Indiana Journalism Legacy Luncheon
Honoring Yesterday’s Leaders & Tomorrow’s Voices
A free press doesn't sustain itself — it's built, generation by generation, by people who refuse to let it fail.
The Indiana Journalism Legacy Luncheon brings together two of Indiana's most enduring journalism traditions for the first time in a single celebration.
On October 3 at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union Station, the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the Keating Competition Awards will share one stage — connecting the journalists who shaped this state's media landscape with the students who will define its future. Join us for an afternoon that honors yesterday's leaders and amplifies tomorrow's voices.
About the Event
The luncheon brings together Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame inductees and Keating Competition winners in a single afternoon program that moves between generations and across media. Honorees represent decades of work in print, broadcast, and digital journalism alongside student journalists from Indiana colleges and universities being recognized for outstanding reporting, photography, and multimedia storytelling. It is a program built around the full arc of a journalism career — from the earliest bylines to the legacies that continue on.
Registration opening soon!
Details
Saturday, October 3 | Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union Station
Schedule
11 a.m. | Cash Bar & Networking
12 p.m. | Program Begins
Meet the Indiana Hall of Fame Inductees
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Mary Tandy
The late Mary Tandy was one of few Black women to operate a weekly metropolitan newspaper. Hired in 1970 as a secretary at the Indiana Herald, she worked her way up to office manager and advertising manager, eventually becoming owner, publisher and editor.
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Gerry Lanosga
Lanosga is an award-winning print and broadcast investigative journalist, and associate professor at The Media School at Indiana University. He is a founding member of the Indiana Debate Commission and is a board member of the Indiana Coalition for Open Government.
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Angelo Angelopolous
The late Angelo Angelopolous was a Butler University graduate and renowned sportswriter for the Indianapolis News. Throughout his career, he specialized in covering Indianapolis 500 races and drivers, including drafting a book about driver Bill Vukovich.
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Sue Morrow
Sue Morrow is an award-winning visual journalist at top newspapers in the country. In addition to her work, she is active in several photojournalism organizations, including the National News Photographers Association and Catchlight, where she mentors other photographers.
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David Haugh
David Haugh is a former athlete turned longtime sports journalist at the South Bend Tribune and The Chicago Tribune who expanded his work into multimedia. He now is featured on Chicago radio and television broadcasts, as well as print outlets around the country.
Learn More About the Keating Competition
The writing competition petition pays homage to the late Indy Star journalist Tom Keating, a beloved columnist and Lilly Endowment executive who was especially good at telling the stories of everyday people.
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Thomas R. Keating was a popular long-time columnist for The Indianapolis Star. Known for his portraits of Hoosiers from all walks of life – from washcloth salesmen to police officers to politicians – Keating wrote five columns per week, and he did it with energy and enthusiasm, for 14 years.
Indianapolis was his hometown, and its stories were the center of his work. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School and attended both Ball State and Indiana universities. A collection of his columns, “Indiana Faces and Other Places,” was published in 1982.
Keating died in 1985 at the age of 45.
The Keating competition is a daylong feature writing competition among the premier journalism students at Indiana colleges and universities. Since its inception, the program has awarded roughly $170,000 in cash prizes. The competition is named after Keating.
Each year, finalists are sent out to find interesting stories in the heart of Indianapolis. They have five hours from the beginning of the assignment to find subjects, conduct interviews and write their stories on deadline. The Indianapolis Star provides space in its newsroom for the students to work.
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Competing for honors and prize money, the 10 finalists are given five hours to report and write a compelling and well-written story that could earn them a top cash award. Past assignments have included Downtown Indianapolis, an International Festival, Veterans’ Day and the Old Northside.
Sponsor the Event
Media Sponsors*
$500
Two complimentary luncheon tickets
Logo recognition in the printed program
Logo on event presentation slides
*Only available to media outlets
Media Sponsors*
$500
Full reserved table (8 seats)
Featured logo placement in program, on event slides, and on event signage
Verbal recognition from the podium during the program
Social media recognition by both IPCF and IJHF
Presenting Sponsor
University/Academic Sponsor*
$1,000
Event Sponsor
Six complimentary luncheon tickets
Logo recognition in the printed program
Logo on event presentation slides
*Only available to academic institutions
$2,500
Full reserved table (8 seats)
Logo recognition in the printed program and on event slides
Verbal recognition from the podium during the program
$7,500
Named event recognition — "presented by [your organization]"
Full reserved table (8 seats)
Top-placement logo on all event materials — printed program cover, signage, and slides
Verbal recognition from the podium during the program
Social media recognition by both IPCF and IJHF
Dedicated sponsor spotlight in the printed program
Commemorative Program Advertisements
Full Page Ad
8.5 × 11 inches
$250
Half Page Ad
5.5 × 8.5 inches
$150
Quarter Page Ad
4.25 × 5.5 inches