Swick Broadcasting Company’s WBET-FM (Sturgis) recently wrapped up their 2022 and 13th annual St. Joseph County United Way Radiothon. This year’s Radiothon raised a record total of $143,887! The total surpassed last year’s mark by over $12,000. Each year, WBET turns over its studio to the United Way for 18-hours, from 6 a.m. until midnight.…
WEYI and WSMH-TV (Flint) has announced the arrival of new Chief Meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa. Kostrzewa, a Michigan native who grew up in Novi, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Engineering in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. Prior to joining the Flint stations, he was a Meteorologist for WeatherNation, based in Denver. Kostrzewa…
Kelley Cawthorne, the Midwest’s leading multi-client lobbying firm, continued its rapid growth by announcing (7/14) the elevation of three team members to partnership status and promotion of another to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Government relations professionals Jim Kirsch, Jason Sheppard and David Hildenbrand have achieved partnership status at the firm as of July…
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In recent months, lawsuits have been filed against streaming audio service Pandora by comedian Lewis Black, the estate of Robin Williams and representatives of other comedians seeking public performance royalties for the underlying comedic work – not the recording of the comedy bit for which a royalty is…
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Although we don’t often use the term “User Experience” (or UX) when talking about radio, broadcasters often spend countless hours obsessing over the experience that they provide for their fans. Unfortunately, too often, they focus on only a piece of that user experience — the “Listener Experience.” Listening, of…
By: Gary Berkowitz Berkowitz Broadcast Consulting With summer here, there is a good chance you will be doing many outdoor promotions where you will get to be with current and potential listeners. Here are a few ideas you can easily implement to turn these into effective & very low cost cume and P1 builders. 1.…
WKAR Public Media and the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing has announced their partnership on the creation of a new career exploration program for students ages 9-13 to learn about future career paths in public media. Taking place on Wednesdays through July 27, the WKAR Public Media Career Exploration Student Incubator Program is an…
After 49 years in the business, WXYZ-TV reporter/investigator Jim Kiertzner has announced that he will be retiring September 15. Kiertzner, who joined the station in 2007, previously spent 4 years across town at WDIV-TV. Prior to Detroit, Kiertzner was in Saginaw, both at WNEM-TV and WSMH-TV. He came to Michigan after working in Kansas, Nebraska…
On July 6, Nexstar Media stations in Michigan hosted a statewide multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for Governor of Michigan. “Your Local Election Headquarters Michigan Gubernatorial Primary Debate” was held on location in downtown Grand Rapids. The one-hour debate, followed by a 30-minute extended live digital…
In the Matter of Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, MD Docket Nos. 21-190 and 22-223 (link), The MAB, in combination with the state broadcasters associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees…