Shutterstock. Broadcasting can be a very political. All rights reserved. "Hopefully in those 19 years I've kept you out of a traffic jam or I've just touched your heart.". Miscellaneous unorganized material/WTXF-TV, Miscellaneous unorganized material/WBOY-DT, 395543.2N 861054.9W / 39.928667N 86.181917W / 39.928667; -86.181917, analog television shutdown and digital conversion, Query the FCC's TV station database for WTHR, BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WTHR-TV, http://www.dispatchbroadcast.com/wthr.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Y1nGJ3G7w, "WBNS-TV Station Image Promo; Alamoth Lane - Carousels (Dreaming of Tomorrow)", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrchyqZWTtY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijLAPCGTAY0, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_lmawGVpF0, WTHR - Indianapolis News and Weather - Westfield Insurance Brain Game, http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qTfl7AEdHg, http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer_main.php?media=opens,2190,0, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjfdrCZXbU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpkwgFwahuE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POTL4aAGpfM, http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer_main.php?media=opens,2192,1, http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer_main.php?media=opens,2193,0, http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer_main.php?media=opens,2194,0, http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer_main.php?media=opens,2197,0, WTHR 13, Channel 13, or WTHR Channel 13 (general). 13.3 Universal Sports, Channel 13 (1957-2009) Example video title will go here for this video. "Channel 13 has made a change to traffic operations. Doesn't even come close to enjoyable for me. Julia Moffitt. Jennie Runevitch. Flye did not return phone calls or an email seeking comment. Gimmel was the youngest of news reporters @ WRTV @ the age of 22. Kevin Gregory (the chief meteorologist) is the son of former WTHR chief meteorologist Bob Gregory. WTHR News Director Jeff Rosetti said Milz has been part of a long line of outstanding journalists to cover the city for the station. WOMEN ARENT TALKING ENOUGH ABOUT MONEY AND BUSINESSMY GOAL IS TO CHANGE THAT! -FELICIA. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. https://t.co/4DMzsFa8Fu, Great to work with Jill at multiple media organizations. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Nominate a company for IBJs exclusive ranking of fastest-growing privately held companies by March 1st. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! According to the Detroit Free Press he was a Marine, then a self-taught videographer who played bass on the side. Morehead on Jan. 13 filed a lawsuitin Indiana federal court againstWTHR-TV's parent company Tegna, Inc. claiming employees at the station harassed and discriminated against her. ("Chronology of call letters WTHR") . If the reason for her firing is true, the station is right for choosing credibility over popularity. 13News Anchor - @JennieWTHR. Paul, Minn., to launch a new 7 p.m. newscast. In a public Facebook post Wednesday, Andrea Morehead said there is more to the story of the "pervasive and unconscionable treatment" she experienced while working forWTHR-TV Channel 13. But hey. I hate to see you go.". Employers, Weve Got You Covered! [6], After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion was completed on June 12, 2009 at 12:37 AM [7], WTHR moved its digital broadcasts back to channel 13.[8]. Morehead in her lawsuit is seeking attorney's fees, compensatory and punitive damages, lost wages and benefits and other relief. and after the firing of Ann on national TV and not Matt, I will not watch it again until he is fired!!! We need the truth. "They made me an offer," Kevin said on his decision to sell. INDIANAPOLIS Former WTHR anchor and reporter Jill Ditmire has passed away at the age of 56. Morehead saidthere is more to the story of the "pervasive and unconscionable treatment" at WTHR in the post and told how the experience stole "the pure joy of the profession to inspire and give hope to others.". [2][3]WTHR anchors Anne Marie Tiernon and Julia Moffitt. To Anonymous: If you were a news anchor like you claim, it's obvious you have a green eyed monster rearing its ugly head, as both Nicole Pence and Teresa Tanoos were why I watched WTHR in the first place. God be with you Nicole. Our former anchor and news director died in December of 2007. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. TheEmmy Award-winningnews anchor suingWTHR-TV Channel 13's parent companyafter alleging she suffered unlawful and discriminatory actionssaid Wednesday the allegations laid out in the lawsuit are just a "small portion" of the treatment she received. SHAKE UP THE WORLD! -FELICIA. Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. "Its true that I am taking that crucial step toward opening my heart, my mind, and my soul to walk with the wind, and continue to be an agent of good change for others," Morehead wrote. Kopp has served in a variety of roles at WTHR, including business reporter and weekend anchor. Ive been doing this for 35 years, and its just kind of time, Milz, 60, told IBJ. Morehead announced she was cancer-free in March 2020. Flye, an Anderson native, graduated from Ball State University with a communications and journalism degree in 1992. Pearce, who grew up in Martinsville and is a 1986 Butler University graduate, came to WTHR in 2002 as the Sunrise team traffic anchor. She should sue so there would be an investigation into her filing. Here's what you need to know about Andrea Morehead's lawsuit: Morehead is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning news anchor, who most recently worked for the NBC affiliate at WTHR-TV Channel 13 in Indianapolis, according to her Twitter profile. Please note our updated comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated. WLWI spent most of its first 17 years as an also-ran behind WFBM-TV (now WRTV) and WISH-TV. On October 2, 2007 starting with the noon newscast, WTHR began shooting, editing and transmitting field live shots in widescreen. All rights reserved. Changes continued to be made, and in 1999, WTHR's Eyewitness News surged past then-dominant WISH in several key news timeslots, moving to first place for the first time in its history. WTHR's newscasts surged to second place in 1996 after it hired former CBS News correspondent John Stehr as anchor of its evening newscasts around the same time that WRTV saw its ratings plummet following a botched format change. For three decades, she has been part of the Morning Show team on WFMS and is married to host Jim Denny. Ratings were slow to improve until the mid-1990s, when WTHR hired former CBS News correspondent John Stehr to anchor its evening newscasts. He was even described as a "Renaissance Man" and his life seemed to play that out. And nowhe's moving on. WTHR is owned by Virginia-based Tegna Inc., which acquired the station in 2019. However, after an appeal, the FCC reversed itself and awarded the license to Crosley. Speaking as a Lexingtonian, we do not want Nicole back under any circumstances. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned the FCC's decision in 1958, but allowed Crosley to continue running the station pending further FCC action. unethical is her middle name from friends to work. In 2009, Flye founded a not-for-profit organization, Wings to Flye Inc., focused on youth empowerment. "Its been a lot of fun. The most challenging time in the history of modern human kind and you do this now?" Jill was one of Indy's biggest arts, food, and entertainment advocates for decades. Dan O'Rourke, after news internship became WRTV's youngest reporter @ age 21 & youngest anchor @ 22. I switched to Jim O'Brien and Ron Smiley on Fox 59. No specific dollar amount is mentioned in the lawsuit. Nicole Misencik (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekend mornings, and weekends at 6 p.m. Jude Redfield (NWA Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekdays at noon and weeknights at 5 p.m. David Calabro - Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and Sunday-Thursdays at 11 p.m. Eric Yutzy - Sports Anchor; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m., also sports reporter, Dick Rea - sports reporter and fill-in anchor, Cat Andersen - general assignment reporter, Jeremy Brilliant - general assignment reporter, Sandra Chapman - investigative reporter ("13 Investigates"), Lynsay Clutter - general assignment reporter, Richard Essex - general assignment reporter, Captain Paul Kasey - morning traffic reporter ("SkyWatch Traffic"), Emily Longnecker - general assignment reporter, David MacAnally - general assignment reporter, Mimi Pierce - morning traffic reporter ("SkyWatch Traffic"), Jennifer Reyes - general assignment reporter, Bob Segall - investigative reporter ("13 Investigates"), Tom Walker - Washington, DC correspondent, Rich Van Wyk - money and education reporter, Linda Allen (Reporter; now 5, 6 & 10 p.m. anchor at, Chris Bavender (Reporter; now Communications Director for the Indiana Attorney General), Phil Bremen (Weekend anchor/reporter; currently Telecommunications Professor at Ball State University), Brent Cameron (Weekend meteorologist; now at, Bob Campbell (Former News Director; now Realtor "Reliable Robert"; Bellingham, WA), Pat Carlini (Meteorologist in the late 1980s and weekday morning anchor until 2004), Tom Cochrun (Anchor from 19811996; former news director at WISH-TV), Ray Cortopassi (Freelance anchor/reporter 2008-2009, now morning anchor at rival, Mark Craft (5 p.m. & 6 p.m. producer; now Director, External Communications, Duke Energy), Lis Daily (19592002), (Community Affairs Director; died in 2002 from cancer), Linsey Davis (Now reporter for ABC NewsOne), Debbie Denmon (Weekend morning anchor in the late 1990s; now at, Jill Ditmire (Weekday anchor; now feature reporter at WISH-TV and WFYI-TV Indianapolis), Duane Dow (Sports anchor; resigned for personal reasons), Bill Donnella (Reporter; now owner of his own production company, Videos & Such, in Indianapolis), Bill Gephardt (Consumer Reporter in the 1980s; now at KUTV, Salt Lake City, UT), Bob Gregory Former Chief Meteorologist (semi-retired, occasionally appears on WTHR during his Coats For Kids campaign), Cameron Harper (Anchor in the 1980s; now at, Roger Harvey (Anchor/reporter; now Senior Vice President, Bose Public Affairs Group, Indianapolis), Kim Hood (Anchor/reporter; married to former US Congressman, Rhori Johnston (Weekend anchor from 19992005; now at, Glendal Jones (Weekend anchor/reporter; now a writer with Indianapolis Woman magazine), Theresa Joyce (Reporter from 19941997;now freelance Travel Editor/Writer), Parella Lewis (Weekend meteorologist from 20042007, now at, Pete Liebengood (Sports anchor; early-mid-80s), Anita Malichi (Anchor/reporter from mid-1990s to 2001), Bill Meck (Former meteorologist; now Chief Meteorologist at, Lynda Moore (Medical reporter/anchor from 19952004), Angie Moreschi (Anchor/investigative reporter; now freelance journalist & media consultant in, Cliff Nicholson - Weekend Nightbeat meteorologist, Peggy Nicholson (Former host of "Peggy and the Vantastics"), Lee Owens (Weekend sports anchor/reporter), Jean Palmer (Consumer reporter, late 1970s; resigned to work for Eli Lilly and Co.), Susan Parks (Weekend anchor in early 1990s, later of, Rich Pegram (VP and General Manager (19942007), now at WFTS-TV in Tampa, FL), Jeremy Rogalski (Investigative reporter; now at, Nancy Rogers (Weekend weathercaster/reporter), Betsy Ross (Anchor, now sports reporter at, Anne Ryder (Anchor/reporter; now community speaker), Stephanie Soviar (Feature Reporter 2006-07, now at, Randal Stanley (Former Weathercaster, Producer, Executive Producer; now GM of News 12 NJ), Teresa Tanoos (Medical reporter, now host of Healthy Living), Paul Udell (News anchor; recently retired from, Carrie Van Dyke (Anchor; now spokesperson for Indiana Special Education Administrators' Services (ISEAS)), Pam Vaught (Producer, Executive Producer; now News Director at, Erik Waxler (Sports anchor/reporter from 19982006; now at, Walt Zwirko (Reporter/photographer/producer 1975-1980; now Senior Web News Editor at. "Wow, 19 years," Pearce said. karma. She will be missed! They were a great duo!And yes, politics are all over television, that is why she got her job, and I guess Karma made the last call. Here's a look at some of the changes. Pearce, who grew up in Martinsville and is a1986 Butler University graduate,came to WTHR in 2002 as the Sunrise team traffic anchor. Four! And if you're ever in Minneapolis, send her a message. "As the sun sets on this chapter, I will now take time to heal, forgive, and press forward. In his Facebook post, Kopp says he will pursue other career opportunities in the Indianapolis area. Kopp's departure comes weeks after former WTHR reporter Jeremy Brilliant announced that he was leaving journalism. love Nicole Pence and I really miss her.read or download more about financial info from here Click here now :-).