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After an extensive search, WFIU & @wtiu.bsky.social are proud to welcome a new executive director this fall!
This past week, our community raised nearly $32,000 to support local news and educational programming.

As we face new challenges and uncertain funding, your support truly is priceless. We couldn't do it without viewers like you. THANK YOU for standing with WTIU!
The award recognizes Sara Wittmeyer, Wes Akers, John Timm and Saddam Al-Zubaidi of Indiana University. 👏 Congratulations! And a big thank you to BEA for showcasing their excellent work.
"Archiving Airwaves: The Miley Collection" takes home the prize! ✨ The documentary by @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social won Best of Competition in the Short-Form Documentary Category for Adjunct Faculty and Staff at this year's Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. 🎉
While we might be better known for corn fields and race tracks, did you know that just beneath the surface, Indiana hosts over 4000 incredible, pre-historic caves? We are home to underground waterfalls, bones from the ice age, and one of the longest cave systems in the U.S.!
Behind the scenes of Journey Indiana: Underground, WTIU's most recent documentary. This one-hour program takes viewers inside some of Indiana's most fascinating yet little-known places!
There is so much to Taylor's story not included in the original thread! @majortaylor99.bsky.social is another great resource for anyone interested in learning about his life and legacy.
Before Jackie Robinson... before Jesse Owens... There was Major Taylor.

His courage and persistence helped pave the way for these fellow Black American athletes and many others.

And now, it's up to us to share his story and preserve his legacy. 🚲🏆

For more: visit wtiu.org/majortaylor
Major Taylor: Champion of the Race - Indiana Public Media
Major Taylor: Champion of the Race retraces the life and legacy of an American civil rights pioneer who set more than 20 world records in speed cycling during the heart of Jim Crow America.
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His autobiography details an unforgettable scene upon his arrival for the 1902 cycling tour in Australia:

"I could not restrain my tears," he wrote, recalling ship upon ship donned with American flags at the Australian port. The adoration was so impactful that his daughter bears the name: Sydney.
Taylor's battles were unending. Despite his successes on the track, White nationalist ideals plagued his personal and professional life.

The biggest irony? Taylor remarked suffering more contempt on American soil than by any other country he toured when racing.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., Taylor collected nicknames like, "the Cyclone," "the Whirlwind," and "the Comet."

By his early 20s, Taylor had captured the world cycling championship, the American cycling crown, and had set dozens of world speed cycling records—all while enduring Jim Crow era racism.
Black Hoosier history you should know: Marshall "Major" Taylor (1878 - 1932)
RESISTANCE shows viewers the largely unknown and courageous stories where Jews fought back during the Holocaust through the testimonies of survivors, their children, and expert witnesses—nearly 80 years later.

Stream on the PBS App beginning tonight at 10pm.
"...the teachers that stayed with their students, the doctors that stayed with their patients, the mothers that stayed with their children and didn't abandon them. Did they go 'like sheep to the slaughter?'"

- Prof. Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish Univ.

Quote from RESISTANCE: THEY FOUGHT BACK
"Janusz Korczak—the leader of an orphanage who went with his orphans to Treblinka—he was offered the opportunity to survive.

Korczak was the equivalent of Mr. Rogers.

Non-Jews flocked to hear his radio broadcast.

Are we going to say that he went 'like sheep to the slaughter?'"
Hey folks! Do you live in south-central Indiana? (Bloomington, Martinsville, Columbus, Jasper, Greencastle...)

Follow our newsroom for local coverage! ⤵️
All of our accounts and reporters, all in one place. Check it out! go.bsky.app/L5vnakM
Seymour immigrants, Kinsey Institute, Braun’s executive orders: New Indiana Newsdesk out now!

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Canadian authorities have detained a former Bloomington resident and IU alumnus convicted for his role in the capitol insurrection. He could soon be sent back to the U.S. to serve his sentence.

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Bloomington insurrectionist detained in Canada
Antony Vo applied for political asylum in Canada at the end of last year.
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A bittersweet day as WTIU staff pose for the last time on the original INDIANA NEWSDESK set. 🎥

Don't worry—the show isn't going anywhere! While Studio 6 receives a much-deserved renovation, we are grateful to our crew (present and past) for maintaining this exact set for the last decade. 🛠
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ISP Sup. Doug Carter is leaving in January. He made headlines this year for his role in the Delphi murder case and IU protests, but his career in law enforcement goes back four decades.
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State Police Superintendent to retire
Former Gov. Mike Pence appointed Doug Carter in 2013, making him the department’s longest serving chief.
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This weekend! The documentary "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" airs Friday and Saturday on public TV across US, incl. Oregon, Idaho, Austin TX, Chicago. Check your local listings @opb.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social @austinpbs.bsky.social.
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Our reporter Sophie is at the Monroe County Fairgrounds today while Pantry 279 delivers some of its 2,500 meals to families for Thanksgiving.