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MAB Lobbyist Firm Kelley Cawthorne Adds Three Partners to Leadership Team
Kelley Cawthorne, the Midwest’s leading multi-client lobbying firm, continued its rapid growth by announcing (7/14) the elevation of three team members to partnership status and promotion of another to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Government relations professionals Jim Kirsch, Jason Sheppard and David Hildenbrand have achieved partnership status at the firm as of July…
Read MorePublic Performance Royalties for Comedy Recordings? – New PROs Claim that Additional Royalties Are Due
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In recent months, lawsuits have been filed against streaming audio service Pandora by comedian Lewis Black, the estate of Robin Williams and representatives of other comedians seeking public performance royalties for the underlying comedic work – not the recording of the comedy bit for which a royalty is…
Read MoreHave You Searched For Your Radio Station in the App Stores Lately?
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Although we don’t often use the term “User Experience” (or UX) when talking about radio, broadcasters often spend countless hours obsessing over the experience that they provide for their fans. Unfortunately, too often, they focus on only a piece of that user experience — the “Listener Experience.” Listening, of…
Read MoreWKAR Launches Career Exploration Student Incubator Program
WKAR Public Media and the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing has announced their partnership on the creation of a new career exploration program for students ages 9-13 to learn about future career paths in public media. Taking place on Wednesdays through July 27, the WKAR Public Media Career Exploration Student Incubator Program is an…
Read MoreWXYZ-TV’s Jim Kiertzner Announces Retirement
After 49 years in the business, WXYZ-TV reporter/investigator Jim Kiertzner has announced that he will be retiring September 15. Kiertzner, who joined the station in 2007, previously spent 4 years across town at WDIV-TV. Prior to Detroit, Kiertzner was in Saginaw, both at WNEM-TV and WSMH-TV. He came to Michigan after working in Kansas, Nebraska…
Read MoreNexstar Michigan Stations Host Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate
On July 6, Nexstar Media stations in Michigan hosted a statewide multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for Governor of Michigan. “Your Local Election Headquarters Michigan Gubernatorial Primary Debate” was held on location in downtown Grand Rapids. The one-hour debate, followed by a 30-minute extended live digital…
Read MoreMAB Files Join Comments on FCC Regulatory Fees Proposal
In the Matter of Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, MD Docket Nos. 21-190 and 22-223 (link), The MAB, in combination with the state broadcasters associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees…
Read MoreReminder: Issues & Programs List Due in Public File on July 10
Editor’s note: MAB Washington counsel David Oxenford has commented that since the July 10 deadline falls on a weekend and there is FCC precedent indicating that that the deadline thus is extended to the next business day, which is Monday, July 11. However, stations are encouraged to upload in advance of the deadline to avoid…
Read MoreMAB Free Offers Mental Health Support for Journalists and other Broadcasters: Four-Part Series Starts July 26
Journalists are the eyes and ears of their communities covering some of the most important stories and topics every day. From a once-in-a-generation pandemic, to protests, school shootings, and life change policy, reporters get a first-hand view of history. But, that can be challenging and weigh heavy on a journalist, mentally. To provide a level…
Read MoreFree Al Tompkins/Poynter Seminar on Covering Gun Issues July 11
Michigan broadcast journalists have a unique opportunity to learn about how to better cover gun issues with a special FREE seminar on July 11. What strategies and information can help empower newsrooms for covering the conversation over gun laws at the local, state and national levels? On July 11 at 12 p.m. Eastern, Al Tompkins…
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