Doris Biscoe, a trailblazing newswoman who worked as a reporter and anchor for WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) for more than 25 years, died Friday, according to the station. Biscoe was 77.
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.
On Saturday, June 22, student-run WDBM-FM/Impact 89FM (East Lansing) will celebrate its 35th Anniversary with a celebration for alumni and friends of all iterations of MSU Student Radio and Impact 89FM.
Beasley Media Group announced yesterday (6/5) that WRIF-FM (Detroit) Program Director Jade Springart has been promoted to Director of Rock Programming at the company’s Detroit cluster. In her new role, Springart will add legendary Classic Rock station 94.7 WCSX-FM to her programming duties. She will begin her new position immediately.
Debbie Kenyon & Julie Koehn Named to ’75 Most Influential Women in Radio’ List by Radio Ink Magazine
RadioInk Magazine has announced its 2024 list of the 75 most influential women in radio for and two Michigan broadcasters have made the list. Audacy/Detroit SVP and Market Manager Debbie Kenyon and Lenawee Broadcasting President and GM/Southeast Michigan Media Owner/President/GM Julie Koehn received the honors from the magazine.
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.
The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press both report that a new movie about a team of Black hockey players in Detroit has its premiere at area theaters last Friday (5/31). The movie is written, directed and produced by longtime Detroit radio host Gerald McBride, who has been on the air on WMXD-FM (Detroit) for 25 years.
Given the potential for a nasty election season getting even nastier, we thought that we would revisit our warning about broadcasters needing to assess the content of attack ads – particularly those from non-candidate groups.
Graham Media Group’s WDIV-TV (Detroit) (Local 4) in an unprecedented collaboration with the Michigan Chronicle, has announced a historic 24-hour streaming event on June 3, beginning at 6 a.m. and ending on June 4 at 6 a.m. Anchor/Reporter Karen Drew will spend 24 nonstop hours in the community of Highland Park celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Mama Shu and addressing the victories and ongoing needs of the city.
On May 16-18, Townsquare Media’s WKFR-FM (Kalamazoo) hosted their annual Roof Sit event, that raises awareness and funding to treat and prevent child abuse and neglect in Southwest Michigan. This year the event raised more than $83,000 for the Community Healing Center’s Children’s Programs.