She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Electronic Media at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. I am thankful for YOU, and for being alive after two years of cancer treatments. [15][16], In February 2009, WTHR began affiliating its third sub-channel with Universal Sports. Also, she aired the stations reports on breaking news on weekday mornings as well as Anchoring weekend morning newscasts. One of the other competitors, WIBC owner Richard Fairbanks, then sued to force new license hearings. There is no clear time line for when the housing units would become available, according to the city, and officials have not determined who would be tasked with clearing out the encampments and what enforcement measures, such as fines and arrests, would be used if people refuse to relocate. Its a very private matter one that has forced me to take some time off. 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But whenshe got a call from WTHR several months ago, she decided to come back to television, even though it was a "process" getting her to Indianapolis. As of now, she is working as a weekday evening news anchor and host for WTHR since February 2022. October 2018: WTHR anchor Andrea Morehead says she's cancer free, More: Morehead says lawsuit tells 'small portion' of her mistreatment. Hill grew up inOwensboro, Kentucky, and attended Western Kentucky University. Alyssa Raymond left the station in October to take a job in Pittsburgh. WLWI was an ABC affiliate for the next 22 years. Combined, the two programs would add roughly 100 beds for unhoused people. She was born to her parents and grew up in Chicagos south side, Illinois in the united states. Ratings gradually improved in the 1980s with NBC's powerful prime time lineup, but not enough to get the station out of third place. 2022 Blaze Media LLC. 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During a heated city council meeting Monday night, officials said the ban would not be enforced until the city meets key goals, including opening a designated camping site where unhoused residents can set up their tents and the conversion of 73 hotel and motel units into permanent and interim housing. The station also acquired the local rights to two Colts regular season games during the 2013 season between the San Diego Chargers (on October 14, which aired on ESPN's Monday Night Footballwhose Colts broadcasts are normally carried over-the-air by WNDY-TV (channel 23)) and the Tennessee Titans (on November 14, which aired on NFL Network's Thursday Night Football). Alicia Victoria Lozano is a California-based reporter for NBC News focusing on climate change, wildfires and the changing politics of drug laws. "And they said, that's what we want. Call IndyStar courts reporter Johnny Magdaleno at 317-273-3188 or email him at jmagdaleno@gannett.com. She got her broker's license. It also made an arrangement with National Educational Television to carry the first season of Sesame Street until WFYI, the PBS member station in Indianapolis, signed on in 1970. Upon her contract termination, Felicia moved to Winston-Salem and landed a job at the WNAA-90.1 FM as the producer and co-host for ten months. The station's news set at the time, which was built in 1997 with an eventual conversion to HD broadcasts in mind, underwent a refresh as part of the upgrade. She left her work at WCIU in 2021 to serve as a real estate investor. 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Channel 13 and its sister stations in Ohio, interconnected via microwave link, shared common programming such as The Ruth Lyons 50-50 Club, The Bob Braun Show, The Paul Dixon Show, Midwestern Hayride, The Phil Donahue Show, and Cincinnati Reds baseball game telecasts, and had similar on-air branding which reflected their connection to each other. I hope I do her proud! OUR TEAM. I guess I gotta prepare them, he said of his unhoused neighbors. McCutcheon earned a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism and leadership in 2004 from Franklin College. 2023 Blaze Media LLC. Felicia stands at the height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m). Before coming to Indianapolis, she co-hosted "The Jam," a morning talk show,fora Chicago CW affiliate. On November 12, 2006, beginning with the 11:00p.m. newscast, WTHR became the first television station in Indiana to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. All rights reserved. Sorry, Indy:Taylor Swift isn't the only one. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. "As a direct and proximate result of TEGNAs unlawful and discriminatory actions, Andrea Morehead suffered, and continues to suffer, damages including to but not limited to loss of income and benefits, embarrassment, humiliation, damage to her personal and professional reputation, and emotional distress," wrote Kinnard in the complaint. Now you know where my love of the beach comes from its in my DNA. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play. Lawrence said she has found WTHR to be a welcoming and accepting environment, where she feels comfortable being herself. Emmy award-winning news anchor Andrea Morehead is suing the parent company of WTHR-TV Channel 13 after alleging that employees at the news station harassed and discriminated against her during her battle with breast cancer. Its too depressing.. In 1999, the station's Eyewitness News broadcasts surged past then-dominant WISH in several key timeslots, finishing in first place for the first time in its history. She assisted in marketing field-specific research opportunities for the university for more than two years. "Public outrage" erupted over a decision to remove honors classes at San Diego's largest high school for "equity" reasons in April, 2022, CBS 8 reported. With the transition of broadcast television rights to the Indianapolis 500 to NBC in 2019, WTHR replaced WRTV (which had carried the race since 1980) as the local broadcaster of the race, returning the race to WTHR for the first time since 1979 (when it was an ABC station). WTHR has lost at least two other on-camera personalities in recent months. Parents are fighting back after a California high school eliminated honors English classes, ostensibly to foster racial equity, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Before, she worked as a host at WCIU in Chicago from May 2017 to 2021. The gorgeous journalist joined the Fox affiliate back in 2016, and now she will soon leave her job on the channel. His pre-WTHR jobs included stints at Indianapolis radio station WZPL-FM (99.5), ESPN, E! The station debuted a weekday morning newscast titled Sunrise in September 1985; this was followed by the addition of two-hour weekend morning newscasts in 1993 (which were later retitled under the Weekend Sunrise banner), becoming the first station in the Indianapolis market to expand its morning newscasts to Saturdays and Sundays. Bass' emergency declarations appear to have created a domino effect in neighboring cities, like Santa Monica and Culver City, which have started to issue their own proclamations in recent weeks. This type of ordinance, criticized as turning unhoused residents into criminals, has been tried before in other communities with little success. And Ben Hill, who co-anchored WTHRs morning weekday news since 2016, departed in September for an anchor job in Nashville, Tennessee. As of now, she is working as a weekday evening news anchor and host for WTHR since February 2022. Felicia later joined Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and did an NABJ short course. Get the iOS Weather app. In a Tuesday interview, Diaz said he counts covering the 2017 presidential inauguration, the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as highlights of his tenure at WTHR. "I am completely thankful for all the opportunities I have been given during my past 6+ years at WTHR," Diaz wrote on Facebook. [41] "Charity Caught on Camera",[42] a report on corruption at a local nonprofit, and "Dangerous Exposure",[43] a report on how lax agency oversight allowed companies to leak poison into groundwater in residential areas, won the station two Peabody awards in 2016. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. However, details regarding her hips, waist, and hips size remain unknown to the public. God is good and worthy to be praised. Several homeless people who would be affected by the ordinance say they prefer living outdoors than in a shelter, and that they won't go voluntarily. The station's ratings leadwhich WTHR emphasizes in the slogan it adopted upon taking first place full-time, "Indiana's News Leader"began to narrow in 2010 as WISH-TV and Fox affiliate WXIN (channel 59) saw viewership gains that year as WTHR's ratings steadily decreased in certain timeslots, especially on weekday mornings. Carlos Diaz, who grew up in Greenwood before landing high-profile jobs at news network HLN and celebrity interview show "Extra," now has an anchor job in Indianapolis. "I was born in Cuba, and it doesnt sound good when people are trying to achieve equal outcomes for everyone," parent Pedro Frigola told the WSJ. epicenter of the nations homeless crisis. Please enable JavaScript to view this content. In May 2005, the station added a 4:30a.m. half-hour to the weekday edition of its Sunrise newscast[34] (this predated morning news expansions into that timeslot by many other American television stations by a few years). She anchors the 5 p.m. hour with Anne Marie Tiernon and the 11 p.m. hour with Scott Swan. Shinn, who was born in Iowa and raised in Denver, most recently spend three years in multiple roles at the ABC affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia. By signing up to the Blaze News newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from Blaze Media that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content. All rights reserved. The fire was mostly on the first floor and under control in 15 minutes, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department. Get the Android app from Google Play. Frigola's daughter, Emma Frigola, is a ninth-grader who had wanted to take the honors English class. According to the lawsuit, Tegna, Inc. fired Morehead after she submitted a formal complaint about the discriminatory behavior she was experiencing tothe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency. "In other words, I want to take all of the professional knowledge I have amassed over the past 30 years of my career and I want to apply that to the next 30 years of my career," Diaz wrote. IndyStar has also reached out to Morehead and her lawyer requesting comment. Meet the WTNH News 8 team of reporters, anchors and meteorologists His last day will be Dec. 8. timeslot.[33]. All rights reserved. 2023 www.indystar.com. Please note our updated comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated. . Much of WTHR's field video continued to be shot in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition until October 2, 2007, when all video recorded and broadcast live outside the studio began to be broadcast in widescreen;[35] video recorded by the station's news crews is shot, edited and broadcast in the 1080i resolution. Taylor Swift isn't the only one. Much love to you and everyone who has been supportive of me for the past 21 years. She has anchored and reported in Joplin, Missouri, Wichita, Kansas and Charlotte, North Carolina. She left her work to serve as a real estate investor. "To exist within those communities, and then at the same time, still pull it together enough to try to champion for those communities and try to share information to all people and share your experience on a personal level and the experiences of many people in your community to everyone it hasn't been easy," she said. Your email address will not be published. I have been very open in the past but this time is different. Ben Hill, who has co-anchored WTHR-TV Channel 13's morning weekday news since 2016, is leaving Indianapolis for an anchor job in Nashville, Tennessee, WTHR announced Tuesday. The lawsuit comes after a recent battle with breast cancer. Julia is a popular American journalist currently working as a morning anchor at WTHR in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1999. She is currently married to her husband Teddy Gilmore and they reside in Chicago with their pup Kongo. But Lawrence has many interests and passions as a licensed real estate broker, she'll also be covering a beat encompassing women, minorities and business. In June 2011, WTHR began offering newscast segments for free streaming on the Roku digital video player. Diaz started with WTHR in 2016 as a Sunrise reporter. Further, she worked as a Weekend Anchor and Reporter at the KSN Local News NBC Affiliate for more than one year. Join the thousands of business and community leaders and Indiana residents that choose IBJ as their primary local news source. [40] "Investigating the IRS", an investigative series which exposed how illegal immigrants fraudulently received billions of dollars in tax refunds and the IRS's failure to stop it once the fraud was discovered, earned WTHR a fourth national Peabody Award in 2013. WTHR.com is the news leader for Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Upon his departure, Diaz and his family will move to Orlando, Florida, to join their extended family. While with WTHR, Ben led coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince. Sign up here for our free newsletters. Jalea Brooks has joined WTHR-TV Channel 13 as a weekend morning anchor and weekday morning reporter. ", "I hope that other little girls watching TV who look like me are excited," she said. Channel 13 called itself "WLW-I" to highlight its association with WLW radio, a 50,000-watt clear channel station whose daytime signal reached portions of the Indianapolis area. 2022-23 Looking for Talent? [26] The sale was approved by the FCC on July 29,[27] and was completed on August 8.[28]. Rachel Fradette is a general assignment reporter at IndyStar. Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. Whoops! Tiernon is currently the 5:30 and 6 PM anchor.====Current on-air staff (as of July 2010)==== Anchors Kris Kirschner - weekend mornings Bruce Kopp - weekday mornings Julia Moffitt - weekday mornings WTHR has seen the departure of at least three anchor/reporters since September. But opponents say the ordinance has been rushed and will criminalize already marginalized people, especially Black and Latino residents who are more likely to experience homelessness. 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WTHR has received national honors for its news reporting over the years, including Peabody Awards for two 2006 reports, "Cause for Alarm" (an investigation into faulty tornado sirens in Indiana) and "Prescription Privacy" (an investigation of improper disposal of personal pharmacy records);[39] WTHR also earned a third Peabody for 2010's "Reality Check: Where Are the Jobs? . [19], On December 14, 2011, the Dispatch Broadcast Group signed an agreement with MeTV to affiliate with WTHR; the station began carrying the classic television network on its second digital subchannel on January 1, 2012, replacing Universal Sports (which converted into a cable- and satellite-only network on that date). Just prior to joining Channel 11, she spent three years as an anchor and reporter at WTHR in Indianapolis. Morehead is not listed as a team member at WTHR's website, and a search enginelink to her biography page at the WTHR website brings up a 404 error when clicked. That, in turn, the district reasons, could be part of the reason black and Latino students are also underrepresented in Advanced Placement classes. [citation needed], On September 2, 2007, WTHR celebrated its 50th anniversary;[11] the station used the song "Carousels (Dreaming of Tomorrow)" by Columbus-based rock band Alamoth Lane in an image campaign to promote the event (the song was also used in a market campaign by Columbus sister station WBNS to promote its upgrade to high definition newscasts). Here's a look at some of the key changes. Raymond is an American News Journalist currently working for WTHR-TV based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some parents of Culver City High School students disagreed with the district's position that uniform courses, which "ensure students of all races receive an equal, rigorous education," should replace the optional honors classes, according to the WSJ's reporting. A similar scenario unfolded last year at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. Falicia aired the stations newscasts at 6.00 pm and 10.00 pm as well as reporting newscasts on weekend nights at 10.00 pm. I hope this helps to somewhat alleviate the concern and provides some explanation for now. Ben Hill, who has been a "Sunrise" co-anchor at WTHR-13 since 2016, is taking a TV job in Nashville. 0. When asked if he would voluntarily relocate, he bristled. Culver City is not the only Golden State high school that has recently faced controversy over eliminating honors classes. Make sure you see our stories daily directly to your inbox. John Doran. And Ben Hill, who co-anchored WTHR's morning weekday news since 2016, departed last September for an anchor job in Nashville, Tennessee. INDIANAPOLIS An overnight fire on the east side of Indianapolis sent six people to the hospital early Saturday.
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