Gerry A. Dick is an American journalist and former

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, a television station in

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, Indiana. He is best known as the current host of Inside INdiana Business, a television program owned by Grow Indiana Media Ventures, founded by Dick along with technology

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Scott A. Jones.

History

Early years

Born in

Clinton, Indiana Clinton is a city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,893 at the 2010 census. History The city was established in 18 ...

, Dick attended

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where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Radio-TV-Film. Following his education, he worked for television station WRTV as a journalist and

, where he was nominated for an

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for his 1993 stories regarding Indiana companies doing business along the United States southern border. After 14 years at the network, he acted as the Senior Vice President for Indianapolis Economic Development Corporation. Additionally, Dick has also held journalist positions at Indiana television stations in both

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and

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Grow Indiana Media Ventures

In 2000, Grow Indiana Media Ventures was started to provide

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focused on the state of Indiana. With Jones serving as chairman of the company, Dick serves as the

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in addition to acting as the host of'' Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick''. The work is dubbed by Indiana State University and Indianapolis television station WFYI as the "most watched local business television program" in the state.

Trivia

Dick is active in

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in addition to supporting his alma mater. He acts as a vice president at Indiana Sports Corporation, serves on the board of directors of The International Center (in Indianapolis), Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, the regional

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at Ivy Tech State College and founded the Dean's Council for the School of Informatics at

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. He is also a member of the

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for WGU Indiana,

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, the Scott College of Business at Indiana State University and the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center Translational Research Acceleration Collaboration (ITRAC). He now resides in Indianapolis with his wife and three children.

Other journalism work

Dick is also a frequent provider of news segments regarding local business to WTHR Channel 13 Eyewitness News, with reports shown on programs such as'' Eyewitness News at 5 pm'' and'' Eyewitness News Sunrise''. Additionally, he acts as a

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for Indianapolis television station

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and central Indiana radio station WIBC.

Awards

In 2004, Dick was awarded the

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(the top honor in Indiana) and received the

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Entrepreneur of the Year award. His Inside INdiana Business news program has also received multiple Emmy Awards for "Best Interview/Discussion Program", including one for its special on the "Big Business of Craft Beer". Additionally, he has received 4 Emmy nominations for'' Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick'' while being recognized as "Journalist of the Year" by the

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. Furthermore, in 2010, his alma mater bestowed upon him a distinguished alumni award.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dick, Gerry Journalists from Indiana American male journalists American business executives Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Indianapolis