WILX Media has hired Rick Sarata to lead the sales department as General Sales Manager. He will join the station starting Monday, May 22. Sarata has spent his career in sales and leadership for both television and radio and brings a wealth of experience including a deep knowledge of the Lansing/Jackson market.
As an organization involved in the broadcast industry, you very likely know someone who would be interested in applying for one of these scholarships. You’re invited to share the information about the Ennes Scholarships with them.
On May 5, Beasley Media Group’s 94.7 Classic Rock WCSX-FM marked the 45th anniversary of Rock and Roll Legend Bob Seger’s landmark album “Stranger in Town” with “Seger de Mayo”!
Detroit-based Graham Media Group, the local media division of Graham Holdings Company, announced April 27 that Jane Marshall has been named to the position of Vice President, Co-General Counsel.
We thought that we should post our customary article describing the audit requirements and the basics of the FCC EEO rules as a reminder to all stations as to their general FCC EEO obligations. The FCC has promised to randomly audit approximately 5% of all broadcast stations each year. As the response (and the audit letter itself) must be uploaded to the public file, it can be reviewed not only by the FCC, but also by anyone else with an internet connection anywhere, at any time.
Inside Radio reports that as part of the ongoing campaign to reverse Ford Motor Company’s decision to remove AM radio from most new and updated models in 2024, eight House Representatives in Ford’s home state of Michigan have sent a letter to its board of directors making a case for keeping the legacy band in cars.
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the results of the 2023 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2023. Of note is the appointment of longtime Michigan broadcaster (and 2016 Michigan Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award recipient) Julie Koehn.
A new exhibition is now open at the MSU Museum on the campus of Michigan State University. “WKAR’s Legacy of Innovation,” explores the history of WKAR Public Media and its service to the mid-Michigan and Spartan communities for more than a century.
Michigan Radio will welcome NPR’s popular news quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! to Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium for a live show on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 7:30 PM. The show is part of The Ann Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF).
Spring Arbor University’s WJKN-FM (Spring Arbor) has announced that Vonda Hogle has been named afternoon host on the station, placing Bryce Beenyhoff, who left to pursue other opportunities. Hogle brings with her many years of radio experience with positions at WYSZ-FM (Toledo, OH) and WPOS (Holland, OH).