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Cadillac’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.

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Free 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.

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CMU 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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Michigan-Based Newsnet Ceases Operations

The MAB was sad to learn that last Friday (8/2), Cadillac and Farmington Hills-based NEWSnet and sister network SportsNews Highlights discontinued operations, affecting 80 employees.  Crain’s Detroit reported that owner Bridge News LLC said the networks were shut down permanently.

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Jacobs Media Announces Jacobs D.R.

Bingham Farms-based Media research and consulting firm Jacobs Media announced (8/6) the creation of Jacobs D.R. – a package of consulting services that provides a comprehensive program of ground-level services to help broadcasters grow digital revenue.

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WWJ-AM Announces Newsroom Reporter Updates

Audacy has announced the addition of Tim Pamplin as a news reporter and the promotion of Darrylin Horne to a full-time reporter on WWJ-AM (Detroit/Newsradio 950). Pamplin joins the station after 30 years at crosstown WDIV-TV, where he was better known as Nightcam, a fan favorite since 1999.

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WCMU Restores Radio and TV Service to Alpena

WCMU Public Media has announced that WCML-FM and TV have returned to the air in northeast Michigan, just over five months after the station’s transmitter site west of Alpena was destroyed by a fire.

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WZMQ’s Blakely Moves from Anchor Desk to Special Correspondent Role

Lillie Broadcasting’s WZMQ-TV (Marquette) has announced that Sarah Blakely will be moving into a special correspondent role for the station following her decision to leave the anchor desk. Blakely has served as anchor and executive producer at since the launch of the station’s live, local news from downtown Marquette nearly two years ago.

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