We've introduced a new Friday feature: "What's In A Name?" by staff writer Marcus Jackson, who this week will tell us the origin of Willard Airport. Along those lines ...
How'd "Tatelines" come to be?
Loren Tate didn't come up with the name of his wildly popular column, "Tatelines." That honor goes to Ray Compton, who won a naming contest put on by The News-Gazette in '66 shortly after Tate was hired. I tracked down Compton in Indianapolis, where he runs a sports marketing and event company after front-office stints with the Pacers, Ice and Colts, for the scoop.