Broadcasting Industry News
CBS News Detroit Announces Talent Hires for WWJ-TV
CBS News Detroit, which will soon be launching a full-scale local news department, has announced the hiring of anchors Shaina Humphries and Rachelle Graham, meteorologist Ahmad Bajjey, and executive producer of community impact Amyre Makupson. CBS News Detroit is the hyper-local streaming and broadcast news service that is being built from scratch by CBS News…
Read MoreWBET Raises Nearly $144k for United Way
Swick Broadcasting Company’s WBET-FM (Sturgis) recently wrapped up their 2022 and 13th annual St. Joseph County United Way Radiothon. This year’s Radiothon raised a record total of $143,887! The total surpassed last year’s mark by over $12,000. Each year, WBET turns over its studio to the United Way for 18-hours, from 6 a.m. until midnight.…
Read MoreWEYI/WSMH-TV Welcome New Chief Meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa
WEYI and WSMH-TV (Flint) has announced the arrival of new Chief Meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa. Kostrzewa, a Michigan native who grew up in Novi, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Engineering in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. Prior to joining the Flint stations, he was a Meteorologist for WeatherNation, based in Denver. Kostrzewa…
Read MoreWKAR Launches Career Exploration Student Incubator Program
WKAR Public Media and the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing has announced their partnership on the creation of a new career exploration program for students ages 9-13 to learn about future career paths in public media. Taking place on Wednesdays through July 27, the WKAR Public Media Career Exploration Student Incubator Program is an…
Read MoreWXYZ-TV’s Jim Kiertzner Announces Retirement
After 49 years in the business, WXYZ-TV reporter/investigator Jim Kiertzner has announced that he will be retiring September 15. Kiertzner, who joined the station in 2007, previously spent 4 years across town at WDIV-TV. Prior to Detroit, Kiertzner was in Saginaw, both at WNEM-TV and WSMH-TV. He came to Michigan after working in Kansas, Nebraska…
Read MoreNexstar Michigan Stations Host Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate
On July 6, Nexstar Media stations in Michigan hosted a statewide multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for Governor of Michigan. “Your Local Election Headquarters Michigan Gubernatorial Primary Debate” was held on location in downtown Grand Rapids. The one-hour debate, followed by a 30-minute extended live digital…
Read MoreMIGOP Announces Third Primary Gubernatorial Debate Partnership With Scripps TV Stations
The Michigan Republican Party announced a new partnership, working with Scripps Company, specifically with WXYZ -TV (Detroit,) WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) and WSYM-TV (Lansing), to feature Republican gubernatorial candidates ahead of the August primary. Collaborating with Scripps stations for this debate will allow wide broadcasting of the candidates’ visions for a better, stronger Michigan across the…
Read MoreKim Adams To Return to WDIV Weather Team
WDIV-TV (Detroit) has announced that former station Meteorologist Kim Adams will rejoin the station on August 8. The announcement was made this past Monday (6/27) by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis. “We’ve been searching for someone who can serve the changing content needs of our audiences for a while now,” said Ellis.…
Read MoreWDET Celebrates 70 Years
via Today@Wayne Walter P. Reuther, former United Auto Workers president, hoped that WDET radio would further the belief that “no group within a community can make progress except as the community moves ahead together.” Reuther articulated that vision in his April 1952 letter to David D. Henry, then-president of Wayne University, offering the UAW-owned station…
Read MoreWNFA Port Huron Shifts from Music to Teaching
Ross Bible Church has flipped Christian CHR “Power 88.3” WNFA-FM (Port Huron) to Christian Preaching/Worship “Thrive Radio“. In a press release, the church announced that the station has shifted formats to provide the Blue Water Area with a station of worship, teaching and talk; focusing on multiple different ways for individuals in our community to…
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