August 2021
WCSX To Unveil Alice Cooper Court at Eloise Asylum
Beasley Media Group has announced that WCSX-FM (Detroit) Morning Personality Big Jim O’Brien from Big Jim’s House will join Motor City rock Legend Alice Cooper to unveil Alice Cooper Court on Thursday, September 23 at Eloise Asylum in Westland, Michigan. The official ceremony will include remarks by Big Jim and remarks from Alice Cooper, who…
Read MoreThe Local Journalism Sustainability Act – Another Congressional Proposal to Help Local Media
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Editor’s note: On Thursday, August 19 at 1 p.m., the MAB Third Thursday webinar will feature David Oxenford speaking on “Copyright Issues for Broadcasters.” Register for this webinar here. Last week, another bill was introduced in both the House and the Senate with the intention of supporting local…
Read MoreSarah Lehr Joins WKAR News Team As Politics and Civics Reporter
WKAR Public Media has announced that Sarah Lehr has joined its news staff in the role of politics and civics reporter. “As a politics and civics reporter, I want to hold public institutions to account,” said Lehr. “And I want to look beyond the horse race to show how policies affect real people in their…
Read MoreRadio Programmer Brent Alberts Retires
After 53 years in radio, Townsquare Media/Lansing Brand Manager Brent Alberts has retired. Alberts remarked in a Facebook post that he would continue to work with WMMQ’s All-Request Saturday Night and produce a daily feature for the Michigan Sports Network. Alberts wrote, “I’ve worked with some awesome broadcasters in my career, it’s been an honor…
Read MoreMiss Digg Says Remember 811 on 8/11!
MISS DIG 811 encourages people to place a free dig notice 3 days before digging to avoid damaging buried utilities. August 11 is almost here, and MISS DIG 811 hopes that the 8/11 date on the calendar will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have…
Read MoreWKHM’s Charity Radiothon Raises Over $13k For Area Causes
McKibbin Media Group’s WKHM-FM (Jackson) held its second annual Charity Radiothon July 30. The on-air talent of K105.3, Jared “J-Rod” Hammond, Scott Clow and Jenny Lewis, broadcasted live from the K105.3 studio for 13 straight hours, accepting donations while completing fun and intense dares from their listeners based on fundraising goals. This year, K105.3 set…
Read MoreJim Rademaker Named GM for WGVU Public Media; Ken Kolbe Retiring
WCMU Public Media (Mt. Pleasant) General Manager Jim Rademaker is moving to WGVU Public Media in Grand Rapids, replacing Ken Kolbe, who is retiring. It is the second time he has succeeded Kolbe in a GM position. Kolbe was GM of WCMU, leaving for WGVU in 2019 and Rademaker was appointed interim GM for WCMU. …
Read MoreFCC Broadcast Auction Ends. Here’s the Winners of Michigan Frequencies
The FCC’s Auction 109 of of 136 FM signals and 4 AM signals ended August 5 after eight days and 36 rounds of bidding with 97 of the potential licenses nationwide won. The auction brought in $13,770,950 in bids with a net of $12,344,110 following the use of bidding credits. In Michigan, there were six…
Read MoreInter-Tribal Council of Michigan Announces New PSA
Nationally Recognized Musicians Support Michigan Tribal Communities Highlighting the Need for Increased Vaccinations Among Young Adults An award winning group with more than 30 million plays on Spotify is lending their music to Michigan tribal communities in a Public Service Announcement (PSA) encouraging the uptake of the COVID vaccines among young adults across Michigan. “The…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to Ross Biederman!
By: Karole L. White President/CEO, Michigan Association of Broadcasters Happy Birthday to Ross Biederman of Midwestern Broadcasting. On Saturday, July 31, I was on-hand for the 80th birthday party for Ross Biederman, President of Midwestern Broadcasting. The celebration was held at the barn of Chris Warren, General Manager of the company. I was honored to…
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