The Michigan Association of Broadcasters wants our stations to feel protected both physically and online. Last year, the MAB and Michigan State Police began offering Site Safety Assessments to evaluate and make practical recommendations of security operations at broadcast stations. Now, the MAB and MSP are extending our support to members by offering free cyber security assessments.
Michael Bradley, a broadcast industry veteran joins WJMN-TV Local 3 (Marquette) as Station Manager. A Michigan native, Bradley brings a variety of experience in and out of the television industry to Marquette, MI (DMA #182), WJMN-TV (MNT) and UPmatters.com, and their related digital and social media channels.
CBS News Detroit, the hyper-local streaming and broadcast news service based at WWJ-TV, the CBS-owned station in Detroit, debuted on January 23 with 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts that are broadcast on WWJ and simulcast on the CBS News Detroit streaming channel.
McKibbin Media Group (MMG) is pleased to announce that radio veteran Jessica Poxson has joined Jenny Lewis as co-host of the group’s flagship WKHM-FM (Jackson)(K105.3 FM) Morning Show. As of January 23, The morning show has been renamed ‘Jenny and Jess in the tMorning on K105.3.’
910 Media Group announced today that it has completed a major rebranding. 910 Media Group (pronounced “nine ten”) has merged several properties – including 9&10 News, MyNorth.com, 9and10News.com and Lake Effect – under the new banner, and it also has changed its logo, updated its news and sports websites, and more.
On Tuesday, February 7, Michigan Radio will welcome NPR “1A” Host Jenn White for a live appearance at the Rackham Amphitheatre in Ann Arbor.
The lesson: do not use EAS tones outside of actual EAS alerts. On January 23, the FCC proposed a $504,000 fine against FOX Corporation and its television subsidiaries for using the alerting tones of the Emergency Broadcast System in a promotional announcement aired on the company’s television network on November 28, 2021.
On January 19, The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) hosted a virtual town hall to brief NAB members on advocacy and business issues as Congress begins its 118th Session and the House of Representatives switches party control. NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt was joined by senior executives and public policy experts to offer updates on the association’s work, priorities and initiatives.
PitchFest ‘23 gives broadcasters and agency representatives the opportunity to network and make connections. We had success last year and heard everyone’s feedback. The MAB will hold two events this year, one on February 9, 2023 and the second in late July. The MAB will provide a half day of virtual interactions between MAB member stations and ad agencies.
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the lobbying firm of Kelley Cawthorne are partnering to offer Michigan journalists the opportunity to get political expert insight in advance of the upcoming State of the State address.