NEWS 8 GROWS ITS LEADERSHIP AND CONTENT TEAMS WITH EXPERIENCE AND DIVERSITY OF VOICE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Hainey (317) 956-8530
Indianapolis, IN – November 14, 2019 – Al Carl, WISH-TV News Director announced today the appointment of Erika Facey-Palmer as Manager of Content, and Katie Simon as Daybreak Executive Producer for WISH-TV’s News 8.
“We’re adding two major power players in local television journalism to our WISH-TV news operation,” said Carl. Erika and Katie bring a vast wealth of experience, as well as diverse leadership and viewpoints to our newsroom and our station.”
Erika Facey-Palmer is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of editorial and management experience. Originally from New York, Erika started her career with NBC News. Erika comes to WISH-TV from WXIA in Atlanta. She has also worked for stations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., in roles ranging from producing and planning to management. Erika joins WISH-TV in a new leadership role. As Manager of Content, she will lead News 8’s specialized news gathering teams and the planning and producing of special news event coverage across all WISH-TV platforms. Erika received her Bachelor of Science Broadcast Journalism degree from Andrews University and her Master of Arts in Mass Communication from New York University.
Katie Simon is another television news veteran bringing more than 15 years producing experience to the News 8 team. She joins WISH-TV from WCPO in Cincinnati where she was the morning news executive producer. Katie has also produced for stations in Boston and Tampa. She joins WISH-TV’s award-winning Daybreak team, replacing Brady Gibson, who was recently promoted to WISH-TV’s Assistant News Director. Katie grew up in Dayton, Ohio and received her Bachelor of Arts Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Dayton.
WISH-TV was recently acquired by Circle City Broadcasting, owned by Indianapolis native DuJuan McCoy, and since, has been focused on expanding its coverage and content. Last month, WISH-TV announced a nationwide search to hire two specialized journalists. The state’s first multicultural reporter to share stories of the communities, traditions, and issues not covered by other Indiana television stations, and the state’s only television health reporter dedicated full-time to medical journalism.
WISH-TV, one of the highest rated news organizations in Indiana, currently produces more than 75 hours per week of news and original programming, more than any other television station in the state, and among the most of any in the country.
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