Posts Tagged ‘Issue 188’
Michigan Public TV Stations Offer Help to Kids and Families
Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters (MAPB) television stations are offering up their 24-hour PBS KIDS channels and have special tips for parents about how to keep children learning while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fun and educational K-12 content is offered on-air and on-line for through local Public Television stations. Programs are…
Read MoreWinners Announced in 2019 MAPME Broadcast Contest
Radio and television stations in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Lansing were named the best in the state in the annual Michigan Associated Press Media Editors broadcast competition. General Excellence awards for 2019 went to WLNS-TV, Lansing, Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor and WGVU-FM in Grand Rapids. The Detroit Free Press won the First Amendment…
Read MoreJim “JJ” Johnson Named WOMC Morning Co-Host
Entercom Detroit’s WOMC-FM has announced that Jim “JJ” Johnson has been named morning show co-host. Johnson returns to his morning show roots where he will join JoAnne Purtan as co-host of “JJ and JoAnne,” weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Johnson will also continue serving as the station’s midday show host, weekdays from 10:00…
Read MoreUpdate: March 25 Statewide EAS Required Monthly Test
At the request of MAB’s Dan Kelley, the State of Michigan will not be airing a specially-scripted “Severe Weather Awareness Week” EAS RMT on Wednesday, March 25. This is due to the continuing COVID-19 emergency. It was felt that the language may alarm an already stressed public. In years past, broadcasters participated in a statewide…
Read MoreDHS Site Access Letters for Michigan Broadcasters
On March 19, the MAB distributed letters to stations from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber-Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The letters are a precaution with the current COVID-19 emergency and grants broadcasters access to studio and transmitter facilities in the event of a shelter-in-place order or road closures. One letter addresses access, the…
Read MoreDigital Tools to Help Your Radio Station’s Staff Work Remotely
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt businesses around the world, radio companies large and small are preparing to deal with local outbreaks. Some are better positioned than others to allow their staffs to work remotely. Fortunately, there’s a lot of software that makes it easy for employees to…
Read MoreMichigan Broadcasters Rise to the Occasion
By: Karole L. White President/CEO Dear Michigan Broadcasters: What a time for our industry to shine. Thank you for the terrific job you are doing to make this terrible situation better for the Michigan public through your local coverage of the coronavirus. The MAB has a Michigan specific webpage on coronavirus for members. It has…
Read MoreLarry Smith Passes
Longtime Michigan broadcaster and former MAB Board Member Larry Smith passed away unexpectedly in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 14. He was 74. Smith was born in Port Huron, Mich., on June 9, 1945, son of the late Charles and Marian (Cook) Smith. He married Kathleen Marie Smith on March 28, 1981, in Port Huron.…
Read MoreFCC Chairman Commends Broadcasters’ Coronavirus Response, Calls for Further Action
From the FCC (3/17/20): Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai held a conference call yesterday with television and radio broadcasters and broadcaster trade associations to thank broadcasters for their efforts to educate the American people about the coronavirus pandemic and discuss additional ways that broadcasters can help Americans stay safe and informed during the coronavirus…
Read MoreFCC’s 2018 Abolition of Main Studio Rules Means Broadcast Studios Do Not Need to Be Open to the Public During Coronavirus Outbreak
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP We’ve heard that some broadcasters are worried about staffing their main studios and allowing the public to visit the studios in this period where the government and health authorities have called for social distancing. With the elimination of the main studio and studio staffing rules back in 2018 (see…
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