Five years after Indianapolis/Marion County residents voted 85% in favor of building it; after spending $750 million to construct it; the successor to the old City Hospital and Wishard Memorial Hospital is set to open. The new Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital opens for business December 7, 2013. Public tours occurred on November 16th. But […]

Less than a year from now, Indianapolis and Indiana’s newest hospital, Eskenazi Hospital, will open for business.  The new hospital will be the successor to Wishard Hospital. The new hospital was made possible by a landslide vote of residents in 2009 and the generosity of Sidney and Lois Eskenazi who donated $40 million towards the […]

In the final Candidate Tuesday of the 2012 Elections, the two Republicans and seven Democrats running for seats in the Black-majority State Senate and House Districts in Indianapolis/Marion County appeared on the final Afternoons with Amos Candidate Tuesday.  Republicans Karl Scharnberg, candidate District 96 and Dr. David Black, candidate District 99 gave their party’s views […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 47 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In an exclusive interview, Indiana’s African-American and minority legislators talked at length on Afternoons with Amos on why they and other House Democrats are boycotting the legislative session. Amos talked live with Representatives Bill Crawford, Cherrish Pryor, Greg Porter, John Bartlett, Mara Candelaria Reardon, Vernon […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 43 Minutes. Audio ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic incumbents for Indiana House of Representatives seats in Indianapolis/Marion County appeared on the final Afternoons with Amos Candidates Tuesday. Incumbents Cherrish Pryor (District 94), John Bartlett (District 95), Greg Porter (District 96), Bill Crawford (District 98), Vanessa Summers (District 99) and John Day […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 27 Minutes. ©2010 WTLC/Radio One. The “New” Wishard Hospital is under construction and under budget. Health and Hospital CEO Matt Gutwein and Vice-President Greg Porter appeared on Afternoons with Amos to report on the progress in constructing the New Wishard. Matt and Greg brought a mock-up of the new hospital […]