Senate Confirms FCC Chair Rosenworcel
On December 7, the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the first woman to hold that title, to another five-year term, narrowly avoiding a Republican majority at the agency once her current term was set to expire at the end of the year. Rosenworcel gained the support of key Republicans,…
Read MoreFCC Forum on Accessibility of Online Video Programming – Looking Beyond the Regulation of Broadcasters
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP On December 2, 2021, the FCC held a forum on the accessibility of video programming delivered through online platforms (a recording of the event is available on the FCC website, here). What is perhaps most notable about this forum is that it looked at whether the FCC could extend its authority…
Read MoreKevin Kennedy Joins WDRQ
AllAccess reports that Cumulus Media’s WDRQ-FM (Detroit) has added Kevin Kennedy as its midday host starting this week. He succeeds Rachel Ryan, who had been voice tracking the shift from a Cumulus station in Dallas for the last four months. Kennedy previously worked with Cumulus Detroit Director of FM Programming David Corey in Boston, doing…
Read More7 Mistakes Radio Station Website Menus Make That Alienate Listeners
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Language matters. We use website usability tests to see how people interact with radio station websites. In this test, you sit an individual in front of a computer and ask them to think out loud while they perform basic tasks on your website. Whenever I conduct one of these…
Read MoreWEMU’s Lisa Barry Passes
The MAB is saddened to announce the passing of WEMU-FM (Ypsilanti) All Things Considered local host Lisa Barry. Barry died this past Tuesday night (11/30) due to complications from a heart condition. A graduate of Olivet College, she got her start as a morning newscast sidekick on Lansing’s WVIC-FM. Barry later joined the morning show…
Read MoreIf You Have Political Advertising Questions……We Have Answers!
David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker and Knauer, LLP is the MAB Washington Attorney and answers your Legal Hotline Questions. David and Bobby Baker, Gary Schonman and Sima Nilsson of the FCC Office of Political Programming held a terrific Political Advertising Webinar for MAB members on November 18. MAB Members may access it in the members only…
Read MoreTraffic Director Spotlight: Jacquie Marx (Carroll Broadcasting/Tawas City)
Jacquie Marx is the Traffic Specialist for Carroll Broadcasting in Tawas City MAB: If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Jacquie: Pay off all my bills, then travel MAB: If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Jacquie: Speak and write Korean MAB: What is your…
Read MoreMichigan Radio Announces First Community Engagement Reporter
Michigan Radio has announced the hiring of Jamie Simmons as the station’s first Community Engagement Reporter. As the Community Engagement Reporter, Jamie’s reporting will supplement Michigan Radio’s coverage in Detroit, and specifically various neighborhoods across the city. The Community Engagement Reporter will work with the station’s Community Reporting Engagement Council to better understand and address…
Read MoreWhere Does Your Radio Station’s Data Live?
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies From time to time, I encounter radio stations who are doing a good job of capturing listener data, but are not storing all of that data in a single central location. Instead, they have some contacts stored in their email database, some in their text message database, some in…
Read MoreLegendary Former CKLW Music Director Dies
A woman credited with launching the music careers of many rock bands as the music director for CKLW-AM (Windsor-Detroit) (aka The Big 8) has passed away. Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully Tuesday (11/23) at the age of 82, according to reports from the station. Trombley started her career as a switchboard…
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