Lindy Thackston
Lindy Thackston | |
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Born | Lindy Thackston Hogue |
Education | Frankfort High School |
Alma mater | Purdue University |
Occupation(s) | Anchor Reporter |
Years active | 2000s–present |
Spouse | Christian Hogue |
Children | 1 |
Lindy Thackston Hogue is an American reporter and anchor. She has worked as a trackside and pit lane reporter for
Biography
Thackston is from Frankfort, Indiana.[1] She has one brother.[2] Thackston attended Frankfort High School until she moved to Frankfort Christian Heritage School after completing her sophomore year. She graduated in 1999. Thackston graduated from Purdue University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2002.[3] The previous year, Thackson's interest in American Open Wheel Racing was enhanced when she served as an Indy 500 Princess in May 2001, having spent her childhood listing to the sport via radio.[2][4] She worked for Southern Illinois television station WSIL-TV for two years.[3] Thackston later worked for First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] She stated her favorite news item was about a series of date-rape drugs in 2006. It won Thackston two Edward R. Murrow awards and a Gannett Award.[2]
She hosted a program on the United States' sailing cup competition called Quest for the Cup on
Thackston left the channel in 2012 and went to perform social media work for Ed Carpenter Racing.[4] She was replaced by former driver Townsend Bell.[5] Thackston has also served as a trackside reporter for Indianapolis Motor Speedway's public announcement system, and has been involved with the morning newscast on Fox affiliate WXIN since October 2013.[1][6] On October 10, 2016, she was made co-anchor alongside Scott Jones, replacing the outgoing Kristin Kane.[7]
She married her husband Christian Hogue, who worked as a crew member for various IndyCar teams including Ed Carpenter Racing,[8] in January 2014.[1] They have a son. In May 2020 she announced she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and would undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lindy Thackston". WXIN. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c Bridges, Frances (February 1, 2009). "Purdue alumna makes strides in reporting, education". Purdue Exponent. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Friend, Phil (May 27, 2011). "AUTO RACING: Frankfort native living dream on IndyCar series". Chronicle-Tribune.
- ^ a b c Shoup, Kate (May 14, 2014). "Lindy Thackston Brings Fresh Voice to IMS". Indianapolis Monthly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Proffit, Anne (February 14, 2012). "Highlights From State Of IndyCar Summit". Motor Authority. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ a b L. Mack, Justin (May 21, 2020). "Fox59 anchor Lindy Thackston shares news of cancer diagnosis". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Tamborello, Joe (October 10, 2016). "Lindy Thackston named Fox59 morning anchor". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Meet the Crew: Chris Hogue