Edwin C. Metcalfe

Who is Edwin C. Metcalfe?

Edwin C. Metcalfe was a saxophonist and manager of WPTA, who lived in Roanoke, Indiana.

Prior to entering the television broadcasting business, Metcalfe was a professional musician. In the 1940s, Metcalfe sang and played woodwinds with the legendary Spike Jones band.

Upon his 1974 arrival in Fort Wayne, Metcalfe brought showmanship and sparkle to a tired WPTA news operation, and that, combined with a generous budget, catapulted the station from third place behind the older WANE-TV and WKJG-TV stations, to first place for local news in the Fort Wayne, Indiana market.

Metcalfe attended the University of Pittsburgh and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Indiana Tech.

His curriculum vitae lists many professional and civic experiences:

Indiana Tech, Trustee Emeritus

Boy Scouts of America - Anthony Wayne Council, President of the Board

Fort Wayne Public Television, Board Member

Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana, Chairman of the Board

Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, Board Member

ABC Television Affiliates

Allen County Judicial Court Appointment Commission