Posts Tagged ‘Issue 465’
Gary Burbank: 1941-2025
Art Vuolo, Jr. has shared news of the passing of one-time CKLW air talent Gary Burbank Burbank died early Thursday (8/28) at the age of 84. Born Billy Purser in west Tennessee, he worked at numerous radio stations which included: WMPS (Memphis), WNOE (New Orleans), WAKY and WHAS (Louisville) and CKLW in Windsor/Detroit. He is best known for his years at “The Big One” WLW-AM in Cincinnati.
Read MoreMichigan Public and WJRT-TV Recipients of NABJ Awards
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced its 2025 Salute to Excellence Awards winners during its annual gala at the #NABJ25 Convention & Career Fair this past Saturday in Cleveland. Among the winners this year are Ann Arbor-based Michigan Public and Flint-based WJRT-TV.
Read MoreWZMQ-TV’s Trevor Forsythe Passes – Was 2024 MAB Scholarship Recipient
Lilly Broadcasting’s WZMQ-TV (Marquette) has announced the passing of photojournalist, director and colleague Trevor Forsythe. Forsythe passed away at 21 from complications of diabetes on August 21.
Read MoreCumulus Promotes Three at W4 in Ann Arbor
Cumulus Media has announced promotions of three staffers at its WWWW-FM (Ann Arbor/W4 Country). Brian Welch has been elevated to Program Director for the station. A native of St. Joseph, Welch came to Ann Arbor in 2004 to attend the University of Michigan and joined Cumulus in 2011.
Read MoreSeptember 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, Political Windows, EAS Event Code, Rulemaking Comment Deadlines and more
It is time for our look at September’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known. That, of course, is the deadline for the payment of annual regulatory fees – which must be made before the federal government’s October 1 start of the new fiscal year.
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