Krol Communication’s WRSR-FM (Flint) held its annual “Fox Feeding Frenzy” on February 26 and raised an incredible $64,662.74 for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. The 12-hour Radiothon was held on-air and on Facebook Live. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan provides food and water for its 415 partner agencies in 22 counties across Michigan. …
Best Stand-up or Live Shot goes to the company’s WDIV-TV (Detroit). Graham Media Group officially announced the winners of its second annual Grahammy Awards, a companywide program recognizing excellence in news storytelling across its TV newsrooms in the past year. Emily Barr, Graham Media’s president and CEO, says: “We are constantly sharpening and improving our…
Following last week’s move of the “Jack-FM” format from WZOX-FM (96.5) to sister station WVFM-FM (106.5) , Midwest Communications has launched a new Contemporary Hit Radio station in the market on the 96.5 frequency. RadioInsight reports that the station, known as “Hits 96.5” will utilize on-air talent from other Midwest stations. WIFC Wausau WI afternoon…
Beasley Media Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. has announced the return of the 94.7 WCSX-FM (Detroit) Sixth Annual Classic Rock Swap! The event will take place on Saturday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oakland Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile Rd. in Troy. Attendees will have the…
NAB Amplify™ launched March 2 with a free Early Access Bundle offer for those who sign up prior to March 31. Designed by the creators of NAB Show, NAB Amplify serves as the new digital hub for media and entertainment professionals to connect year-round, explore product innovations, discover new perspectives and gain trusted insights on…
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies People know that Google is a powerful search engine, but many people don’t realize that you can set Google up to conduct an ongoing search that alerts you any time it finds new content containing a specific term. This is useful if you want to get notified any time…
Entercom has teamed up with Detroit sports partners Detroit Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons to launch a new community initiative “Vaccinate Michigan.” As part of the campaign, WXYT 97.1 The Ticket, WYCD 99.5, WOMC 104.3, WDZH ALT 98.7 and Newsradio WWJ Newsradio 950 are airing state-approved public service announcements about the COVID-19 vaccination and…
WCMU Public Radio (Mt. Pleasant) has announced that Brett Dahlberg has joined the station as a general assignment reporter. He was previously the health reporter at WXXI Public Broadcasting in Rochester, N.Y., and has filed stories for National Public Radio, IEEE Spectrum, The Village Voice and other outlets. Brett earned a master’s degree in journalism…
This week, Steve Grunwald from the Josh, Rachael and Grunwald morning show on WYCD-FM (Detroit) is spending time in the cold to raise $50,000 for the Ronald McDonald House. He’s been sleeping in a tent on the patio in the garden at the Ronald McDonald house in Downtown Detroit and will stay put until every…
Jon Ross, bringing vast experience in video production and after working both as television media and in media relations, has been added to the Michigan High School Athletic Association staff as broadcast & media coordinator, a role in which he’ll focus primarily on video production, day-to-day efforts by the MHSAA Network and other communications duties.…