Ted Linn served as News Director of WANE-TV in Fort Wayne for 16 of his nearly 40 years in television news, before his retirement in 2021. He took the station’s news to the leading spot in the Fort Wayne market. During his tenure the station received a number of IBA Spectrum Awards, two Regional Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Prior to working in Fort Wayne he worked for WISH-TV, Indianapolis; WLFI. Lafayette, Indiana, and WKEF, Dayton, Ohio.