15791. Sullivan Co. Highway Dept. Strike (01:11)

Date:
1982-05
Main contributors:
Ryder, Anne
Summary:
WTHI-TV, Karen Rariden anchor Anne Ryder, reporter Sullivan County Highway Department workers on strike. Interview with striking worker Randy Putoff. The strikers are camping across the street from Highway Dept. County says it will start hiring to replace strikers the next week. Dumpsters are all full of trash to residents are told to take their trash to the dump. Mike Conway, photographer

15793. Insights from One of Indiana’s Greatest Physicians: John Shaw Billings (46:20)

Date:
2024-11-14
Main contributors:
Gunderman, Richard B.
Summary:
Lecture delivered by Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD (Chancellor’s Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies, John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology, Indiana University) on November 14, 2024. Indiana’s history of medicine society is named in honor of Hoosier John Shaw Billings, yet most medical school faculty, residents, and students know little to nothing about Billings. In short, he was one of the greatest polymaths in the history of American medicine, whose contributions to the profession and many other fields are virtually unparalleled. By revisiting Billings’ contributions, we not only pay honor to this great man but also fuel our own imaginations and find inspiration about the contributions we are capable of making. This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IU Indianapolis Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.

15797. Indy in the 50s (2:00:00)

Date:
1995
Main contributors:
Stoelk, Dave, Ahern, Mike
Summary:
Historical documentary about living in Indianapolis, Indiana in the 1950s Written and Produced by Dave Stoelk; Executive Producer: Michael Atwood; Videographer: Tim Swartz; Associate Producer: Amy Sterner; Original Music Composed and Produced: Tim Brickley; Chief Editor: Andrew Birkhead; Narrated by Mike Ahern; Associate Producers: Marshall Curry, Rick Maultra & Melissa Lingwall Swartz; Post Production: Mark O. Bradley & David Tarr; Videography: Frank Konermann & Sean Murphy Gilson; Production Coordinator: David DeMunbrun; Film Logging/Research: Kurt Christopher; Visual Research: Deborah Markisohn & Pete Bailey; Primary Research: Amy Sterner & Marshall Curry; Film Transfer: Tom Barker; Director of Photography: Karl L. Hall Koch; Dolly Grip: Tom Pielemeier; Assistant Director: Kent Smith; Audio/Rear Screen: Rodney Myers; Production Assistance: John O'Connor, Erik A.D. Sears, Bob Gill & Melissa Nash ---------- Indy in the 50s  Video (2:00:43)  Notes by Jessica VanAllen  Synopsis: This video is a a special narrated by Mike Ahern about Indianapolis in the fifties. We learn about the good and bad things that happened in the era after WWII, focusing on suburban life, segregation, youth, and technology.     0:03 video starts, montage of clips and interviews about Indianapolis  1:45 before the 50s, starts with clips and info about the motor speedway before it became famous, explains what life was like in Indy after the Great Depression and during WWII  3:27 moves into the 50s, Mike Ahern introduces special  4:45 mayor of Indy in the 50s talking to audience,  *5:07 goal and idea of the 50s and what the veterans wanted to come home to, veterans wanted to move out of small apartments, people couldn’t afford homes, suburban housing started up, assembly line of building  9:13 G.I. bill of rights, veterans could buy a house with no down payment  10:03 suburbia was colorful and bright, unlike the gray, drab city  10:45 jobs for veterans, General Motors, AT&T sets up shop in Indy, industry and jobs made out of farmland, farms become factories, Chrysler, telephones, growth in business industry and jobs, technology and suburbia, shopping malls  *16:23 problems in the 50s, segregation, not able to live in the Suburbs (deliberately blocked or didn’t have money), lived in the inner city  *17:58 polio in Indy, Eli Lilly rushes vaccines over the world, based in Indy  18:50 motor speedway    20:04 Michael Atwood and Jim Gerard talk  28:43 cars, functional and stylish, promised a new personality, built to look pretty  30:45 baby boomers, high school in the 50s  34:50 all Black high school, Attucks, more qualified and impressive teachers  36:13 teenagers defined themselves by their appearance, fashion became a big thing, clothes become a status symbol  38:38 after school activities, drive in, cruising  43:30 Butler sectional, event of the year, excused absence from school  45:00 Attucks high school competed in 1955, used to not be allowed to play against other schools because they were Black, they dominated against the other schools, Oscar Robertson  50:00 Atwood and Gerard talk again, trying to sell VHS tapes of the show  58:51 Cold War, fear of nuclear bombs, 1956 Nixon comes to Indy, Indy was on the home front of the Cold War, chapter founded at American Civil Liberties Union, leaning towards communist views, American Legion protests  1:01:25 Edward R Murrow does documentary on the issue, controversy over communism in Indy  1:03:58 summer in Indy, pools, skating, rollercoasters, baseball, hoola hoops  1:06:11 Indy 500, Jimmy Bryan  1:11: 38 first television broadcast was about Indy 500, TV comes to Indy, jobs created, WTTV  1:15:25 Debbie Drake, exercise, Kindergarten College  *1:16:08 all local television live, Howard Caldwell talks about TV in the 50s  1:17:10 Gilbert Forbes, Howard Caldwell, Bill Crawford  1:17:55 Indy radio, “Bouncin” Bill Baker  1:20:20 Atwood and Gerard talk again  1:29:13 Rock n Roll, Elvis, pressed his albums, Bill Baker got calls from Elvis, new style of music, jazz (Indiana Avenue)  1:35:05 downtown Indy, the circle, transportation, shopping, L.S. Ayres and Co.  1:45:27 away from downtown, Ayres in Glendale, everything moves to the suburbs, Castleton (population was 258 in the 50s)  1:47:52 the end, credits start    Website clips:  [Text Wrapping Break]  This clip was interesting to me because it explains the goal of many veterans when they returned home from war: to buy a house, get a job, and start a family.  5:07 IC: “I think there existed in the minds of many people…”  8:06 OC: “their next door neighbor… and their next door neighbor”  [Text Wrapping Break]  This segment talks about the main problems during the fifties, focusing on segregation and polio. It puts the era that Caldwell started to make a name for himself into focus.  16:23 IC: “The American dream came true…”  18:18 OC: “all over the world”  [Text Wrapping Break]  We learn about television in the fifties. Caldwell talks about his experience, and Ahern explains the early days of broadcasting in Indy, with Gilbert Forbes, Caldwell, and Bill Crawford.  1:16:08 IC: “Until channel 8 got ahold…”  1:17:46 OC: “come back and do the late weather” 

15799. Conway Library Tape #12 (1:04:23)

Date:
1983
Main contributors:
Conway, Mike, Rather, Dan, Wagman, Bill
Summary:
Conway Library Tape Twelve Log Sheet/metadata Tape log from 12/22 PART ONE --------------- 00:10 WTHI Weekend Sports 8/21/83 Anne Ryder, anchor. Mike Conway, sports MLB H.S. Football ranking for different classes PGA -Curtis Strange LPGA High Jump record 03:15 WTHI Sports Toss 8/21/83 Anne Ryder, anchor/diver. Mike Conway, sports 03:35 WTHI Promo Tony Leita promoting WTHI Midday Report 04:10 WTHI Weekend Sports 8/28/83 Nebraska First in College Football NL East -Pittsburgh Pirates -in the midst of sportscast, lightening hit the station antenna 5:55 WTHI Weather 8/28/83 Bill Pelletier starts as weekend weather anchor 07:00 Vigo County Home Fundraiser 8/93 Rod Andrews, reporter Don Morris Band played a fundraising concert at the Vigo County Home Interview with Mike Leistner, Activities Director for Vigo Co. Home Interview with Don Morris -audio issues in story 8:47 WTHI Bloopers -Chyron problems during Early Morning News -Jann Ingmire -Camera problems during newscast teases -Anne Ryder/Bob Ramsey/David Goodnow/Karen Rariden -Krash Kruis. Pat Kruis & Mike Conway in the front seat when Pat hits the car in front of her -Bryce Thomas of WTWO standup problems -Chris Minor as Kermit the Frog -Bob Koob having trouble with his standup -Tired Koob. Marty Joseph & Bob Koob toss. -WTWO News Open with Johnny Palmer & Debbie Reynolds -WTWO Handicapped Spot. -Alden Taylor showing how WTWO news car was in a handicapped parking spot -Weather sprint. During WTHI weather toss from Bob Koob to Anne Ryder, someone runs across the studio -Hazy Dan Day. Dan Day on the phone for a story with an out-of-focus photo of him while he’s talking to anchor Tony Leita -Dog problems. Howard Powell is shooting video when a dog approaches him and he says “back off.” -Persistent Kid. While Mike Conway is interviewing people for an Easter Egg hunt story, a little guy is very curious Late for the Hunt. While the kids are lined up for the Deming Park Easter Egg Hunt, WTHI photographer Mark Davidson is working on his equipment behind the news vehicle -Scotty’s Waterbed commercial with Mark Burnett 16:20 CBS News Anniversary 9/6/83 Dan Rather, reporter 20 year anniversary of expansion of newscast to 30 minutes -Don Hewitt, interview -film of Cronkite at start of first 30-minute newscast Interview with John F. Kennedy Civil Rights coverage Eric Sevareid commentaries 18:35 Little 500 Race, Bloomington 4/23/83 Mike Conway, reporter/photographer Acacia winners 20:45 Bill Pelletier Weather Magic 9/11/83 Trouble with chroma key during WTHI weathercast 21:40 Conway final sportscast 9/11/83 10pm Newscast. Anne Ryder, anchor. Mike Conway, sports, Bill Pelletier, weather End of Mike Conway’s final sportscast at WTHI before moving to Traverse City, MI -end of newscast with music ---------- 22:30 WGTU/WGTQ Newsource 29&8 Newscast 9/30/83 Bill Wagman, anchor. Johnny Williams, weather Leelanau Dump James Watt controversy Boyne City administrator Michigan school funding Michigan Conservation Corps. Idea Breakup of Bell Telephone system hearing -Jolene Carpenter, reporter Story Mix-up 10/3/83 Low Vision Clinic at Munson Medical Center -John Ciolino, reporter Higher Costs for License Plates -Mike Conway, reporter/photographer PART TWO-------------- 00:10 Newsource 29&8 Newscast Open & Lead Story 10/6/83 News Open with Bill Wagman, Johnny Williams, Randy O’Brien M-31 Acme Road Widening Public Hearing -Mike Conway, reporter/photographer -expand highway from 2 to 5 lanes 03:15 WDIV-TV Lansing Bureau Tour 7/14/83 Producer Chip Drake 20:00 Newsource 29&8 Weather Segment 10/10/83 Johnny Williams, weathercaster Hi East Jordan Tops In Toys commercial Bill Wagman, anchor 25:55 Moody Blues “Sitting at the Wheel” music video

15800. Center Point, IN Tornado, WTHI (04:09)

Date:
1981-06-09
Main contributors:
Conway, Mike, Cundiff, Brian, Rariden, Karen, Todd, Greg
Summary:
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, photographer. Video, including aerial shots of Clay County, especially Center Point. Interviews with two people who saw tornado. Second story is from Greg Todd of WRTV about a tornado that hit west of Bloomington in Monroe County.