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American Nonconformist

Published in Winfield, Kansas, from 1879, the American Nonconformist, a People’s (Populist) Party newspaper, moved in June 1892 to Indianapolis under the ownership of the Vincent Brothers Publishing Company. The… Read More »American Nonconformist

The Art Assignment

Hosted by Sarah Urist Green, a former curator of contemporary art at the Indianapolis Museum Of Art, directed by Mark Olsen, and edited by Brandon Brungard, The Art Assignment was… Read More »The Art Assignment

Bob & Tom Show

The Bob & Tom Show originated in Petoskey, Michigan, in the early 1980s when DJ Bob Kevoian brought on Tom Griswold as his newsman sidekick. The duo launched their eponymous… Read More »Bob & Tom Show

Construction Digest

Fred G. Johnston Sr., a native of Bluffton, Indiana, and former Indianapolis bureau chief for United Press, launched Construction Digest in February 1928. Genesis of the publication was the Indiana… Read More »Construction Digest

The Criterion

The Criterion commenced publication as the official weekly newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis on October 7, 1960. It succeeded the Indiana Catholic and Record, which had served as… Read More »The Criterion

Daily Echo

The Daily Echo was the first and longest continuously published high school daily newspaper in the nation. It was established at Indianapolis High School in 1898, which changed its name… Read More »Daily Echo

The Fiery Cross

Originally appearing in Indianapolis in 1921 under the name Fact!, the Ku Klux Klan paper was renamed The Fiery Cross in July 1922 under the editorship of Ernest W. Reichard.… Read More »The Fiery Cross

German-Language Press

For thousands of German immigrants moving to the city in the mid-19th century, the press became part of a support structure that included churches, schools, Vereins (clubs, societies), and, in… Read More »German-Language Press

Indiana Catholic and Record

Joseph P. O’Mahoney, a native of Tralee, County Kerry Ireland, issued the first Indiana Catholic on February 4, 1910, for the Indiana Catholic Printing and Publishing Company. Born in 1869,… Read More »Indiana Catholic and Record

Indiana Farmer And Indiana Farmer and Gardener

Under the sponsorship of the State Board of Agriculture, the Indiana Farmer began in Indianapolis in March 1836, promoting improved agricultural methods among Hoosier farmers. Moses M. Henkle, formerly publisher… Read More »Indiana Farmer And Indiana Farmer and Gardener

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