Broadcasting Industry News
WHMI 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…
Read MoreWKHM’s Charity Radiothon Raises Over $13k For Area Causes
McKibbin Media Group’s WKHM-FM (Jackson) held its second annual Charity Radiothon July 30. The on-air talent of K105.3, Jared “J-Rod” Hammond, Scott Clow and Jenny Lewis, broadcasted live from the K105.3 studio for 13 straight hours, accepting donations while completing fun and intense dares from their listeners based on fundraising goals. This year, K105.3 set…
Read MoreJim Rademaker Named GM for WGVU Public Media; Ken Kolbe Retiring
WCMU Public Media (Mt. Pleasant) General Manager Jim Rademaker is moving to WGVU Public Media in Grand Rapids, replacing Ken Kolbe, who is retiring. It is the second time he has succeeded Kolbe in a GM position. Kolbe was GM of WCMU, leaving for WGVU in 2019 and Rademaker was appointed interim GM for WCMU. …
Read MoreWKAR Radio Produces Weekly Spanish-Language News Podcast
WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University recently launched a new podcast series, ¿Qué Onda Michigan? The WKAR original is a weekly Spanish-language news podcast hosted by Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter Michelle Jokisch Polo and WLNS-TV Reporter Araceli Crescencio. “It’s been really exciting to hear the positive feedback from community and how thankful they are…
Read MoreWSJM’s Phil McDonald Preparing For New Role With Lake Michigan Catholic
Midwest Family Broadcasting’s WSJM-FM (St. Joseph) has announced that longtime sports director Phil McDonald is cutting back his broadcasting committments to join Lake Michigan Catholic as Athletic Director. McDonald has been with WSJM for more than 35 years, having started as a part-timer in the 80s when he was in college. At first, he did…
Read MoreFormer West Michigan Radio Personality Michael Sirianni Dies at 63
The MAB has learned that Michael Sirianni, a popular West Michigan radio host, passed away July 20 after a decades-long fight with MS. During the 80s, 90s and early 2000s he worked at various West Michigan stations including WLHT-FM, WJFM-FM, WODJ-FM, WLAV-FM, WOOD-FM and WCSG-FM. Sirianni started his broadcasting career at WTRU in Muskegon. He…
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