Broadcasting Industry News
WOOD-TV Welcomes New Sports Reporter/Weekend Anchor
Nexstar’s WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced that Marlee Wierda joined the station as a Sports Reporter and Weekend Sports Anchor. She began her new position last month. Wierda previously was the Weekend Sports Anchor at sister Nexstar station WCIA-TV in Champaign, IL. Prior to joining WCIA, Wierda interned for the Florida Panthers NHL Team, where…
Read MoreiHeartMedia Detroit Moving to New Digs
Crain’s Detroit reports that iHeartMedia Inc. is relocating its six local radio stations from Farmington Hills to Eastern Market, in the heart of the commercial food district. Radio stations WJLB-FM, WKQI-FM, WLLZ-FM, WMXD-FM, WNIC-FM and WDFN-AM will move into the former Detroit Brewing Company building, which is currently under renovation at the corner of Orleans…
Read MorePaul Pytlowany Named News Director at WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV
CBS News Detroit has announced that Paul Pytlowany has been named news director of WWJ-TV (CBS 62) and WKBD-TV (CW50). Pytlowany recently served as the WWJ and WKBD’s director of local production and community affairs since 2017. As part of his new position, Pytlowany will also play a role in helping CBS News Detroit with…
Read MoreMAPB’s “Off The Record” Celebrates 50 Years This Week
The award-winning Michigan-based public affairs television series Off the Record marks 50 years on the air this week. The first episode of the weekly show examining Michigan politics and government aired on February 4, 1972. Seen statewide in Michigan and in Northern Indiana, the series is produced at WKAR Public Media and is a presentation…
Read MoreBill ‘Broadway’ Bertschinger Joins MacDonald-Garber
After departing as APD/afternoon host at Cumulus Media’s WDRQ-FM (Detroit) last month, Bill ‘Broadway’ Bertschinger has joined MacDonald Garber Broadcasting as Program Director of CHR WKHQ-FM (Charlevoix) and Classic Country WSRT-FM (Gaylord). Both stations serve the Traverse City market. He will also host mornings with Kristin ‘KP’ Penrose. Penrose also joins MacDonald-Garber from Cumulus Detroit,…
Read MoreWKAR’S Elkins Re-elected to APTS Leadership Position
Susi Elkins, Director of Broadcasting and General Manager of WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University, has been re-elected as Professional Vice Chair on the board of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS). The announcement was made by APTS on Wednesday (2/2). Elkins’ term begins on Monday, February 28, 2022. APTS is a nonprofit membership organization…
Read MoreWBMI/West Branch Sold to Smile FM
This past week (2/1), Peggy Warner’s 105.5fm, LLC has filed an application with the FCC to assign the license of WBMI-FM (West Branch) to non-commercial station operator Smile FM for $95,000. According to press reports, once the deal closes, the format will be flipped from its current classic country format to Smile FM’s noncommercial religious…
Read MoreWNEM-TV Welcomes Elisse Ramey
Former WJRT-TV (Flint) Anchor/Reporter Elisse Ramey has joined WNEM-TV (Saginaw) as Anchor/Reporter. Ramey will be co-anchoring the station’s 5:30 and 10 p.m. newscasts. She spent over four years at WJRT. Prior to mid-Michigan, Ramey was an Anchor/Reporter for WITN-TV in Washington, North Carolina. Ramey also was Anchor/Reporter/Producer at WXVT-TV in Greenville, Mississippi; and also served…
Read MoreWBKB-TV Adds NBC to Menu of Subchannels
On January 24, Thunder Bay Broadcasting’s WBKB-TV (Alpena) became, what may be the first station in the nation to carry all four major networks on separate digital subchannels. The station added NBC (on channel 11.2) to its roster of networks that include CBS (11.1), ABC (11.3), Fox & MyNetworkTV (11.4). The station welcomed NBC to…
Read More“Smokin’ Joe” Joins Krol’s WJSZ
Longtime Lansing air personality Joe Schneider has joined the airstaff of Krol Communication’s WJSZ-FM (Ashley/Owosso) as afternoon (3-7 p.m.) personality. A 2002 graduate of Specs Howard School of Media Arts, Schneider got his start at then-oldies WJIM-FM (Lansing), hosting the 60’s at 6 and 70’s at 7 as Smokin’ Joe. He later moved on to…
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