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70 Years Together: Tracey Horth was one of few women anchoring evening news in Indianapolis

Posted at 7:40 PM, May 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-12 19:40:00-04

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 — Tracey Horth was an anchor at Channel 6 when not many women were at the anchor desk for the evening news.

Horth started as an intern at Channel 6 and started her career reporting on-air once she graduated from Butler University in 1979.

In the video in the player above, Horth talks about her time at the anchor desk at Channel 6.