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WKQI-FM’s Mojo: Radio HOF Honors and Key to the City of Detroit All in One Week!
It’s been quite a week of WKQI-FM (Detroit) Morning Host Mojo (aka Thomas Carballo), host of the long-running “Mojo in the Morning” radio show. This past Thursday Night (10/30), he was one of eight inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Chicago.
Read MorePublic Radio Music Day Celebrated in Michigan
Stations in Michigan helps celebrate the sixth annual Public Radio Music Day this past Wednesday (10/30). WEMU and WKAR held local community events to support what organizers say is the most important one yet, in the wake of massive funding cuts to public media.
Read MoreFormer WJRT-TV and WEYI-TV News Anchor Passes
A former anchor who held on‑air roles at both WJRT‑TV and WEYI‑TV in Flint has passed away at the age of 85. Jerry Taff, who later became a fixture to Milwaukee, Wisconsin viewers for over 25 years passed away October 27 in his home state of Texas. He was 85.
Read MoreThree Michigan Stations Receive 2025 Marconi Honors
WJR-AM (Detroit) afternoon personality Mitch Albom and Audacy’s WOMC-FM and WXYT-FM (both Detroit) received the prestigious award. The awards were presented this past Tuesday (10/21) in New York City.
Read MoreDowntown Detroit Partnership and WDIV-TV Announce Exclusive Broadcast Partnership
The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and WDIV-TV (Detroit) announced a new broadcast rights partnership for the 22nd annual Detroit Tree Lighting presented by DTE Energy Foundation and produced by the Downtown Detroit Partnership taking place Friday, November 21, 2025, in the award-winning Campus Martius Park in Downtown Detroit.
Read MoreWLEN Opens Annual Hometown Hope Applications
Lenawee Broadcasting’s WLEN-FM (Adrian) has opened the applications for its Hometown Hope Marketing Grant for 2026. Twelve groups will be picked to get a full month of radio ads, social media posts, and interviews on WLEN to help share their mission.
Read MoreDetroit TV & Radio Legend Bob Hynes Dies at 93
Longtime Detroit TV and radio personality Bob Hynes died last Friday (10/17) in California, following a brief illness, according to a family spokesperson. The Saginaw native hosted his own morning show on WXYZ-TV for five years beginning in 1966.
Read MoreUpdated Shutdown News
We would normally provide you with some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. But, as the government shutdown has drastically limited activity at the FCC, and as Congress did not produce significant news this week while focused on the shutdown and other activity, we thought that we should provide some reminders on specific regulatory activity that is curtailed by the shutdown and about some of the issues that may arise once it is resolved.
Read MoreProgrammers To The Rescue…
By no means do I claim to be a sales expert, but as a long-term programmer, I feel compelled to come up with some ideas that we can implement today, quickly, to help our on-the-street sales forces close more business. What I’m about to suggest may seem simple, maybe even a little old-school, but at least it’s something we can do right now to help stem this revenue problem.
Read MoreWHMI’s First-Ever “WHMI Cares” Radiothon Raises $52,905 For Four Local Nonprofits
“Our first-ever 13-hour radiothon brought our sponsors, generous listeners and local leaders together ahead of the upcoming holidays to rally support for four pivotal organizations that address the pressing needs of our community,” said WHMI General Manager Rich Renko.
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