Every year at about this time, we worry that radio stations may be tempted to run some big April Fools’ Day stunt. But, with the country seemingly on edge because of natural and human emergencies in the news almost every day, a prank that may seem funny to some could trigger concerns with others.
CBS/Detroit has announced the hire of longtime Motor City anchor Sandra Ali. Ali made her debut on the WWJ-TV morning newscast on March 6. Ali left WDIV-TV in January after working there for 13 years.
WJRT-TV (Flint) has reported the passing on assignment editor Jim Wyatt who died on March 15. Wyatt was 65.
WKAR Public Media (East Lansing) was recently awarded $50,000 from Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) to support the station’s community-wide educational initiatives. The donation was presented at WKAR’s annual PBS KIDS Day event on Jan. 28, 2023
WNMU-TV has unveiled a new studio set design, which it says will provide unique opportunities for the station and new learning experiences for the Northern Michigan University students who participate in Public Eye News and other local productions.
Following the retirement of Danny Stewart in January, Townsquare Media’s WFMK-FM (Lansing) has appointed Scott Clow as Brand Manager and Morning Host.
AllAccess reports that MacDonald Broadcasting’s WQHH-FM (Lansing) has promoted Mario Jackson to Program Director. He will continue to do his evening shift.
Lecturer in Journalism and General Manager of WRFH/Radio Free 101.7 FM Hillsdale Scot Bertram was nationally recognized as best faculty advisor at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference hosted in New York City from February 23-26.
With Selection Sunday this (past) weekend, the 2023 NCAA Collegiate Basketball Tournament is about to begin. As faithful readers of this blog know, broadcasters, publishers and other businesses need to be wary about potential claims arising from their use of terms and logos associated with the tournament.
WKAR has partnered with the award-winning PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH, to produce and distribute multiplatform, climate-focused content as part of the series’ national Climate Across America initiative.