Broadcasting Industry News
WCMU Offers Broadcast Journalism Workshop
On October 16, WCMU Public Radio (Mt. Pleasant) held its Broadcast Journalism Workshop. Selected students will be given a paid summer 2021 internship, in which they will produce broadcast stories for WCMU, print stories for a newspaper and web content for both. Sixteen CMU students joined the workshop both in-person and virtually for an intensive…
Read MoreBeasley Detroit Hosts ‘Solutions Not Slogans’ Zoom Event
On October 20, Beasley Media Group’s 105.9 KISS-FM (WDMK-FM) On Air Personalities Mason and Angie Star, along with 105.1 The Bounce (WMGC-FM) Morning Show Host Gello and The Detroit Praise Network’s (93.5, 98.3, 99.9) Randi Myles, hosted a zoom conference call with community leaders to discuss ways to encourage listeners residing in Metro Detroit area…
Read MoreGordon Smith Says Broadcast News is ‘Indispensable’ at 100th Anniversary of Radio is Celebrated at NAB New York
National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith has a somewhat unique vantage point when it comes to journalism, according to a report in Inside Radio. He has been on the other side of the microphones and cameras, having spent a dozen years as a Republican Senator from Oregon. At a time when some politicians are…
Read MoreMurrow Award Winners Announced, 6 Michigan Stations Honored
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2020 RTDNA National and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Six Michigan broadcasters were honored for their excellence this year. Michigan Radio (Ann Arbor) received five awards, including one national award this year. The RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism…
Read MoreBlack Diamond Broadcasting Grows with WMRX/WMPX Purchase
On October 1, Black Diamond Broadcasting announced an agreement to acquire Midland, MI based radio stations WMRX-FM (Sunny 97.7 FM) and WMPX-AM/W299CK (The Highway 1490 AM/107.7 FM) and “Discover Michigan Magazine”, from Steel Broadcasting. Black Diamond will expand from 10 to 13 radio stations covering central and northern Michigan with the acquisition, and will look…
Read MoreArt Vuolo, Jr. Profiled by Inside Michigan Football
On October 11, Inside Michigan Football (IMF) did a profile piece on “Radio’s Best Friend,” Michigan’s own Art Vuolo, Jr. The profile gives a good look at Art’s 40+ year love affair with Michigan football and also a behind-the-scenes look at Art’s basement studios and archives. Watch below:
Read MoreTownsquare Raises Nearly $95K for Flint’s Hurley Children’s Hospital
Townsquare Media radio stations in Flint raised $94,915 in its first annual ‘Let’s Make Miracles’ Radiothon for Hurley Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. The 2-day event was held October 8 and 9. The stations (WCRZ-FM/WFNT-AM/WLCO-AM/WQUS-FM/WRCL-FM/WWBN-FM) were broadcasting from a tent setup outside the Townsquare Media studios and solicited donations from listeners, many which…
Read MoreRadio First, Port Huron Police Join Forces for ‘Cops & Jocks Dinner’
On October 13, Radio First/Liggett Communication’s Port Huron radio stations, together with the Port Huron Police Department, hosted the annual Cops & Jocks Spaghetti Dinner, a fundraiser that supports the local C.A.P.T.U.R.E. program. And this year’s dinner exceeded all fundraising expectations, according to Port Huron Police Chief Joe Platzer. The final total was announced Wednesday…
Read MoreWSYM to Build Local News Staff in 2021
The E.W. Scripps Company has announced that it will expand its commitment to Michigan audiences early next year by producing its own local newscasts at WSYM-TV, its FOX affiliate in Lansing. The introduction of local news operations at WSYM builds on Scripps’ footprint across Michigan: its three markets reach approximately 81% of the state’s TV…
Read MoreEntercom Announces New Morning Co-Hosts for WYCD, WYXT
Entercom has announced that Josh Holleman has been added as morning co-host for WYCD-FM (Detroit). He’ll join co-hosts Rachael Hunter and Steve Grunwald as part of “Josh, Rachael and Grunwald in the Morning,” weekdays from 5-10am ET, effective immediately. Holleman’s previously serving as an air personality for sister station WDZH-FM from 2015 to 2016. He…
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