2025
WWTV/WWUP-TV’s Ben Scripps Passes
WWTV/WWUP-TV (9&10/Cadillac-Traverse City) Assistant Operations Manager Ben Scripps died September 20 at the age of 52. Scripps, who studied Broadcast and Cinematic Arts at Central Michigan University, joined WWTV/WWUP in 1996. Scripps had a lifelong dream to be on Jeopardy. In 2019 he took the online test, qualified to go to Chicago for the next step, were he was selected to be on the show.
Read MoreFormer MAB Hall of Famer Roger Ball Dead at 84
Your MAB is sad to pass along the news that former WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids) Master Control Room Supervisor Roger Ball passed away September 7 at age 84. Ball began his career at WZZM-TV in 1962, joining the station just two weeks after it launched.
Read MoreJerry Crandall: 1937-2025
The MAB has learned of the August 8 passing of former broadcaster Jerry Rolan Crandall. Crandall began his broadcasting career during high school at WCSR-AM (then WBSE) in Hillsdale as a DJ and sports commentator. After graduating high school in 1956, Crandall attended Hillsdale College. While attending, he was the news and sports director at station WTVB-AM in Coldwater.
Read MoreGary Baxter Appointed GM/DOS at WXMI-TV
The E.W. Scripps Company has named veteran Scripps local media leader Gary Baxter to the role of General Manager and Director of Sales at WXMI-TV, the Scripps-owned Fox affiliate in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Baxter has been with Scripps-owned WSYM in Lansing, Michigan, for 26 years.
Read MoreWKQI’s Mojo In The Morning Welcomes Anna Robb
Both Radio Insight and the Detroit Free Press report that Detroit-based social media influencer Anna Robb has joined iHeartMedia’s WKQI-FM (Detroit) morning show “Mojo in the Morning.”
Read MoreWXSP-TV to Televise Red & White Game Plus Eight Griffins Home Games
The Detroit Red Wings’ Red & White Game plus eight Grand Rapids Griffins 2025-26 regular-season home games at Van Andel Arena will be televised live to fans across West Michigan on Nexstar’s WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids).
Read MoreCivic Media Announces Leadership Changes
Civic Media, the operator of radio stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and soon Michigan, has promoted from within to serve as its Chief Operating Officer. Kory Hartman, who joined the company in 2023, has been promoted from VP/Operations to Chief Operating Officer.
Read MoreNoordyk to Donate WQXO to K-Love, Inc.
Inside Radio reports that Todd Noordyk’s Great Lakes Radio has filed an application with the FCC to donate oldies WQXO-AM (Munising) to K-Love, Inc. (formerly known as Educational Media Foundation). The deal includes the Munising, MI-licensed translator W249DR at 97.7.
Read MoreWXYZ-TV to host Detroit Mayoral Debate on October 15
Scripps’ Media’s WXYZ-TV (Detroit) has announced that they will host a Detroit mayoral debate in October between City Council President Mary Sheffield and Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., giving the community a chance to hear directly from the candidates. Sheffield and Kinloch emerged as the top two candidates in Detroit’s mayoral primary, advancing to the general election in November.
Read MoreMichigan Public Introduces “On Hand”
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Public has announced the debut of a new podcast answering listener questions about our “weird and wonderful state!”
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