15946. 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.

15947. Conway Library Tape 26 (1:02:00)

Date:
1986
Main contributors:
Conway, Mike
Summary:
Conway Library Tape 26 November-December 1985 Log Sheet/metadata Tape log from 2/23 00:10 WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News “No Time to Lose” Promo 12/85, Richard Penner 00:55 WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News Christmas Promo 12/85 Al Balcom, MC, Sandy Patton, Doug Gealey, Barbara Kerr, Steve SAckman, D’aun Walker, Pat Cantrell, Tom Reardon, Kenny Allen, Mary Ellicott, Carl Day, Pat Hiatt, Valerie Galloway, Dan Suffoletto, Russ Larish, Steve Ross, Bill Hardert, Judi Dorsey, Darrell Hunter, Bob Barnes, Rajean Campbell, Lori Webster, Jerry Kaye, Mary Estridge, Chris Roberts, 01:56 Holiday Giving 12/18/85 (2:35) WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News, Carl Day-anchor, Mike Conway-reporter, Dan Cavins-photog WDTN-TV Food for Friends, -Donna Jordan Dayton ‘celebrities’ holiday song -Holiday Aid, Steve Tatone, car dealer “Let Them Shine” Salvation Army -Paul Satterlee, Kipra Hollee-emergency aid 04:37 Newscast Open & Perrine Body Found 12/23/85 (6:50) WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News, Carl Day-anchor, Frank Lemen-weather, Don Brown-sports Lyle Stieg -live shot at coroner’s office. Mary Perrine disappeared from Dayton Mall Body found in a sewer Mike Conway-reporter background on her disappearance 11:51 Hignite at Newport Hostage Scene (:50) WLWT-TV, live shot with John London & Steve Forrest & end of newscast Andy Hignite was near where shots were fired 13:00 NBC News Today Show 1985 Review 12/31/85 (5:20) Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley Reagan 2nd Term South Africa Reagan’s Star Wars project -Soviet Summit Philly MOVE bombing fire 18:35 Noises in the Night -The Bears 12/1/85 (2:56) WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News, Mike Conway-reporter, Dan Cavins-photographer Adrian Belew, Rob Fetters, Gilly's 21:30 Rex Electronics Holiday Sale commercial (:30) Gary McGill, voice over, VCR sales 22:08 New Year’s Resolutions 1/1/86 (1:50) WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News, Carl Day-anchor Mike Conway-reporter, Russ Larish-photographer Joe Smith & Barbara Kerr w/ New Year’s Eve countdown Interview with Bob Burtner on giving up smoking 24:10 Survival Game (2:30) Andy Hignite feature, Warren County Paintball, Mike Conway-reporter 26:37 Noises in the Night -Boys from Indiana 1/20/86 (3:03) WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News –Joan Greig-anchor, Mike Conway-reporter, Dan Cavins-photog Canal St. Tavern Bluegrasss band is from Milan, Indiana 29:40 Shuttle Explosion -Rowley 1/28/86 (2:00) as it ran on NBC’s A-2 news feed Mike Conway-reporter, Richard Penner-photographer James Rowley, semi-finalist for Teacher in Space program 31:45 NBC News Special Report -Shuttle Explosion 1/28/86 (2:18) Tom Brokaw-anchor Mike Conway-reporter, Richard Penner-photographer James Rowley, semi-finalist for Teacher in Space program 34:04 Shuttle Explosion -Teacher followup 1/29/86 (1:28) Mike Conway, reporter As featured on NBC News A-2 feed 35:04 Talkback Problems with Johnny Walker WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News 35:50 John Cougar Mellencamp “Jack & Diane” video (4:15) 40:25 John Cougar Mellencamp “Small Town” video (3:42) 44:12 Shuttle Explosion -James Rowley 1/28/86 (1:52) Re-edit, the best version Mike Conway-reporter, Richard Penner-photographer James Rowley, runner-up for Teacher in Space program 46:20 James Rowley on the Today Show 1/30/86 (6:12) Jane Pauley interviews James Rowley with WKEF-TV footage Robert Foerster, Lafayette, IN, one of ten finalists for Teacher in Space 52:30 Myrtle Tree Baptist Church Fire Folo 11/3/85 (1:32) (on earlier tape, still video problems at start) Champaign County 54:15 Noises in the Night -John Cougar Mellencamp 2/1/86 (2:26) Mike Conway-reporter, Dan Cavins-photographer WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News Scarecrow tour, Hara Arena 56:49 Noises in the Night -The Reducers 2/26/85 (2:34) Mike Conway-reporter, Dan Cavins-photographer WKEF-TV, 22 Alive News 59:44 Unclaimed Funds 2/26/86 (1:59) Mike Conway-reporter Flying Lizards version of “Money”

15948. 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

15949. 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” 

15950. 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

15951. Local News: Indiana Broadcast History Archive (07:51)

Date:
2025-02-04
Main contributors:
Carrothers, Chad, Ringer, Joseph
Summary:
"That’s Howard Caldwell reporting for WTHI in Terre Haute in 1955. It’s a clip from the Indiana Broadcast History Archive, preserving the legacy of Hoosier television and radio. Hear more vintage audio in a feature report later in the show. That’s coming up next on the WFHB Local News. The Indiana Broadcast History Archive preserves the legacy of Hoosier television and radio. Archivist Josh Bennett and director Mike Conway tell the story of rescuing footage from the basements and closets of Indiana in a report produced in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University. This report features vintage audio from the archive: Howard Caldwell reporting on a “red scare” in Fort Wayne for WTHI in 1955, and WTTV live coverage of a mortgage company president held hostage with a shotgun in Indianapolis in 1977."

15952. Clinton, IN Improvement Ideas (01:16)

Date:
1982-05-18
Main contributors:
Eisele, George
Summary:
WTHI-TV Karen Rariden, anchor George Eisele, reporter Clinton Indiana is having money problems and the town is looking run down. Ball State University students are unveiling some recommendations on how Clinton can improve the look of the town. People in town are interviewed about what should be done to improve Clinton, including cleaning up downtown buildings, alleys, and streets. Mike Conway, photographer (his first story as photographer)

15953. WRC-TV Health Reports (22:33)

Date:
197x
Main contributors:
Schultz, Marilyn
Summary:
These are 10 health stories that Marilyn Schultz reported for WRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Washington, DC and/or for NBC News. These stories are from the 1970s, before she left NBC in 1976. EARLY EYE TESTS FOR CHILDREN :30 Importance of early eye tests for children 1:46 Marilyn standup -ends w/ “News 4, Washington BELLY DANCER 2:10 WRC TV News 4 Insert, “Belly Dancer” Shultz, Health (on title card) 2:10 belly dancing as a healthy exercise 3:40 standup PRE-SCHOOL & HEAD START 3:58 WRC-TV News 4 Insert, “Pre-Schoolers,” Shultz, Health (on title card) 4:06 Head Start tests 5:17 Marilyn standup BODY MASSAGE AND EXERCISE FOR RELAXATION 5:37 WRC-TV News 4 Insert, “Body Massage,” Shultz Health (on title card) 5:42 massage and exercise for relaxation 8:26 Marilyn Schultz standup close CYSTIC FIBROSIS TESTS 8:45 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Cystic Fibrosis,” Shultz Health (on title card) 8:54 story -testing for cystic fibrosis 9:30 Video of newborns in hospital 10:18 interview w/ doctor 10:34 Marilyn standup close LOSING WEIGHT BY WIRING MOUTH SHUT 10:55 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Wired Mouth,” Shultz-Health 11:06 story -wiring mouth shut to cut down on eating -woman wants to lose 100 pounds 12:14 Marilyn standup close (ends w/ NBC News Washington) RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS 12:37 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Red Cross,” Shultz, Health (on title card) 12:46 Red Cross story -volunteers drive people to their doctor appointments -Red Cross needs more volunteers to drive people to their appointments 13:57 Marilyn Schultz standup close HOSPITAL FLOWERS HEALTH ISSUE? 14:12 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Hospital Flowers,” Shultz, Health (on title card) 14:30 story -do hospital flowers cause health issues when in hospital room? 16:06 Marilyn standup close UTERINE CANCER 16:22 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Uterine Cancer,” Shultz, Health (on title card) 16:34 story -new machine to check for cancer -interview with doctor -Marilyn reverse question 17:45 Marilyn standup close (NBC, Washington) HOSPITAL BURN UNIT 18:08 WRC-TV News 4 Insert “Burn Unit,” Shultz, Health (on title card) 18:20 story – video of patient in burn unit -many are victims of drinking/smoking in bed -graphic film of burned skin 20:24 Marilyn standup bridge in scrubs

15954. Zenith, KS Reporter "There's No Place Like Kansas" (02:38)

Date:
1990
Main contributors:
Conway, Mike
Summary:
"There's No Place Like Kansas" weekly feature KAKE-TV, Wichita-Hutchinson Mike Conway, reporter/photojournalist Profile of 91-year-old Frances Brownlee of Stafford County, KS. She has been writing a weekly column for the Stafford Courier newspaper for decades. She writes about the town that her family helped found, Zenith, KS, as well as the view outside her window. She writes her weekly column at a diner in Stafford each week. She also visits the people who live at the Leisure Homestead Nursing Home. They rely on here weekly columns to keep up with what is happening in Zenith and Stafford County, KS.