Posts Tagged ‘Issue 286’
Former WXYZ VP/GM Jeanne Findlater Pens Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press
Former WXYZ-TV Vice-President and General Manager (1979-1987) Jeanne Findlater recently penned an op-ed piece for the Detroit Free Press celebrating the elevation of women to key roles in media and other corporate environments. Headlined “One responsibility of women leaders in the 1980s – don’t spoil it for other women.” In her post, Findlater writes about…
Read MoreReece Cole Joins WXMI-TV Weather Team
WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced that Meteorologist Reece Cole has joined the station as the newest member of the Fox 17 Weather Team. Reece made his on-air debut during Sunday’s (1/16) 10 p.m. newscast. He will appear on-air weekend evenings and some newscasts during the week. Cole joins the station from KSWO-TV in Lawton, OK, where…
Read MoreGMR Settlement: FAQ for Broadcasters
The Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) and Global Music Rights (GMR) have released a FAQ document to assist broadcasters with the recently announced GMR conditional settlement offer. Broadcasters are reminded that to participate, your submission to GMR is required by January 31, 2022. 1. How were rates determined, and why wasn’t a revenue-based model used?…
Read MoreMacDonald Broadcasting Brings Seth Justice to Nights at WKCQ
MacDonald Broadcasting’s WKCQ-FM (Saginaw) has announced the hire of Seth Justice for the station’s evening shift. Justice arrives from WRKZ-FM/The Blitz (Columbus, OH). “Seth is a bright, talented up-and-comer,” said WKCQ OM Jason Adams. “In a time when it’s very challenging to find and develop the next generation of radio stars, we feel lucky to…
Read MoreWDRQ Moves Kennedy to Afternoon Drive
Cumulus Media’s WDRQ-FM (Detroit) has moved midday personality Kevin Kennedy to afternoons. He replaces Bill “Broadway” Bertschinger, who left the station last week. Kennedy arrived at WDRQ in December of last year after having worked with Cumulus Detroit Director of FM Programming David Corey in Boston, doing afternoons at Country WKLB-FM for four years until…
Read More7 Ways to Strengthen the Calls to Action On Your Radio Station’s Website
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies When listeners come to your radio station’s website, what do you want them to do? Do you want them to stream the station? Sign up for the email newsletter? Enter a contest? Purchase tickets to a station event? It’s important to know the goals of your website. Once you’ve…
Read MoreFormer Michigan Radio Broadcaster Keith Curry Passes
AllAccess reports that veteran programmer and personality Keith R. Edwards (Curry) has died. As of press time, no details on the cause of his death have been made public. Curry spent quite a few years of his career in Michigan, working at Cumulus’ WKFR-FM (Kalamazoo) and WDRQ-FM (Detroit). He also spent time at iHeartMedia’s WSNX-FM…
Read MoreHot Topic for 2022: Tech Regulation
By: Jonathan Cohen, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP My law firm partner, Jonathan Cohen, has been closely monitoring the developments in the regulation of social media and other big tech platforms by the current administration. He offers these thoughts on likely areas of legislative and regulatory action in this area in the coming year – David…
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