Following false weather service alerts that went out this month across Kansas and Missouri warning of imminent danger from a tornado that did not exist, Federal Communications Commission Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday (3/17) that a system needs to be created to track false emergency alerts so lessons can be learned from the errors,…
On March 17, Nexstar Broadcasting’s WLNS-TV (Lansing) hosted a one-hour digital Townhall focused on Mental Health. The event was streamed live on the station’s website as well as Facebook. Experts answered viewer questions and discussed a number of topics, and resources available for those struggling with mental illness. Viewers were able to submit a question…
Beasley Media Group Detroit has announced that the Mason & Starr Morning Show will debut on Monday, March 22 on its WDMK-FM (KISS-FM) (Detroit). A legendary Motor City radio veteran, John Mason most recently served as the Midday Personality at KISS-FM. Angie Starr is best known for her work as night host and weekend air…
The Freedom of Information Act would be extended to both the governor and Legislature, under a new transparency agenda released Monday (3/15) by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The plan also calls for elected officials would have to wait two years before working as a lobbyist, according to a report in Gongwer. Dubbed “From Worst…
Two applications for assignment of Michigan licenses were filed recently with the FCC. In the first application, filed on March 5, Central Michigan University is selling FM translator W236BU to Black Diamond Broadcast Holdings. CMU previously used the translator to relay WCMW-FM (Harbor Springs) into the Traverse City market. This is no longer necessary since…
In a note to the MAB, Art Vuolo wants to thank everyone who prayed for his recent successful hospitalization for, what turned out to be serious gallbladder surgery. It should have been routine, but it wasn’t. Doctors called the condition of his gallbladder “rotten.” The successful operation was March 9. However, while in Ascension Hospital…
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies This is one of those blogposts that you don’t need until you need it, and when you do need it, you really need it, and by then it’s often too late. So when you’ve finished reading this, consider taking some proactive preventative action. You’ve been warned. Disasters happen: Earthquakes,…
By: Mitchell Stabbe, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP via the Broadcast Law Blog This article is compiled from a 2-part series appearing in the blog. My 2020 annual update on the use of trademarks associated with the NCAA Basketball Tournament was published on the same day that the NCAA announced it was cancelling the tournament due…
As part of its commitment to creating a better-informed world, The E.W. Scripps Company has been airing a commercial interruption-free special on its local television stations across the country to spark a national dialogue around implicit bias while advancing conversations at the local level in the 41 markets where it operates. The stations in Michigan…
On March 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate coronavirus relief legislation. Within this legislation was $175 million in COVID-related assistance for the nation’s 1,400 public radio and television stations. The funds, to be distributed by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, will help maintain local stations’ enhanced programming and services, and protect the…