There are no recent results. Men's Sports; Baseball Schedule Roster News Facebook Twitter; Basketball Schedule Roster News Facebook Twitter. WNDY-TV; Marion/Indianapolis, Indiana United States; City: Marion, Indiana: Branding: My INDY TV (general) Slogan: Whatcha Wanna Watch: Channels: Digital: 32 Virtual: 23 : Subchannels: 23.1 MyNetworkTV 23.2 Bounce TV 23.3 The. FOX Sports Indiana will televise all 82 Indiana Pacers’ regular season games and two preseason contests in 2015-16. To view the Full list of FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Midwest and FOX Sports Kansas City channel numbers. Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant: History(Compiled and Written by Mr. Terry Iden)As is true of most pageant history for any given state, little thought was given at the time to saving a historical account for future generations of pageant enthusiasts. After all, in the 1. Bobby 'Slick' Leonard. A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2014, Bobby “Slick” Leonard is in his 31st year with the Pacers as a broadcaster and lends unique perspective to each game along with his vast. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The water system for a western Indiana high school is among nearly 40 in the state that have exceeded federally allowable lead levels at least once since the start of 2013, an analysis shows. Police responded to the scene after initially receiving calls about suspects attempting to break into the house that was the site of a doubl WAWV-TV, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 39), is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting; the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which. Miss America Pageant would become . So, the brief history that follows is but a quick summary of the sparkling years of the Miss Indiana Pageant. A more detailed history is being written and will be published in the Miss Indiana Alumni Newsletter. Leading the Way in Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley with the most accurate and reliable news, weather, and sports coverage, along with the latest breaking news and severe weather coverage.It may take a few years until completion is reached, but the research is basically completed - well, pageant research is never completed - there is always one more fact, one more story, one more name, one more picture to be discovered. But here is what we basically know about the MISS INDIANA PAGEANT. The first Miss Indiana to compete in Atlantic City was Hilda Marguerite Koch of South Bend. Competing as Miss South Bend against 1. Hilda was sponsored by the South Bend News- Times with the support of the Studebaker Corporation after she had won a company beauty title with Studebaker earlier in the summer. The state pageant was held in Gary, which had already named Anna May Owens as Miss Gary to represent the city at the Miss America Pageant. So, two Hoosier lasses were sponsored out of Gary for the national pageant that year. A curious fact is that two other Hoosier ladies also competed in the Miss America Pageant that year. Vera Haspel held the title of Miss Terre Haute, and Anne Howe was Miss Hammond. Anne finished in the Top Five in the pageant finals. The Miss America Pageant itself was not held in the years 1. There was a hastily organized pageant in Atlantic City in 1. In 1. 93. 5 the national pageant began again in full strength, continuing to what it is today. In those intervening years, several Miss Indiana's were crowned. However, because none of the those Miss Indiana's competed in Atlantic City, they are not recognized as official titleholders by the Miss America Organization. The second Miss Indiana to make the journey to New Jersey was Helen Marie Emly. She wore the title of Miss Letts (a small town southwest of Greensburg) into competition at the Broad Ripple Park in Indianapolis. The pageant was held outdoors. A stage for the competition was built over the swimming pool in the park, and movie cameras were brought to make news reels. Miss Emly made her presence known in the Miss America Pageant and made . Both pageants were held as a drawing card for the main feature movie at the Grand Theatre. Contestants were solicited mainly from the Evansville area. There were 9. 2 contestants in the 1. Preliminaries were held in which the field was presented in groups of six to ten contestants. Finalists were chosen by audience applause. An applause meter was used, and newspaper ads assured the public that its readings were accurate. Twenty finalists then faced a panel of judges on the third night of competition, and that group was reduced to ten, to six, to four, to three, and then to the winner. Carolyn Akin, the 1. Miss Indiana, has the distinction of winning over the largest Miss Indiana field ever, the 9. Because talent was not a part of the judging at the state pageant, Miss Akin quickly honed her tap dancing skills in preparation for the national pageant. Alice Ullery, who was also an Evansville resident, was the 1. The pageant resumed in 1. Terre Haute which is its current home. The Orpheum Theatre was site of the pageant that year before the competition was moved to the Student Union Building on the campus of Indiana State Teachers College in 1. The 1. 94. 5 pageant holds the record for the longest competition. It was a three- day preliminary competition in which one- third of the 2. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. The six finalists then paraded before the judges on Friday for the title. Betty Lockyear, the Miss Indiana of 1. Evansville which gave her home town a record three Miss Indiana's in a row. She was a schoolmate of Miss Indiana 1. Miss America Pageant. Lois Chitwood, who had been a teacher, claimed the 1. Miss Indiana University. She presented a short piano piece and then spoke on the importance of education when she was presented on the Miss America stage. The fact that both Miss Indiana 1. Beverly . The Gary Memorial Auditorium saw two Miss Indiana's chosen to represent the Hoosier state - Patricia Cunningham in 1. Pat Berry in 1. 95. Both wore the title of Miss Monticello in competition. Miss Cunningham had actually been the first runner- up. The original winner was disqualified from competing in the Miss America Pageant, receiving the final notification just a day before she was to leave for the trip east. Miss Cunningham stepped into the title - and wardrobe, literally, and represented the Hoosier state with all the grace and poise of a practiced veteran. She also presented one of the more unusual talents at the pageant that year - water ballet. In 1. 95. 1, the pageant franchise moved to Lafayette where it would stay for three years. For two years the pageant was produced in the Lafayette Jefferson High School Auditorium. Carol Mitchell (Miss Rochester) captured the 1. Ann Marie Garnier (Miss Indianapolis) swept the field for the 1. Both ladies placed as first runner- up in the Miss America Pageant, Indiana's best placing in the big pageant so far. Miss Mitchell captivated the audience with her impromptu cartoon caricatures and marionette skills while Miss Garnier likewise held the audience's attention with her classical vocal presentation. The pageant was moved to the Purdue Music Hall in 1. Violet Wratich (Miss East Chicago) was named the winner. The following year found the pageant making yet another move. This time it was to South Bend under the sponsorship of the South Bend Jaycees. Three Miss Indiana's made their way to the pageant throne at the South Bend Palace Theatre: Sue Carol Eaton (Miss Indianapolis) 1. Carolyn Sue Turner (Miss Indianapolis) 1. Mary Jane Mc. Nulty (Miss Fort Wayne) 1. Miss Indiana's longest home stay began at Michigan City in 1. Michigan City Jaycees convinced Lenora Slaughter, then the Executive Director of the Miss America Pageant, that their summer festival could host the state pageant. Twelve contestants competed for a $1. Tivoli Theatre, and Miss Valparaiso University, Gloria Rupprecht won the title. She went on to Atlantic City to win a Preliminary Talent Award with her operatic comedy skit. Michigan City would play host to 4. Miss Indiana Pageants before passing the duties of hosting to Terre Haute for the 1. In that span of 4. Anita Marie Hursh (Miss Goshen) won the 1. Preliminary Swimsuit winner at Miss America. Barbara Jean Kummer brought Valparaiso University its second title in three years when she won the 1. Tommye Lou Glaze (Miss Plymouth) become Miss Indiana 1. Fourth Runner- up in the Miss American competition after being named a Preliminary Talent winner with her classical vocal. Kathleen Jane Burke gave Indiana State Teachers College its only Miss Indiana in 1. Elston High School Auditorium. She was awarded a Non- Finalist Talent trophy in Atlantic City for her monologue and fashion show. Julia Jane Flaningan and Marsha Jane Pinkstaff brought Butler University back- to- back victories in the 1. In 1. 96. 4 the pageant became a three- night pageant with two nights of preliminary competition preceding the finals. Carol Zimmerman (Miss Hobart) was the first Preliminary Swimsuit winner and Carol Rinard (Miss Ball State University) and Sandra Sue Miller (Miss Bedford) tied for the first Talent award. Miller went on to win the title of Miss Indiana 1. Eileen Mary Smith (Miss Indianapolis) took the crown in 1. Miss Smith, a Julie Andrews look- alike, captured the Talent Award at Miss America on the first night of preliminaries, singing a medley from The Sound of Music. She was Second Runner- up to Debbie Bryant of Kansas for the Miss America crown. Jane Ann Rutledge (Miss Indiana University) was Miss Indiana for 1. The pageant was televised for the first time in 1. The TV presentations would continue to run through the 1. Mary Lynn Haglund (Miss Butler University) entertained TV audiences with her figure skating on a mini- ice rink to win. She skated her way to a Preliminary Talent award in Atlantic City and the Top Ten. Kit Field (Miss Indianapolis) took the title in 1. Fourth Runner- up finish at Miss America. The next year Jill Jackson (Miss Anderson) top the largest field of contestants ever at the Michigan City site when 2. Debbie May, on her third attempt, won the 1. Miss Indiana Pageant. At Miss America she was chosen Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants - the only Miss Indiana who will ever achieve the award as the Miss Congeniality award was discontinued after 1. History was made in 1. Pat Patterson (Miss Gary) was crowned Miss Indiana. She was the first African- American to hold the Indiana title and only the second African- American to compete in the Miss America Pageant where she was presented a Special Talent Award. Rebecca Graham (Miss South Central) was the next Miss Indiana to head for Atlantic City, and she garnered a Preliminary Swimsuit Award as well as Fourth Runner- up honors. Another Indiana record was set in 1. Karen Rogers (Miss Indiana Central College) won the title. The shortest Miss Indiana ever, standing only 4'1. Penny Tichenor (Miss Evansville Freedom Festival) on the Miss America stage; she was a Top Ten Finalist. Cyndi Legler (Miss Mid- Central) matched Miss Tichenor's performance the next year with another Top Ten finish. She had won her state crown with a classical ballet on the Rogers High School Auditorium stage which had become the new home of the pageant. Tamara Trittschuh (Miss Monroe County) was named the 1. Bicentennial Miss Indiana. The pageant was once again televised after a few year's hiatus. Barbara Mougin (Miss Plymouth) became the 1. Miss Indiana at the Miss America Pageant with a First Runner- up placing to the new Miss America Susan Perkins of Ohio.
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