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Indiana Fever fans petition against loud voice on TV broadcasts
A group of Indiana Fever faithful are taking action against a shared annoyance.
Fever fan Josh McNattin started a petition asking the team to address a “distinct and persistent voice” that bleeds into television broadcasts of the team’s home games. “During every Fever home game, a distinct and persistent voice, believed to be from a fan seated close to the scorer’s table, can be heard loudly and frequently throughout the entire game,” McNattin writes on the petition’s webpage. “While we celebrate the passion of all fans, this particular sound consistently overpowers other audio elements, including the commentary and ambient crowd noise. As a result, it can detract from the viewing experience for many fans watching from home or streaming online.”
At the time of writing, over 200 fans have signed the petition. According to a report by Dana Hunsinger Benbow in the Indianapolis Star, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, the Fever’s owner, did not respond to a request for comment about the matter.
Overeager fans making their way onto live sports broadcasts are nothing new, but considering the Fever’s popularity it seems like something the team, or league, should address. 41 of 44 Fever games this season will be nationally broadcast thanks to the team’s ascendance under Caitlin Clark. If viewers continue to tune in and hear this “distinct and persistent voice” during every broadcast, it could lead to certain fans tuning out.
A solution should be rather simple. Either move some microphones away from the fan in question, or tell him/her to stop.
McNattin hopes the solution comes from a rejiggering of the audio equipment. He lists several potential remedies in his petition including “adjusting microphone placement or polar patterns near the scorer’s table to limit crowd bleed, using directional mics or acoustic baffles to reduce unwanted vocal pickup, employing EQ filters or ducking algorithms during broadcasts to minimize overpowering frequencies, [and/or] adding more balanced ambient crowd mics from multiple zones of the arena.”
Hopefully, for the sake of Fever fans everywhere, something is done to address this matter.
Indiana
Indiana gambling case, Bears schedule and McDonald’s Park | Week in Review
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
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Indiana law enforcement takes up donations for Special Olympics
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
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Man shot by security guard in hospital emergency room waiting area in Gary, Indiana
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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