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News
WDMK-FM’s Annual PRAISE Radiothon Raises Nearly $75K to Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Beasley Media Group has announced that WDMK-FM’s (Detroit) Annual Radiothon on the PRAISE NETWORK raised a total of $74,798 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event took place on March 7, live from the station studios in the Motor City.
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WOOD-TV Announces New 7 p.m. Team
Nexstar’s WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced a new team to lead the station’s 7 p.m. newscast. News 8 at 7 p.m. will now be anchored by Brittany Flowers and meteorologist Blake Harms. The duo brings several years of experience and great chemistry to this time slot.
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Guard Yourself Before Moving Forward When Accepting or Engaging in Advertising or Promotions that Use FINAL FOUR or Other NCAA Trademarks: 2024 Update – Parts One & Two
Each year, as the NCAA basketball tournaments get underway, my colleague Mitch Stabbe highlights the trademark issues that can arise from uses of the well-known words and phrases associated with the games in advertising, promotions, and other media coverage.
Read MoreMichigan Association of Broadcasters Launches
Comprehensive Industry Recruitment Campaign
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MAB Member Benefit Spotlight
Mark Your Calendar
The MAB hosts events for all Michigan broadcasters throughout the year both in-person and online. Along with the continuing education opportunities, the MAB connects broadcasters with chances to network and celebrate during awards ceremonies. Keep track of the MAB opportunities on the events calendar.
Closing Broadcasting's Canyon: Bringing Managers and Gen Z Together
October 16, 2025, 1:00 pm EST
Mark your calendars to spend “Third Thursdays with the MAB” each month!
Broadcasting has a silent, but threatening issue occurring across the industry. It is creating a deepening canyon within staff throughout this wonderful business. We are blessed with an incredible number of veterans, but they are struggling to grow new employees into productive, long term broadcasters. This divide is a problem and it is important that leadership begins to take action.
