendar with Grace Trahan

Two Days Before the Race

(partial)

TheNews segments from 1976

WRTV news segments with Ken Beckley from the 1970s. Ends with an interview with Bobby Knight

As seen in Indianapolis. Linda Lupear reports; Clyde Lee is the anchor. Fire chief Bob Elmore and DePauw University President Robert G. Bottoms are seen. (Ken Owen)

Ken Double has highlights on his Indianapolis sportscast, including a booming home run by Carlton Fisk. (Ken Owen)

Gerry Dick previews the stories that are in the works. Indianapolis was trying to attract the 1992 Super Bowl. (Ken Owen)

TV news coverage includes sound from Reggie Miller. (Ken Owen)

This aired at 8:25 a.m. and included an interview with golfer Deb Richard from the Country Club of Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

Seen in prime time on a Sunday night. (Ken Owen)

From Indianapolis. (Ken Owen)

This aired during the Sunday Night Movie, 'The Dead Zone.' (Ken Owen)

Howard Caldwell, Tracey Horth, Bob McLain, Brian Hammons and Clyde Lee are seen. This was recorded at the end of baseball's All-Star Game. (Ken Owen)

Indianapolis news reports from January 19, 1989.... Indiana's Dan Quayle would become vice president the following day.

Howard Caldwell, Tracey Horth and Clyde Lee deliver the news, with Bob McLain on weather and Ed Sorensen sports. The day's top story is the crash of a church bus in a construction zone on I-65...

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Kristi Lee is best known for the Indianapolis-based nationally syndicated radio Bob & Tom Show where she began in 1987. She has been the show’s co-host and news director. Krist began her...

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Trudy Yarnell is the anchor and Maureen Tighe has weather on the Saturday show. From Rea's personal archive. (Ken Owen)

Howard Caldwell, Tracey Horth, Clyde Lee and Ed Sorensen are seen -- included is an update on plans for a new mall (Circle Centre) in downtown Indianapolis with Statehouse testimony from Mayor...

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Trudy Yarnell is the anchor and Maureen Tighe has weather. This is all that remained on a VHS tape. José Higueras defeated Jimmy Arias at the U.S. Clay Courts. (Ken Owen)

The anchor also advises viewers to buckle up their seat belts.

Bob Dotson, NBC reports:
Segment 1: NBC, Bob Dotson report on tornado damage in North & South Carolina;
Segment 2: NBC ,Bob Dotson report on children born addicted to drugs;

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WTHI-TV team coverage of tornadoes that went through Central Indiana. Karen Rariden is anchor. First video from Terre Haute area. First package is Mike Conway, reporter/intern, Brian Cundiff,...

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Intro to WRTV news

A promo for the host of the Indianapolis feature Duffy's Diner, with an Alfred Hitchcock motif. (Ken Owen)

This is the end of the WRTV (ABC) 11 pm newscast from Monday, December 25, 2000, which actually began after midnight on 12/26 because of Monday Night Football. Owen, a 1982 graduate of DePauw...

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Video bio of Glenn Webber, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012.

Producer: Nancy Holman;
Narrator: Howdy Bell;
Production: DreamVision...

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Video bio of Derrik Thomas, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2021;

Derrik Thomas’s career began with stints at WMT-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and KSMP-TV in...

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Video bio of Jack Rinehart, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2017;

Jack Rinehart was born and grew up in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Bradley University in...

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Video bio of Bob "Swoop" McLain, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2011.

Producer/Voice-over: Reid Duffy;
Post-production: DreamVision Media Partners;

Bob...

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Video bio of Linda Lupear, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2019;

Linda Lupear’s career as a television journalist spans nearly four decades. After graduating from...

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Video bio of Allen Jeffries, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012.

Producer/Narrator: Reid Duffy;
Production: DreamVision Media;

Allen Jeffries was a...

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Video bio of Bob Gamble, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2006.

Producer: Reid Duffy;
Narrator: Barbara Boyd;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media...

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Video bio of Reid Duffy, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012.

Producer & Narrator: Barbara Boyd;
Production: DreamVision Media Partners;

Reid Duffy...

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Video bio of Norman Cox, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018;

Norman Cox began as the Indiana Statehouse reporter in 1976 in Indianapolis for WRTV-TV. He covered...

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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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Video bio of Tom Carnegie, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2007.

Producer: Paul Lennon;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media Partners;

Born in Norwalk,...

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Video bio of Scott Blumenthal, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2012;

Beginning his broadcast career in 1970, Scott Blumenthal has had a successful career in and out...

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Video bio of Ken Beckley, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2011.

Producer/Voice-over: Gene Slaymaker;
Post-production: DreamVision Media...

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Video bio of Dick Baldwin, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2009.

Producer: Reid Duffy;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media Partners;
File Footage:...

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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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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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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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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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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

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

Nightly news cast

Nightly newscast

Evening newscast
Title: WRTV 6 News 
Video: 28:23 
(Notes by Lauren Winnefeld, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )

This clip is a newscast (both audio and...

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WRTV News celebrating 50 years. Howard Caldwell sits in for Diane Willis to report local news and current events.

Midday newscast covering winter storm, politics, local news and world news

Evening newscast. Topics include a police officer, James Davis, shot and killed at Butler University; presidential election, and other local and national current events

Midday newscast. Topics include potential misuse of deadly force by Indianapolis police officer; Saddam Hussein's Call To Arms & local current events

Local news show discussing current events. Episode discusses safety security measures in the Indianapolis school system.

Includes contributions from:

Dr. Shirl Gilbert, IPS...

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Local news show discussing current events. Episode discusses Indianapolis Mayor, Stephen Goldsmith's recent changes to school system

History of Jazz in Indianapolis

Rag to Bop: A Memoir of Indianapolis Jazz
Video (25:15)
Other Identifier: IBHA.HCC.0035

Notes by Chloe Tod, Broadcast Media Analysis,...

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One on One with Larry Bird  
Producer: Chris Myers;
Photographer: Tom Sisler & Mike Jensen
Video (13:25)  
(Notes by Ally Melnik, J450 History of Journalism, Fall...

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Interviews with Indiana Pacers Reggie Miller and comedian Jerry Van Dyke
One on One with Reggie Miller and Jerry Van Dyke 
Video (23:15) 
(Notes by Ally Melnik, J450 History of...

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Interview with Bob Knight about growing up and his basketball coaching history with Indiana University
One on One With Bob Knight  
Video (29:15)  
(Notes by Ally Melnik,...

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News Director: Bob Gamble;
Executive Producer: Bill Skroko;
Producers: Lyn Letsinger-Miller, Roger Manning, Jim Bowdon, Bill Gladish & Teresa Metal;
Directors: Don Baker, Kurt...

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Mike Ahern giving a short biography of Howard Caldwell

Mike Ahern on Howard Caldwell

Audio (1:47)

Notes by Jessica VanAllen

Synopsis: Here, Mike Ahern is talking...

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Howard Caldwell interviews Jerry Van Dyke. Includes a clip of Jerry on the Tonight Show
Video & Audio: (3:45) 

(Notes by Blake Spillers, J450 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring...

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News report on the reopening of Irvington Theatre, renamed Irving Theatre

Howard Caldwell Reports from Irving Theater/Irving Theater 

Video: (6:46) 

Other Identifier:...

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Howard Caldwell interviews David Brinkley
Video (08:32) 
(Notes by Ally Melnik, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021) 

This is a video of Howard Caldwell doing an interview...

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Interview with jazz musician, Benny Goodman
Video (18:27) 
(Notes by Ally Melnik, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021 )

This is a collection of interviews, B roll and the...

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News broadcast story about the life of Oliver, a pet dog

Howard's Perspective on his relationship with his step-brother, Dick Lugar, and Lugar's run in the presidential race of 1996

Howard’s Perspective Richard Lugar 

Video...

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Notes by Amani Gates. J470 Broadcast Media Analysis 

Howard’s Perspective Retirement Series 

Video: S1 (2:01) & S2(1:15:00) 

Other:...

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Howard's Perspective on The Indianapolis 500

Video (1:53) 
(Notes by Katy Simpson, J470 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )

On a news segment, Howard Caldwell expresses...

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Howard's Perspective 40th Wedding Anniversary

"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics. Includes Service Club film footage
Title: Howard’s Indiana Service...

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Howard's Indiana about the three Van Dykes. Brothers Jerry and Dick and their uncle Ralph

(Notes by Blake Spillers, J450 Broadcast Media Analysis, Spring 2022 )

This video is a...

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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics

"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics
Howard’s Indiana 7
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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics

Howard’s Indiana 6 (IBHA.HCC.0059) 
(logsheet by Marisol Sanchez,...

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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics

Howard’s Indiana 5 (IBHA.HCC.0057) 
(logsheet by Marisol Sanchez...

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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics
(logsheet by Marisol Sanchez  MSCH-J450 )

Howard’s Indiana 4

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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics
Howard’s Indiana 3
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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics

Howard’s Indiana 2
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"Howard's Indiana" was a periodic feature series, with short stories and interviews on a variety of topics

(logsheet by Jack Ankony  J450 History of Journalism )
Howard’s Indiana...

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30th anniversary of Howard Caldwell's time with WRTV

Howard Caldwell's 1994 Retirement Special, celebrating 35 years with Channel 6.
Producers: Augusta Brennan, Judy Carbone, Shiree Woody
Executive Producer: Jim Bowden
Director:...

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Howard Caldwell Interviews Jim Gerard

Howard Caldwell prepares his interview with Jim Gerard about his time working on The Jim Gerard Show, a talk show at WFBM-TV, in Indianapolis, in the...

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Howard Caldwell interviews John Mellencamp in a special three-part series, about his recent heart attack, his relationship with his parents, and his experience in the music industry

Howard Caldwell hosts a five part series on the life and career of actress Frances Farmer, and her ties to Indiana, including her own Indiana television series, titled "Frances Farmer...

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Howard Caldwell discusses the last Indianapolis Indians baseball game to be played at Bush Stadium and his long history of interest in the baseball team.

Bush Stadium 

Video...

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