Wait, who's riding the mechanical bull?
When you think of media personalities, you think of intrepid journalists, broadcasters, and bloggers, yes? Bull-riding superstars? Not so much. At least not usually.
But at the 2018 Children's TherAplay Hoe-Down about a dozen of the fine folks from RTV 6, HANK FM, the Indy Star, IntoIndy.com, NBC Sports, IndyBoozeMuse.com, and CBS 4 are taking on the mechanical bull and each other to help raise funds and awareness for treatment at Children's TherAplay.
So who won the local media bull-riding competition?!?
How does it work?
The competition will take place across three rounds (7:30 p.m., 7:50 p.m., and 8:10 p.m.), with each participant riding one time. Whoever stays on the bull the longest wins bragging rights and Hoe-Down bull-riding glory.
Who's your pick to win?
- Team RTV 6 (and the team champion): Amanda Starrantino, evening anchor and the individual champion; Graham Hunter, reporter; Marc Mullins, evening anchor
- Team Radio
- Country 97.1 HANK FM: Casey Vallier, Mornings with Dave O’Brien co-host
- IndyCar Radio (and also NBC Sports): Anders Krohn, broadcaster
- Team IndyStar and IndyCar
- Natalia Contreras, Hamilton County Things To Do reporter
- Jack Harvey, Indy 500 driver, Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
- Team CBS 4: Rachel Bogle, morning traffic reporter; Star Derry, meteorologist
- Team Blog
- IndyBoozeMuse.com: Sierra Jackson, food and lifestyle blogger
- IntoIndy.com: Kate Ruddell, lifestyle and events blogger
Rustle up your Hoe-Down tickets and be here for the fun