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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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WKAR to Hold Casting Call for Season 11 of Curious Crew

WKAR Public Media has announced that it is holding an open casting call for children ages 9 to 13 for season eleven of Curious Crew, the award-winning television show featuring inquisitive kids exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics!

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WKAR-FM debuts “Inside the Arts”

WKAR Public Media (East Lansing) has announced the launch of “Inside the Arts,” a weekly news feature dedicated to exploring the arts and culture scene in mid-Michigan. The feature debuted on June 13 with the promise of engaging listeners with a wide variety of topics and discussions.

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Michigan Public Radio Stations Win PMJA Awards

Five Michigan public radio stations were recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA).  Each year, PMJA recognizes the best of local public radio news in a wide array of categories. Interlochen Public Radio, WKAR Public Media, WMUK-FM, WDET-FM and Michigan Public all received accolades for their work.

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WKAR-FM Debuts “Showtunes Across the Mitten”

WKAR-FM (East Lansing) has announced the debut of “Showtunes Across the Mitten,” a new radio show dedicated to celebrating the rich tradition of musical theatre in mid-Michigan. Debuting last Friday (6/7), the new show promises to connect listeners with the best of musical theatre, past and present.

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Erb Foundation Provides $7.5M Challenge to Fund New Detroit PBS Media Campus

Detroit PBS, the community-owned, nonprofit media organization that has served Southeast Michigan since 1955, announced last week (5/30), the lead philanthropic gift of its campaign to support a move of its headquarters to the City of Detroit. The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation has reflected the passion its founders had for the organization and its mission during their lifetimes by granting a $7.5 million challenge to the organization as a 1:1 philanthropic match.

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Delta College Public Broadcasting Recipient of $977k CPB Grant

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced this week that Delta Public Broadcasting’s WDCQ-TV (Bad Axe/Flint) is one of three public broadcasters awarded funding under the Next Generation Warning System grant program that funds public media stations to upgrade equipment and receive training to enhance alerting and warning capabilities. The program is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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