Barbara Boyd

In 1969, Barbara Boyd joined WFMB-TV (later WRTV-TV 6) as a consumer reporter. She became the first African American woman to anchor a news show in Indianapolis. Boyd’s segments about economic and social issues quickly gained a following among viewers. She won numerous awards and was named Woman of the Year by the American Cancer Society after reporting on her own mastectomy from a hospital bed. Boyd remained with WRTV until her retirement in 1994. In February 2021 she cohosted a throwback telethon on WRTV and wrtv.com to benefit the United Negro College Fund just as she had done decades before. Read more >>