Broadcasting Industry News
WKAR Goes Virtual with PBS Kids Day
WKAR Public Media is presenting another PBS Kids Day on Saturday, January 30. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, this PBS Kids Day will be held online. Viewers can login and explore science with the Curious Crew and enjoy story time with PBS Kids favorite Daniel Tiger and WKAR’s Mrs. Pizzo. Morning and afternoon sessions are available.…
Read MoreRetired WBKB GM Cher Allen Passes; Broadcast Management Scholarship Announced
Cherryl “Cher” Lynn Allen, a long-time employee of WBKB-TV (Alpena), passed away Friday, January 15 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Allen worked for 35 years for WBKB in many roles, retiring as the general manager. She loved making memories with family and friends. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and a board…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Education Toolkit Launched To Support Local Journalists
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) on Thursday (1/14) announced the launch of an online toolkit to help local journalists craft COVID-19 vaccine education messages that best resonate with their audiences. The toolkit is designed to provide journalists with…
Read MoreWJR’s Frank Beckmann Announces Retirement
WJR-AM (Detroit) Mid-Morning On-Air Host Frank Beckmann has announced his retirement after a 48-year radio career with the Detroit station. A sports broadcasting legend, Beckmann has hosted “The Frank Beckmann Show” on WJR weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to Noon for the last 18 years. His last show will air on Friday, March 26, 2021. Named…
Read MoreWXYZ Giving Away More than 10,000 Books to Children
With donations this past summer from station employees and the community, plus a matching contribution from the Scripps Howard Foundation, WXYZ-TV/WMYD-TV (Detroit) was able to collect over 10,000 books for children that will be distributed beginning on January 19. “I am so proud of the team at WXYZ-TV and TV20 Detroit, and our viewers, for…
Read MoreFormer WNMU-TV General Manager Bruce Turner Passes
Bruce Turner, who is known for his legendary impact on public broadcasting in Upper Michigan, has died. According to Eric Smith, Director of Broadcast & AV Services at NMU, Turner died Saturday (1/9) following a brief illness. He was 82. Turner retired from NMU in 2019 following a 56-year career as WNMU-TV’s original station manager. In…
Read MoreWGHN/WMPA Stuffed the Bus for Christmas
On December 19, WGHN-FM/WMPA-FM/Oldies 94.9 (Grand Haven) hosted their 8th Annual Stuff the Bus with the local Culver’s and Dean Transportation. This year they brought the Grand Haven and Spring Lake Rotarian’s onboard as partners and were able to provide over two tons of food for the Love in Action, Salvation Army, The People’s Center…
Read MoreBridges Named VP of Programming of Macdonald-Garber
Robby Bridges has been named VP of Programming/South at Macdonald-Garber Broadcasting. Bridges will oversee programming for the company’s Traverse City and Cadillac MI clusters including country WLXV-FM and adult hits WZTC-FM, with day to day responsibility for heritage CHR WKHQ. He will continue to host “Robby and Rochelle” mornings on the station as well. “I’m…
Read MoreAnne Carlini Joins WLLZ For Mornings
iHeartMedia has announced that longtime market veteran Anne Carlini has joined its classic rock WLLZ-FM (Detroit) as Morning Show host. Carlini spent 30 years cross town at rocker WRIF-FM (Detroit). She most recently was midday host at Black Diamond Broadcasting’s WGFM/WGFE (Traverse City). WLLZ program director Casey Krukowski told All Access, “We are excited to…
Read MoreFormer WLEN Salesperson, Air Personality Lori Sallows Passes
The MAB has learned that Lori Sallows, a former WLEN-FM (Adrian) sales executive and on air personality passed away December 17 at age 56. Sallows was longtime co-host on the ‘Mornings with Lori and Steve.’ Also serving as the WLENs promotion director, Sallows raised thousands of dollars for the community through fundraising efforts on the…
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