Posts Tagged ‘Issue 438’
Traffic Director Spotlight: Amy McCormick (Many Michigan Stations)
Amy McCormick does traffic for WFXD, WKQS, WRUP, WQXO & WGHN.
MAB: What was your dream job as a kid?
Amy: I wanted to be a nurse when I was young!MAB: If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Amy: I would love to be able to draw and tattoo 🙂
MAB: What is your favorite candy or treat?
Amy: Peanut M&Ms
Mid-West Family Names COO & CFO in Leadership Transition
Dave Doetsch, a nearly 30-year veteran of Mid-West Family, is elevated to Chief Operating and Chief Revenue Officer. Previously managing the company’s South Bend and Southwest Michigan operations,
Read MoreScripps Promotes Sports Sales Executive to Lead Local Media Sales
The E.W. Scripps Company has tapped veteran sales executive Tony Lamerato to lead all revenue strategy and business development efforts across Scripps’ more than 60 local television stations as vice president of local media sales, effective February 17.
Read MoreNearly 1000 Celebrate PBS Kids Day at WKAR
Nearly 1,000 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS® Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of Michigan State University on January 25.
Read MoreMidwest Communications Closes on WQXC/WZUU
On February 4, Midwest Communications closed on its acquisition of WQXC-FM (Allegan) and WZUU-FM (Mattawan) from Forum Communications. The deal, filed in September was approved by the FCC in December.
Read MoreMitten News Donates WWMN to West Central Michigan Media Ministries
In an application filed January 31, Grand Rapids-based Mitten News, LLC, owned by John Yob is donating WWMN-AM (Petoskey) to non-profit West Central Michigan Media Ministries.
Read MoreFCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements
When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play for free at radio station concerts or other events was not on the bingo card. That changed early this past week
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