On October 29, the winners have been named at the annual national College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) National Student Production Awards and two Michigan college radio stations are recipients of honors.
With much of everyone’s focus on the outcome of the November 5 general election, broadcasters can’t forget the regulatory dates and deadlines in November and early December. While the dates and deadlines in November are lighter than in many other months, many routine deadlines do fall in early December, and even the upcoming month does have dates worthy of note.
This week Morgan Murphy Media announced that Ben Raymond has expanded his role within the company and will now be overseeing day-to-day news operations for WBKB-TV in Alpena. This new role is in addition to his current position as News Director for WBUP/WJMN in Marquette, Michigan.
This past Wednesday (10/23), Black Diamond Broadcasting’s WCFX-FM (Clare/Mt. Pleasant) raised over $37,000 for Community Cancer Services of Isabella County with the station’s annual ”2024 CFX Bras for a Cause presented by Graff Mt Pleasant.”
On Thursday night (10/17), the department won the category of TV/Streaming Local for the station’s “Good morning, Detroit” initiative, where viewers and organizations submit videos to send the community a friendly morning greeting.
On Friday (10/18), the FCC released another EEO audit notice for 2024. The FCC’s Public Notice, audit letter, and the list of the 150 radio and TV stations selected for audit is available here.
Jaden Gibson has been named as WCMU-FM’s (Mt. Pleasant) new midday host, bringing news and conversations from around Michigan and the world every weekday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Scripps Media’s WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced that veteran meteorologist Terri DeBoer has joined the station. DeBoer, with nearly 30 years of experience, will soon join Chief Meteorologist Kevin Craig on the station’s Morning News. DeBoer will officially begin her new role in mid-November.
After three decades, longtime Detroit news anchor Devin Scillian has announced that he will be retiring from WDIV-TV in December. He made the announcement during the station’s 6 p.m. newscast this past Tuesday (10/15).
The NPR Board has reelected Shawn Turner, WKAR general manager, as a member director. Turner was initially elected in February of 2024 and will serve through November 2027. The NPR board elections for the current term were held in August of 2024. The announcement was made October 14.