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WRTV, channel 6, is the ABC television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the Capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, Indianapolis , Indiana the Unigov, at 795,458 in 2006....
. Its transmitter is located in Indianapolis.

The station's audio signal can be heard on 87.7 MHz on the FM dial in much of central Indiana. This is because the audio signal of channel 6 is located at 87.75 MHz. This frequency assignment applies to all channel 6 television stations in countries using the NTSC-M
NTSC

NTSC is the analog television system used in most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Burma, and some Pacific island nations and territories ....
 standard. However, this service will no longer be available after the full switch to digital in June 2009.

station signed on the air on May 30, 1949 under the call sign WFBM-TV with a documentary entitled Crucible of Speed covering the history of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
, followed by the inaugural live television broadcast of the event.






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WRTV, channel 6, is the ABC television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the Capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, Indianapolis , Indiana the Unigov, at 795,458 in 2006....
. Its transmitter is located in Indianapolis.

The station's audio signal can be heard on 87.7 MHz on the FM dial in much of central Indiana. This is because the audio signal of channel 6 is located at 87.75 MHz. This frequency assignment applies to all channel 6 television stations in countries using the NTSC-M
NTSC

NTSC is the analog television system used in most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Burma, and some Pacific island nations and territories ....
 standard. However, this service will no longer be available after the full switch to digital in June 2009.

History

The station signed on the air on May 30, 1949 under the call sign WFBM-TV with a documentary entitled Crucible of Speed covering the history of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
, followed by the inaugural live television broadcast of the event. It is Indiana's oldest television station. It was owned by Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters along with WFBM-AM 1260 (now WNDE
WNDE

WNDE, branded as "SportsRadio 1260 WNDE", is an AM radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1260 kHz....
).

It was originally a CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 affiliate with secondary ABC and DuMont
DuMont Television Network

The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was the world's first commercial television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946....
 affiliations. When WTTV
WTTV

WTTV, channel 4, is a television station city of license to Bloomington, Indiana, serving as the CW Television Network affiliate for the Indianapolis, Indiana television market....
 signed on a few months later, WFBM shared ABC programming until 1954, when WISH-TV
WISH-TV

WISH-TV channel 8 is the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its transmitter is also located in Indianapolis. The station is owned by LIN TV, which also owns area station WNDY-TV ....
 signed on and took over the ABC affiliation. In 1956, WFBM took the NBC affiliation from WTTV.

Consolidated merged with Time-Life
Time-Life

Time-Life is a book, music, and video marketer, that since 2003 has been owned by a private equity company Ripplewood Holdings. Since 2003, Direct Holdings US Corp is the legal name of Time Life, and is no longer owned by its former parent Time Warner....
 in 1957. As part of an FCC-mandated sale, WFBM-TV was sold to McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are education, publishing, broadcasting, and financial and business services....
 in 1972 along with sister station KLZ-TV (now KMGH-TV
KMGH-TV

KMGH-TV, channel 7, is the American Broadcasting Company television affiliate in Denver, Colorado. It broadcasts its analog signal on Very high frequency channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter located in Golden, Colorado....
) in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
, KOGO-TV (now KGTV
KGTV

KGTV is the American Broadcasting Company television affiliate in San Diego, California. It broadcasts as a digital only station on VHF channel 10 also using VHF channel 10 as its virtual channel through the use of PSIP ....
) in San Diego and KERO-TV in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield is a large city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, California, United States. It is one of the fastest-growing large-population cities in the USA, and is located roughly equidistant between Los Angeles and Fresno, California, to the south and north respectively....
. At that time, the station assumed its current calls, WRTV. In 1979, WRTV traded affiliations with WTHR
WTHR

WTHR channel 13 is a television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Affiliated with NBC, the station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46 from its transmitter in Indianapolis....
 and became an ABC affiliate. NBC was the lowest rated network in the late 1970s while ABC rose to the ranks of the highest rated network that same time and was seeking out stronger local stations in many markets, thus motivating this affiliation switch in Indianapolis. WRTV is one of the few stations in the country to have been a primary affiliate of all three original networks.

Digital television

Channel Programming
6.1 WRTV-DT
6.2 6News 24/7


After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is scheduled to take place on June 12, 2009 , WRTV will continue digital broadcasts on its current pre-transition channel number, 25. However, through the use of PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol

The Program and System Information Protocol is the communications protocol used in the ATSC standards digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the Broadcasting transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch by title and des...
, digital television receivers will display WRTV's virtual channel
Virtual channel

In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel in North America, is a channel designation which differs from the actual radio channel or frequency on which the Signalling travels....
 as 6.

WRTV today

WRTV has been a leader in adding innovation to Indiana broadcasting. Some of WRTV's innovations over the years, have included the first station in the state to broadcast in color, the first use of videotape, the first to use news mini-cams, the first use of microwave (a [pre-runner to satellite) (Insta-Cam), the first satellite truck (NewStar 6), the first cable news on NewsChannel 64 (now 6 News 24/7), the first use of non-linear digital editing, the first use of digital news cameras, the first entry into web publishing (TheIndyChannel.com), and the first into cellphone delivery of news (6NewsOnTheGo) and VODcasting.

On September 10, 2007, the same day the new anchor team of Todd Wallace and Trisha Shepherd debuted, WRTV launched a 7 PM newscast, a first for the Indianapolis market (and the second in Indiana). Station Vice President and General Manager Don Lundy attributes the decision to "longer commutes and longer work days" that prevent viewers from being home by 5 or 6. 6 NEWS First @ 5, the first five o'clock newscast launched in 1988 remains @ 5 PM. The syndicated EXTRA airs @ 5:30 PM followed by 6 NEWS @ 6 PM, then followed up by World News with Charles Gibson @ 6:30 PM and the new 6 NEWS @ 7 PM.

Newscasts

WRTV continues to air the entire ABC network schedule, although the station has no weekend morning local newscasts.

On October 12, 2008, WRTV-TV became the third station in Indiana (and Indianapolis) to broadcast their newscasts in high definition. In the 6pm weekend newscast, the station unveiled a number of new aspects to their newscasts. Featuring all new graphics, an updated news set, all new opens and rejoins. As well as updated music from the ABC O&O news music package, and an updated logo for all newscasts. The new graphics are brighter and much more vibrant. Featuring shades of bright yellow and blue.

ABC in the Terre Haute Market


When WBAK in Terre Haute (now WFXW
WFXW

WFXW is a television station in Terre Haute, Indiana, broadcasting locally on channel 38 as an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company television network....
) left ABC for Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
, WRTV became the default ABC station for the Indiana side of the market. It is viewable in Terre Haute with a rooftop antenna and is carried by all cable systems on the Indiana side of the Terre Haute market. For the Illinois counties in the Terre Haute television market, many systems offer WICD from Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois

Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago and west of Indianapolis, Indiana....
 or WEHT
WEHT

WEHT is an American Broadcasting Company affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. The station is owned by Gilmore Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Gilmore Enterprises....
 from Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,582, and a metropolitan population of 342,815....
.

Personalities


Anchors

  • Todd Wallace - Weeknights @ 5, 6, 7 & 11
  • Trisha Shepherd - Weeknights @ 5, 6, 7 & 11
  • Grace Trahan - Weekday mornings & noon
  • Dan Spehler - Weekday mornings
  • Erica Flye - Weekend evenings @ 6 & 11


Weather:
  • Kevin Gregory - Weeknights (Chief Meteorologist)
  • Paul Poteet - Weekday mornings & noon
  • Crystal Wicker - Weekend evenings @ 6 & 11
  • Bob McLain
  • Scott Akin


Sports:
  • Dave Furst - Weeknights (Sports Director)
  • Brad Brown


Reporters

  • Jennifer Carmack
  • Sarah Cornell
  • Norman Cox
  • Tom Davis
  • Rick Hightower
  • Cheryl Jackson
  • Renee Jameson
  • Stacia Matthews
  • Joni Michaels(Good Morning Indiana LiveDrive traffic reporter in SkyCam 6)
  • Ben Morriston
  • Julie Pursley
  • Jack Rinehart
  • Rafael Sanchez
  • Tanya Spencer
  • Derrik Thomas


Notable WRTV Alumni

  • Linda Allen (reporter, later went to WTHR
    WTHR

    WTHR channel 13 is a television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Affiliated with NBC, the station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46 from its transmitter in Indianapolis....
    )
  • Chris Bavender (reporter, later went to WTHR
    WTHR

    WTHR channel 13 is a television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Affiliated with NBC, the station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46 from its transmitter in Indianapolis....
    )
  • Ken Beckley (former news anchor, recently retired as Vice President of Advertising for the H. H. Gregg appliance store chain)
  • Barbara Boyd (longtime consumer reporter)
  • Phil Bremen (former weekend anchor, currently Telecommunications Professor at Ball State University
    Ball State University

    Ball State University is a state university research university located in Muncie, Indiana, Indiana, United States Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans more than 1,000 acres ....
    )
  • Jeremy Brilliant (reporter; now reporter with WTHR)
  • Cullen Browder (reporter/anchor 1996-1998; now at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC)
  • Angela Cain (weekend anchor in the late 80s/early 90s; now Community Affairs Director at WTHR
    WTHR

    WTHR channel 13 is a television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Affiliated with NBC, the station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46 from its transmitter in Indianapolis....
    )
  • Howard Caldwell (anchor for many years, now retired)
  • Tom Carnegie
    Tom Carnegie

    Tom Carnegie, born in 1919 in Norwalk, Connecticut as Carl Kenagy was the public address announcer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1946 to 2006....
     (longtime Sports Director and public address announcer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
    ; retired in 1985)
  • Marilyn Carter (reporter; nee Lis)
  • Ray Cortopassi (anchor until 2007; reporter until 2008; now at competitor WTHR
    WTHR

    WTHR channel 13 is a television station serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. Affiliated with NBC, the station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46 from its transmitter in Indianapolis....
    )
  • Bill Crawford (former weatherman, died in 1964)
  • Chris Denari
    Chris Denari

    Chris Denari is the television play-by-play announcer for the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever on FSN Indiana. He is also a member of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network....
     (former sports reporter; now Indiana Pacers
    Indiana Pacers

    The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association . The team is based in the state's capital and largest city, Indianapolis, Indiana, located in the center of the state....
     play-by-play announcer for FSN Indiana)
  • Gerry Dick (reporter, now host of Inside Indiana Business)
  • Denise Dillon (reporter; later became an overnight anchor at CNN
    CNN

    Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is a major US Cable News Network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first station to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the United States....
    , now at WAGA
    Waga

    Waga is an isolated small town in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Administrated by Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha , it is part of the Padukka Divisional Secretary's Division....
     in Atlanta)
  • Reid Duffy (feature reporter, critic, and pundit; now correspondent for "Across Indiana" on WFYI)
  • Paul Emmick (weekend meteorologist; now evening meteorologist at WDRB
    WDRB

    WDRB is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, broadcasting locally on channel 41 as a Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate. Currently owned by Block Communications, the station's transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana alongside sister-station WMYO....
     in Louisville)
  • Dave Erickson - Weekend Anchor/Reporter (Currently Main Anchor at KXLY-TV
    KXLY-TV

    KXLY-TV is the American Broadcasting Company network affiliate in Spokane, Washington. KXLY-TV is owned by Spokane Television Group, a subsidiary of Morgan Murphy Media, it is one of five local Spokane TV stations seen in Canada on the Star Choice satellite provider....
    , Spokane, WA)
  • Frances Farmer
    Frances Farmer

    Frances Elena Farmer was an United States actor of theatre and film. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her six-year involuntary commitment to a mental hospital....
     (former actress, hosted Frances Farmer Presents
    Frances Farmer Presents

    Frances Farmer Presents is an United States anthology series that aired on Indianapolis, Indiana station WRTV . The series premiered on October 13, 1958 and ended in September 1964 in television....
     afternoon movie show; died in 1970)
  • Gilbert Forbes (first news anchor; died in 1961)
  • Hal Fryar
    Hal Fryar

    Hal Fryar is an actor and television personality. He rose to prominence as Harlow Hickenlooper, the host of The Three Stooges Show on WRTV in Indianapolis, Indiana....
     (aka "Harlow Hickenlooper"; host of the Three Stooges show, now with a Senior Relations firm in Indianapolis)
  • Don Baker
    Don Baker

    Donald or Don Baker may refer to:* Don Baker , American political scientist* Don Baker , Irish blues musician* Don Baker, Canadian Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election candidate...
     Director of News, now teaches broadcasting at Columbus East High School
  • Bob Gamble (longtime news director/editorial commentator; retired in 1986)
  • Jim Gerard (midday talk show host, now retired)
  • Emily Gimmel
    Emily Gimmel

    Emily Gimmel is a television reporter and radio broadcaster. She attended Sacred Heart Academy, where she first learned about television broadcasting....
     (morning reporter)
  • Brian Hammons (sports anchor, now with The Golf Channel
    The Golf Channel

    Golf Channel, formerly known as The Golf Channel before the July 2008 dropping of The, is an United States of America cable television network with coverage focused on the game of golf....
    )
  • Scott Hoke (former sports anchor; currently at WFYI-FM 90.1 and TV 20)
  • Shane Hollett (meteorologist/reporter; now Associate Director of the National College Access Network)
  • Tracey Horth (reporter/anchor, now with the Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis)
  • Durward Kirby
    Durward Kirby

    Homer Durward Kirby , known professionally as Durward Kirby and sometimes credited as Durwood Kirby, was a 20th Century American television personality....
     (sidekick of Garry Moore
    Garry Moore

    Garry Moore was an American entertainer, game show host and comedian best known for his work in television. Born Thomas Garrison Morfit, III, Moore entered show business as a radio personality in the 1940s and was a television host on several game show and variety show programs during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s....
     and Allen Funt
    Allen Funt

    Allen Funt was an United States producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials....
    )
  • Karen Layton (investigative reporter; current status unknown)
  • Clyde Lee (anchor 1976-2001, now married to former co-anchor Diane Willis)
  • Barbara Lewis (anchor from the late 1980s to mid 1990's, now health reporter for Inside Indiana Business)
  • Linda Lupear (reporter)
  • Elissa Lynn (weather anchor) later Chief Weather anchor at KXTV
    KXTV

    KXTV, channel 10, is an American Broadcasting Company affiliate in Sacramento, California. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company. Its transmitter tower is located in Walnut Grove, California, and studios are located on Broadway, just south of Business Loop 80 at the south edge of downtown Sacramento....
     1996-2006, now forecaster for the California Dept. of Water Resources.
  • Dave McGhee (former reporter/assignment editor; died 7-23-07)
  • Mindy Mintz (reporter; currently with Maryland Public Television
    Maryland Public Television

    Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public broadcasting network which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland and beyond through a variety of broadcast and non-broadcast activities....
    )
  • Marilyn Mitzel
    Marilyn Mitzel

    Marilyn Mitzel is a television reporter and news presenter, originally from North Dakota.EducationJournalism at Arizona State University....
     (reporter; now Adjunct Professor at Florida International University
    Florida International University

    Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public university research university located in Miami, Florida, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus at University Park, Florida....
    )
  • Gerald "Curley" Myers (personality/performer; still performs with Hal Fryar, among others, on occasion)
  • Dan O'Rourke
    Dan O'Rourke

    Dan O'Rourke is an National Hockey League official , who wears uniform number 42. He was one of the selected referees who officiated during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs....
     (anchor/reporter, 1976-1979; video and film producer/director, Twin Lion Communications Houston)
  • Ken Owen (weekend co-anchor, now director of media relations at DePauw University)
  • Jim Parsons (reporter, now at WTAE in Pittsburgh)
  • Joe Pickett (former booth announcer and personality, now retired)
  • Dave Piontek
    Dave Piontek

    David Vincent Piontek is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward , Piontek played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, St....
     (former NBA star later sports anchor, died in 2004)
  • Phil Ponce
    Phil Ponce

    Phil Ponce is a Chicago television journalist who hosts Chicago Tonight, a nightly television magazine of news and culture on WTTW 11.Ponce grew up in East Chicago, Indiana, and graduated from Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond....
     (reporter, now at WTTW
    WTTW

    WTTW, channel 11, is one of three Public Broadcasting Service member stations serving the Chicago, Illinois market; the others are WYCC and WYIN....
     in Chicago)
  • Rob Powers (sports reporter; now Sports Director at WTVG
    WTVG

    WTVG, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated station television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Toledo, Ohio....
     in Toledo)
  • Jake Query (sports intern; now at WIBC radio)
  • Vytas Reid (Meteorologist, now at WBFF
    WBFF

    WBFF, channel 45, is a Fox Broadcasting Company-affiliated television station located in Baltimore, Maryland. WBFF is the flagship of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Baltimore's The CW Television Network affiliate, WNUV-TV , through a local marketing agreement....
     in Baltimore)
  • Craig Roberts
    Craig Roberts

    Craig Roberts is a young Wales actor. He has appeared in The Story of Tracy Beaker?where he played Rio 'Wellard' , Young Dracula?where he played an ordinary but vampire mad boy called Robin who befriended the main character Vlad, Care and Casualty ?where he played a confused child who had a bus accident....
     (1970s sports anchor, a popular sportscaster in Houston for decades; now host of Sports Off Center at KTBU-TV)
  • Karen Rowe (Anchor/Reporter, Good Morning Indiana, 1995-1997)
  • Rick Sallinger (reporter, now at KCNC in Denver)
  • Lou Sherman (booth announcer/personality; died in 1998)
  • Ed Sorenson (Former Sportscaster, Current status unknown)
  • Hendrik Sybrandy (reporter, now with KMGH in Denver)
  • Caroline Thau (weekend anchor, formerly at WXIN
    WXIN

    WXIN is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 59, and its digital signal on UHF channel 45....
    )
  • Greg Todd (weekend anchor 1980-1994 now Managing Editor at "San Diego 6 News" XETV
    XETV

    XETV, analog channel 6 and digital channel 23, is a television station city of license to Tijuana, Mexico, serving as the The CW Television Network affiliate for the San Diego, California area across the international border in the United States....
     in San Diego, CA)
  • John Totten (former sports anchor, deceased)
  • Brian Trauring (reporter; now News Director at WTVG in Toledo)
  • Jerry Vance (aka Captain Starr, co-star of local children's show "All Hands On Deck"; died in 1975)
  • Judy Waugh (public affairs director)
  • Martha Weaver (main anchor 1995-2007; moved home to Minnesota with her husband and their daughter)
  • Eric Weisfeld (morning anchor; now morning anchor at WZVN
    WZVN-TV

    WZVN-TV is the American Broadcasting Company-affiliated television station for Southwest Florida that is licensed to Naples, Florida. It broadcasts a High-definition television digital signal on UHF channel 41 from a transmitter located north of Fort Myers Shores, Florida near the Lee County, Florida and Charlotte County, Florida County line....
     in Fort Myers, FL)
  • Diane Willis (anchor 1987-2001, now married to former co-anchor Clyde Lee)


Trivia

  • One of WRTV's former news staff was Emily Gimmel
    Emily Gimmel

    Emily Gimmel is a television reporter and radio broadcaster. She attended Sacred Heart Academy, where she first learned about television broadcasting....
    . Gimmel was the youngest of news reporters at WRTV at the age of 22.
  • Dan O'Rourke, after news internship became WRTV's youngest reporter at age 21, and youngest anchor at 22.
  • Kevin Gregory (the chief meteorologist) is the son of former WTHR chief meteorologist Bob Gregory.
  • Bob McLain, who still appears occasionally, was the station's primary meteorologist from 1972 to 2001; he covered the Super Outbreak
    Super Outbreak

    The Super Outbreak is the largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period. From April 3 to April 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 United States states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia , North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York; and the...
     of 1974 and the Great Blizzard of 1978
    Great Blizzard of 1978

    The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic blizzard which struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes from January 25?27, 1978. The 28.28 inches barometric pressure measurement recorded in Cleveland, Ohio remains the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the mainland United States....
    .
  • In 1993, local video of hockey game and the station logo is used in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 in film live-action movie, the second sequel to the 1990 in film live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film....
    *Hal Fryar (aka "Harlow Hickenlooper") was one of nine local Three Stooges show hosts from across the country cast as villains in the Three Stooges full-length feature "The Outlaws Are Coming! The Outlaws Are Coming!"
  • Bill Crawford, weatherman during the 1950s and early 1960s, was really a dentist by profession. Meteorology was only his hobby.
  • One of the station's newest projects is a hilarious online series of videos called "Off the Cuff" featuring their meteorologist Paul Poteet and traffic reporter Tom Davis. The shows features random comedic antics from Paul and Tom and other players such as Morning News Anchor Grace Trahan and Director Betty Barista.
  • Harlow Hickenlooper's famous rendition of "Happy Birthday", which always resulted in his getting a pie in the face, was patterned after Jerry Colonna who always exaggerated certain songs. It can be heard on Hal Fryar's website www.harlowhickenlooper.com.


External links

  • (Official Website)
  • *
  • (Hal Fryar's website)
  • (6News Launching Local News at 7PM)