Broadcasting Industry News
Flint’s WOWE Flips To Urban Format
WOWE-FM (Vassar-Flint) has flipped formats from R&B to a Hip Hop Urban format (as “98.9 The Beat”) under the new LMA to Edwards Media LLC. The station is owned by Praestantia Broadcasting, Inc., which is controlled by the estate of Michael J. Shumpert, who passed away in June 2019. The change will include the debut…
Read More6 Public, 13 Commercial Stations Nominated in 43rd Annual Regional EMMY® Nominations
19 Michigan Television stations, both public and commercial, along with cable networks, ad agencies and production houses throughout the state have received nominations for this year’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)/Michigan 43rd Annual Regional EMMY® Awards. The nominations were announced May 19 on Facebook Live. Award ceremonies will be held virtually on…
Read MoreFrom Memphis to Lansing: Amicia Ramsey Comes to WILX
Gray Television’s WILX-TV (Lansing) has announced that award-winning journalist Amicia Ramsey is joining the station to co-host its morning newscast. Ramsey will join Mallory Anderson at the News 10 Today anchor desk beginning May 17. Ramsey is a graduate of The University of Missouri. She was most recently a reporter at Fox13 in Memphis, Tenn.,…
Read MoreWest Michigan Broadcast Veteran Ed Ver Schure Passes
The MAB has learned that veteran broadcaster Ed Ver Schure has died. He was 76. He was born on March 25, 1945 in Grand Haven. Ver Schure started his career in 1963 at WHTC-AM (Holland), moving in 1971 to WGRD (Grand Rapids) and then to WLAV (Grand Rapids) in 1972. This was followed by a…
Read MoreMichigan Radio, WDET, WCMU, WMUK, WOOD and WXYZ Win Regional Murrow Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Six Michigan broadcasters won a total of 11 awards in Region 7, which is shared with Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Murrow set as a standard for the profession…
Read MoreBeasley Hosts Zoom Event to Get Detroit Vaccinated
On May 13, Beasley Media Group (Detroit) hosted a Zoom meeting with community leaders to discuss ways to encourage everybody in Metro Detroit to Get Vaccinated in the next installment of Beasley’s Solutions Not Slogans campaign. WDMK-FM (Detroit) on-air personalities Mason and Angie Starr, along with sister station WMGC-FM morning show host Zannie K and…
Read MoreNEXTGEN TV Launched on 6 Grand Rapids Stations
The future of television arrived May 6 in Grand Rapids. Six leading local television stations in Grand Rapids, including WOTV (ABC), WWMT (CBS), WOOD-TV (NBC), WXMI (FOX), WXSP-CD and WOLP-CD (MyNet), became the latest in the nation to begin broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. Based on the same fundamental technology…
Read MoreMichigan Radio Announces The Moth Mainstage Drive-In Show ‘All These Wonders’
It’s been over a year since fans of The Moth in Michigan have been able to gather in person for a night of live storytelling. Now, The Moth returns to Michigan for a unique drive in theater event. Although we still can’t gather in large numbers indoors, you can join Michigan Radio for a great…
Read MoreHeritage Broadcasting Company Acquires Lake Effect Digital
With the acquisition of Lake Effect Digital, Heritage Broadcasting will now be able to offer a full suite of digital solutions for businesses and organizations throughout Michigan. Along with the Mane Content team, Lake Effect Digital will become one of the most comprehensive and progressive digital agencies in Northern Michigan, offering a full line of…
Read MoreTownsquare Promotes Jeff Luckoff, Eric Meier in Michigan
On May 4, Townsquare Media Inc. announced that Grand Rapids Market President Jeff Luckoff will increase his responsibilities to include statewide oversight of Townsquare’s Michigan local media clusters. He will report to Townsquare Senior Vice President Todd Lawley. “In a very short amount of time Jeff has reset the culture, made key hires, and built…
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