Broadcasting Industry News
WWJ Radio Announces New Lineup
Audacy’s WWJ-AM (Detroit) has announced a new anchor lineup, effective immediately. Jason Scott has been promoted to morning drive and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET. Tony Ortiz has also been elevated as new afternoon drive co-anchor, teaming with Jackie Paige from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. Brooke…
Read More2021 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced; One Michigan Station on List
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the finalists for the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced October 13 at the Marconi Reception, held during the 2021 Radio Show in Las Vegas. The Marconi Reception will begin immediately following Wednesday’s “Putting Podcasting…
Read MoreBlarney Stone Broadcasting puts TC West High School Sports Back On The Air
The Traverse City West Titans’ football, boys’ basketball and select girls’ basketball games will be broadcast after a long hiatus thanks to an exclusive partnership with Blarney Stone Broadcasting. For the first time in more than 15 years, the full schedule of these sports will be broadcast on WWMN-FM (Thompsonville), operated by Blarney Stone Broadcasting…
Read MoreWWMT Upgrades Signal with New Antenna, Transmitter
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WWMT-TV (Kalamazoo) has lit up a new transmitter and antenna at its Gun Lake transmitter site in Barry County. Starting late afternoon on August 6, over-the-air viewers of the station and its digital subchannel (CW7) may have noticed an improved signal coming to their TV sets. The changes, which were years in…
Read MoreMarc Daly Returns to Jackson radio with McKibbin Media Group; Lewis Promoted
A recognizable voice is returning to the Jackson, Mich. airwaves as McKibbin Media Group (MMG) announced the hiring of veteran on-air personality Marc Daly. Daly, who officially started his second stint with Jackson-based MMG on July 26, will serve as an on-air personality and marketing/sales specialist for the iconic radio stations. Daly will be hosting…
Read MoreWHMI To Air High School Football This Fall
Krol Communication’s WHMI-FM (Howell) has announced that the station intends to air local Livingston County High School Football games this fall. This will be the first time in generation that the station has aired the games. The broadcast season begins with The Westland John Glenn-Howell season opener August 26, from Memorial Stadium John Dukes Field,…
Read MoreWGHN Celebrates 65 Years of Service
On July 23, WGHN-AM (Grand Haven) celebrated its 65th Birthday with a 3-hour live broadcast in downtown Grand Haven. The broadcast and live event featured interviews with former owners, station staff, news personnel and long-time clients. The event also featured music from the station’s on-air timeline of 1956 to 2021, a retro t-shirt giveaway, prizes…
Read MoreWCSX To Unveil Alice Cooper Court at Eloise Asylum
Beasley Media Group has announced that WCSX-FM (Detroit) Morning Personality Big Jim O’Brien from Big Jim’s House will join Motor City rock Legend Alice Cooper to unveil Alice Cooper Court on Thursday, September 23 at Eloise Asylum in Westland, Michigan. The official ceremony will include remarks by Big Jim and remarks from Alice Cooper, who…
Read MoreSarah Lehr Joins WKAR News Team As Politics and Civics Reporter
WKAR Public Media has announced that Sarah Lehr has joined its news staff in the role of politics and civics reporter. “As a politics and civics reporter, I want to hold public institutions to account,” said Lehr. “And I want to look beyond the horse race to show how policies affect real people in their…
Read MoreRadio Programmer Brent Alberts Retires
After 53 years in radio, Townsquare Media/Lansing Brand Manager Brent Alberts has retired. Alberts remarked in a Facebook post that he would continue to work with WMMQ’s All-Request Saturday Night and produce a daily feature for the Michigan Sports Network. Alberts wrote, “I’ve worked with some awesome broadcasters in my career, it’s been an honor…
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