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Michigan Radio’s Steve Schram Announces Retirement
Stephen Schram, Executive Director & General Manager of Michigan Radio has announced that he will retire from the station this fall on November 30th. He was personally recruited by University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman in 2006. “I have had the opportunity to be a part of many remarkable organizations throughout my media career.…
Read MoreCBS News Detroit Announces Talent Hires for WWJ-TV
CBS News Detroit, which will soon be launching a full-scale local news department, has announced the hiring of anchors Shaina Humphries and Rachelle Graham, meteorologist Ahmad Bajjey, and executive producer of community impact Amyre Makupson. CBS News Detroit is the hyper-local streaming and broadcast news service that is being built from scratch by CBS News…
Read MoreWBET Raises Nearly $144k for United Way
Swick Broadcasting Company’s WBET-FM (Sturgis) recently wrapped up their 2022 and 13th annual St. Joseph County United Way Radiothon. This year’s Radiothon raised a record total of $143,887! The total surpassed last year’s mark by over $12,000. Each year, WBET turns over its studio to the United Way for 18-hours, from 6 a.m. until midnight.…
Read MoreWEYI/WSMH-TV Welcome New Chief Meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa
WEYI and WSMH-TV (Flint) has announced the arrival of new Chief Meteorologist Erik Kostrzewa. Kostrzewa, a Michigan native who grew up in Novi, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Engineering in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. Prior to joining the Flint stations, he was a Meteorologist for WeatherNation, based in Denver. Kostrzewa…
Read MoreMAB Lobbyist Firm Kelley Cawthorne Adds Three Partners to Leadership Team
Kelley Cawthorne, the Midwest’s leading multi-client lobbying firm, continued its rapid growth by announcing (7/14) the elevation of three team members to partnership status and promotion of another to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Government relations professionals Jim Kirsch, Jason Sheppard and David Hildenbrand have achieved partnership status at the firm as of July…
Read MorePublic Performance Royalties for Comedy Recordings? – New PROs Claim that Additional Royalties Are Due
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In recent months, lawsuits have been filed against streaming audio service Pandora by comedian Lewis Black, the estate of Robin Williams and representatives of other comedians seeking public performance royalties for the underlying comedic work – not the recording of the comedy bit for which a royalty is…
Read MoreHave You Searched For Your Radio Station in the App Stores Lately?
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Although we don’t often use the term “User Experience” (or UX) when talking about radio, broadcasters often spend countless hours obsessing over the experience that they provide for their fans. Unfortunately, too often, they focus on only a piece of that user experience — the “Listener Experience.” Listening, of…
Read MoreWKAR Launches Career Exploration Student Incubator Program
WKAR Public Media and the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing has announced their partnership on the creation of a new career exploration program for students ages 9-13 to learn about future career paths in public media. Taking place on Wednesdays through July 27, the WKAR Public Media Career Exploration Student Incubator Program is an…
Read MoreWXYZ-TV’s Jim Kiertzner Announces Retirement
After 49 years in the business, WXYZ-TV reporter/investigator Jim Kiertzner has announced that he will be retiring September 15. Kiertzner, who joined the station in 2007, previously spent 4 years across town at WDIV-TV. Prior to Detroit, Kiertzner was in Saginaw, both at WNEM-TV and WSMH-TV. He came to Michigan after working in Kansas, Nebraska…
Read MoreNexstar Michigan Stations Host Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate
On July 6, Nexstar Media stations in Michigan hosted a statewide multi-market live telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination for Governor of Michigan. “Your Local Election Headquarters Michigan Gubernatorial Primary Debate” was held on location in downtown Grand Rapids. The one-hour debate, followed by a 30-minute extended live digital…
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