Posts Tagged ‘Issue 507’
WXYZ-TV Hosts Day of Giving to Benefit Forgotten Harvest
It’s a need that Mike Murri, Scripps regional vice president and general manager of WXYZ and WMYD, hopes the station’s Day of Giving will address. “What stands out to me is that people in the past that have given to Forgotten Harvest now find themselves recipients. You never know when this will strike your family or when you’ll have a need.”
Read MoreFormer WSGW Reporter Bill Hewitt Passes at 78
Bill Hewitt, longtime WSGW-AM/FM (Saginaw) reporter, producer and anchor died this past Monday (7/20) at Bay City Comfort Care. Known for his early-morning shifts and steady voice, he helped keep mid-Michigan listeners informed for decades.
Read MoreWCSG Says Goodbye to Longtime News Anchor Joel Hill
After 30 years of service to the WCSG-FM (Grand Rapids) and Cornerstone University, the voice of WCSG news and longtime anchor Joel Hill is stepping away from the microphone to begin a new career path as Associate Professor of Communications at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
Read MoreFCC Plans to Raise the 39% National TV Ownership Cap – What are the Proposals and What are the Issues?
Last week, the FCC released a draft Report and Order which, if adopted at its August regular monthly open meeting, will repeal the 39% cap that currently limits the nationwide reach of local television station owners. That cap prohibits one owner from having interests in TV stations reaching more than 39% of the nation’s TV households.
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