Leaders and Legends

Together, Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower launched invasions, toppled tyrants, and shaped the world as the nations they served drifted apart. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, our guest is acclaimed historian Jonathan W. Jordan, and we discuss his fascinating new book “Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship"

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Michael Barone is this week’s guest on the “Leaders and Legends” podcast. For five decades Michael’s writings and incisive observations have shaped opinion in the United States and around the world. His book on the Glorious Revolution is one of the best treatments of that watershed event. We discuss this and more.

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Even after his retirement from broadcast television, he remains perhaps the most beloved and recognized voices during the month of May in Indianapolis. He is Dave Calabro, and he is the guest on a very special, Brickyard edition of the “Leaders and Legends” podcast. Dave also discusses his new podcast “Playmakers with Dave Calabro” which debuted on IBJ Media earlier this year.

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In a “Leaders and Legends” podcast exclusive, former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle discusses his early political career and 21st-century politics in part one of an informative and entertaining two-part interview.

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He stands apart as the greatest television journalist in Indianapolis history. He is Mike Ahern, and he is our guest on this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast. We are joined by Mike’s fellow Hall of Famer Jim Shella to conduct one of the absolute favorite interviews we’ve ever done.

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On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, our guest is author William Haldeman, and we discuss his highly-acclaimed book, "Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership that Transformed America.” Why are certain presidents rated more highly than others? Why do their words still inspire us? We discuss this and more in our interview.

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Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle are two of the most impactful figures in world history during the 20th century. On this week's “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we interview Richard Vinen about his dual study of two statesmen who rallied their countries, their countrymen, and whose influence redounds to this day.

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The “Leaders and Legends” podcast journey through our country’s 250th anniversary continues with the brilliant and award-winning author Edward Larson. His book “Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters” is a tour-de-force study of why & how the colonists and the Founding Fathers pledged each other “their sacred honor.”

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DuJuan McCoy, Owner, President and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, sits down for an exclusive one-hour interview on the $83 million acquisition of WRTV-ABC Indianapolis and what it means for local journalism in Indiana. Circle City Broadcasting, an Indianapolis-based company, owns WISH-TV, WNDY, and WRTV-ABC in Indianapolis.

McCoy addresses the social media backlash that followed the deal, explains why the FCC granted a historic waiver allowing him to own three full-power television stations in a single market, and pushes back on critics who have framed the transaction as another round of newsroom cuts. He argues the opposite: Circle City Broadcasting has a documented record of adding news operations at every station it has acquired, and he intends to expand investigative reporting, grow the morning show, and increase local digital content across both WISH-TV and WRTV.

The conversation also covers the broader forces reshaping broadcast media, including the threat from streaming platforms, the erosion of advertising revenue to Google and Meta, and why McCoy believes strategic mergers and acquisitions are the only viable path to keeping local television stations solvent and independent. McCoy also discusses the importance of journalists adapting to digital platforms, his approach to retaining top talent in the Indianapolis market, and what he expects Circle City Broadcasting to look like in the years ahead.

Leaders and Legends is hosted by Veteran Strategies President and CEO Robert Vane and is part of the All INdiana Podcast Network. Find every episode at wishtv.com/podcasts/leaders-and-legends.

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On this week's leaders and “Leaders and Legends” podcast (#354), we interview Professor and author Richard Bell about his book “The American Revolution and the Fate of the World”. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding, we must not forget the impact the victories and words of American colonists had on thinkers and leaders around the globe.

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