2024
WDVD Holds Baby Bash 2024!
This past Thursday night (8/22), Cumulus Media’s WDVD-FM (Detroit) held their annual “Baby Bash” event at District 142 in Wyandotte. The annual event supports the Glamourous Moms Foundation, which works to support, inspire, and build confidence in women, expectant mothers, and their children, to enhance their quality of life.
Read MoreNew News Director and Director of Sales at WXYZ/WMYD-TV
Scripps Media’s Detroit cluster WXYZ-TV and WMYD-TV announced the names of those filling two positions on their staff this week. Tim Kochenderfer has been promoted from Assistant News Director to the role of News Director.
Read MoreWLNS Wraps Up 2024 Operation Backpack
Nexstar Media’s WLNS-TV (Lansing) has wrapped up their 2024 Operation Backpack campaign. The station partnered with Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties and Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties to collect school supplies for local children, including foster children, adopted children, refugees, and others who may need assistance.
Read MoreWHLS Raises $2500+ For Blue Water Area Humane Society
On August 15, Liggett Communication’s WHLS-AM/FM (Port Huron) partnered with the Blue Water Area Humane Society for the third year of “Rockin’ the Rescue,” a day-long fundraising and awareness event.
Read MoreShawnte Passmore Joins WDIV-TV
Graham Media’s WDIV-TV (Detroit) has announced that Shawnte Passmore has joined the station as a reporter. Passmore comes to the station after a nearly 2-year stint as a journalist at KOVR-TV in Sacramento, California.
Read MoreCadillac’s WCDY Flips to AC
Up North Radio, owned by Dom and Jennifer Theodore has flipped its WCDY-FM (McBain/Cadillac) from CHR to AC and is now billing itself as “The New 107.9 CDY — Cadillac’s Best Mix of the 80s, 90s, and Today.” Just prior to the launch last Friday (8/9), the station stunted with various formats, including Throwback 90s, all TV Themes, Classic Country, and more, ending with the kickoff of the new format at 5 p.m.
Read MoreMarconi Radio Awards Finalists Announced; Six Michigan Broadcasters/Stations on List
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the finalists for the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. The winners will be recognized and honored at radio’s biggest night, the Marconi Awards Dinner, where the industry’s major players come together to celebrate excellence and recognize stations and individuals.
Read MoreShannone Dunlap Named Finalist in 2024 Radio Wayne Awards
Shannone Dunlap, Director of Business Development for Traverse City-based Black Diamond Broadcasting has been named a finalist for Radio Ink Magazine’s 2024 Radio Wayne Awards.
Read MoreFree Beer & Hot Wings raises nearly $130K for Kids’ Food Basket
This past Thursday (8/8), Townsquare Media’s WGRD-FM (Grand Rapids) morning show “Free Beer and Hot Wings” held a 12-hour commercial-free “Fill the Basket” radiothon to raise money for the nonprofit Kids Food Basket, which serves Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon and Allegan counties.
Read MoreCMU 2024 Media Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
This year’s Media Hall of Fame inductees honor alumni who spent their careers working in newspapers, television, public relations and higher education. Many of these names are well-known to those in the Michigan broadcasting community.
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