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70 Years Together: Jack Rinehart talks about breaking Mike Tyson's rape story

Posted at 7:26 PM, May 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-11 19:26:49-04

RTV6 is celebrating 70 Years Together! May 30th marks the 70th anniversary of Channel 6, originally WFBM, going on the air in 1949 as the first TV station in the state of Indiana. Every day during the month of May, we'll be reaching into the archives and talking with current and former staff members to share some of their memories and noteworthy moments with you. Click here to see more memories.

INDIANAPOLIS — It's not very often that a local journalist breaks a story so big it makes international news.

But former RTV6 reporter Jack Rinehart broke a story it made national and international headlines quickly.

Rinehart talks about covering Mike Tyson's rape charge the video above.