Broadcasting Industry News
WXYZ Launches Day of Giving Telethon with Humane Society
On February 13 and 14, Scripps’ WXYZ-TV (Detroit) is presenting the Michigan Humane Society’s annual Telethon fundraiser, presented by Purina. Telethon segments are running both days all day long on the station. The Telethon plays a major role for the organization and funds raised from the event support MHS programs and services, including cruelty investigation,…
Read MoreFinalists Announced in 2019 Michigan APME Broadcast Contest
Finalists have been announced in the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors 2019 radio and TV contest. The awards in actual order of finish — first or second — will be announced at the annual Michigan APME annual awards banquet April 4 in Lansing. The General Excellence, Rising Star and First Amendment award winners also will…
Read MoreIPR News launches new series “Our Global Neighborhood”
Interlochen Public Radio has announced a new eight-week series where the station sits down with residents who moved to northern Michigan from across the globe. Our Global Neighborhood takes news consumers into the lives of their neighbors who decided to reside in our part of the world after experiencing a much different life in another…
Read MoreWLNS-TV Launches “The 6 News Capital Rundown”
On February 8-9, Nexstar Broadcasting’s WLNS-TV (Lansing) launched a new program lead by Lansing Capitol Correspondent Tim Skubick titled “The 6 News Capital Rundown.” The show will “break down everything political you need to know here in Michigan and across the country and will feature local lawmakers talking about current events, and what qualifies them…
Read MoreDetroit City FC announces TV deal with WMYD-TV20
With its first full professional men’s season and inaugural women’s season inching closer, Detroit City Football Club has announced its first-ever television deal with WMYD-TV (Detroit). Starting with its men’s home opener at Keyworth Stadium on Saturday, March 21, a total of 12 Detroit City FC men’s and women’s home matches will be broadcast locally…
Read MoreWXYZ Honored with 2 Scripps ‘Give Light Awards’ for 2019 Work
WXYZ-TV (Detroit) was awarded two Scripps “Give Light Awards” on January 30, honoring the best employee work throughout 2019. 7 Investigator Ross Jones, Assistant News Director Jodie Heisner, Editor Randy Lundquist, Photographer John Ciolino and Photographer Johnny Sartin Jr. were honored with the Creating a Better-Informed World award for the Detroit 911 investigative series. As…
Read MoreNorthern Radio Provides Interlochen Public Radio with Temporary Signal
Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) announced February 1 that listeners can now tune in to its “Classical IPR” on Northern Radio’s WSRJ-FM (Honor/Traverse City). WSRJ had been silent. IPR’s Classical music service in the Traverse City area has been hampered since mid-December, when its WIAA-FM experienced an antenna issue. Complicating repairs were harsh winter conditions which…
Read MoreWayne Bradley Returns to WFDF
Wayne Bradley, managing partner at American Urban Strategies, has returns to WFDF-AM (Detroit) with Early Morning Political News with Wayne Bradley, weekdays from 5 – 6 a.m. Bradley last worked at the station in 2016. “I am looking forward to Wayne Bradley bringing objective political news to Michigan, an important state in the upcoming election,”…
Read More“The Cave” Joins the Lenawee Broadcasting Family
On February 3, Lenawee Broadcasting officially welcomed a new radio station to its family. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for “96.5 The Cave” (Adrian), a locally owned and operated 24-7 sports station featuring a live local sports talk show Inside the Cave, mornings from 7 – 9 a.m. The station also features Michigan Sports…
Read MoreKevin Markey named new Digital Sales Manager at WDIV
Graham Media Group’s WDIV-TV (Detroit) has named Kevin Markey Digital Sales Manager. Markey most recently was a Digital Account Executive for Valassis. In his new role, Markey will manage ad revenue for ClickOnDetroit. He will develop and drive digital sales and marketing strategies by focusing on results driven ad campaigns. “We are embarking on multiple…
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