Posts Tagged ‘Issue 208’
Stephen A. Marks Elected MAB Chairman
Stephen A. Marks, President/CEO of The Marks Group (Alpena), was elected Chairman of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) Board of Directors during the organization’s Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday (8/11). Marks is the 76th chairman of the MAB, one of the largest and most successful state broadcast associations in the nation. The MAB represents…
Read MoreEntercom Launches ‘Breaking Down the Barriers’ on WWJ News Radio 950 in Detroit
Entercom has announced the launch of “Breaking Down The Barriers,” a two-part community programming initiative on WWJ-AM (Detroit) to celebrate the diversity of the city and its surrounding suburbs. The initiative will include two segments, “Voices of the Community” and “Black Business Minute,” both began August 10. “Breaking Down the Barriers” is part of Entercom’s…
Read MoreWCMU Public Media Hosts Town Hall on Moving Forward from Flooding
On August 11, WCMU Public Media and the Midland Center for the Arts hosted a one-hour virtual town hall titled “Moving Forward: Midland.” The town hall was a forum to talk about how businesses, nonprofits and families are moving forward, following millions of dollars of flood damage in the Midland area which occurred on top…
Read MoreNPR’s ‘1A’ to Takeover Michigan Radio’s ‘Stateside’ Next Week
By: Steven Chrypinski, Michigan Radio The speculation about Governor Whitmer as a potential vice presidential candidate has been put to rest, but Michigan is still in the national political spotlight for the November election. Next Tuesday, Jenn White, host of NPR’s national 1A program, will be taking over Michigan Radio’s Stateside show to talk with…
Read MoreWKHM Debuts The Chamber Show
McKibbin Media Group has announced the debut of “The Chamber Show,” a monthly program to air on the company’s WKHM-AM (Jackson). Presented in partnership with The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the show hosted by Pat O’Dowd, Business Development Manager and Tim Booth, Events and Legislative Affairs Manager will tell the story of the Chamber,…
Read MoreGordon Smith Health Update: ‘Prognosis Is Extremely Positive’
The MAB Newsletter reported last Friday (8/7) that NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith suffered a stroke on the Wednesday prior. However, it was not a stroke, with Smith releasing a statement late Thursday (8/6) through the NAB saying, “I am delighted to tell you that after a very extensive MRI last night it was discovered that…
Read MoreWIKB Presents Virtual Livestock Auction
With the COVID-19 Pandemic here, Iron River Community Broadcasting’s WIKB-FM (Iron River) conducted avirtual livestock auction on August 7 in conjunction with the Iron County Youth Market Livestock Council (ICYMLC). The auction was heard on WIKB-FM 99.1 and also available with a live online video feed on WIKB’s and ICYMLC’s Facebook pages. Bidding can be…
Read MoreBroadcasters Make Final Push Against FCC Fees
Broadcasters have increased the pressure, and their rhetoric, in their final attempts to get the FCC to hold off on increasing the regulatory fees it charges TV and radio stations, especially during a pandemic that has done a number on revenue, according to a recent report in Broadcasting+Cable. The FCC supports itself through its regulatory…
Read MoreFCC Issues Reminder of Obligations to Make Televised Emergency Information Available to Viewers with Disabilities
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP About this time each year, as hurricane season ramps up, the FCC issues a notice reminding television broadcasters and other video providers of their obligations to make accessible emergency information to all of the populations which may be using their services – especially if parts of the audience cannot…
Read MoreYour Radio Station Should Try Instagram Reels
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies While the fate of TikTok mobile app in the U.S. is in legal limbo, leading to a spike in downloads for TikTok clones like Byte, Triller, and Zynn. Instagram has seized the opportunity by introducing Instagram Reels, which offers many of the same features as TikTok. Like TikTok, videos…
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