| GLBC - March 2 & 3! |
BREAKING NEWS! Al Tompkins News Workshop Added To GLBC!
MAB has added an outstanding news workshop from legendary news trainer Al Tompkins of The Poynter Institute. Learn from the best, in your own backyard!
Click on the image below for a special video from Al Tompkins:
News professionals cannot miss this workshop, offered in Lansing at GLBC for a fraction of the cost of traveling to the Poynter Institute. Register Today!
GLBC Speaker Editorial
 Coaching Your Air Talent
By Gary Berkowitz, Berkowitz Consulting Group, garyberk@aol.com
Quite often we discuss the importance of meeting with and critiquing your on-air talent. I will offer some ideas on ways to do this so each meeting is constructive and productive.
1. Meet with your talent on a regular basis. Do not always “critique” them. Sometimes a casual talk over coffee or lunch is great. This allows them to see you as a PD who wants to work with and help them.
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 The 2010 Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo
Dedicated to James H. Quello
Recently Michigan lost a broadcast industry legend, Jim Quello. Quello died Sunday, January 24 surrounded by friends and family at his Alexandria, VA home after heart and kidney failure. He was 95.
Quello made many contributions to the broadcast industry and to the people of Michigan, his home state. To honor him, MAB will host a special tribute to the great James H. Quello at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo on March 3, 2010.
GLBC Offers On-Site Registration
Pre-registration for the 2010 Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo closes on February 23. After that date, pre-registration is closed. However, you may still attend GLBC by registering at the event. Prices are the same for on-site registrations, however meals cannot be guaranteed. Register today!
Thank You GLBC Sponsors!
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters would like to thank the sponsors of the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo (GLBC) for their support. Sponsorships help offset some of the costs associated with GLBC, so that we can offer it to you at such a low price.
Please be sure to thank the sponsor representatives at GLBC, and use their products and services!
BOOST Your Career at GLBC!
 Attention students and young professionals: don’t miss out on GLBC this year! For the low rate of $30 (a discount of $149 off the member rate!) you can attend one of the nation’s premier broadcast and media conferences and receive some of the best training and networking opportunities available – all in just one day. Here is what is planned specifically for you in mind:
Marketing You!
Whether you are preparing yourself for your first job in broadcasting or planning to move to a different job, this panel discussion will help you in preparing your resume, demos and how to dress for that interview. Moderator: Kevin Seguin-Scollin, Specs Howard School of Media Arts. Confirmed Panelists: Gene Shanahan, WLNS-TV (Lansing); Eva Aguirre-Cooper, WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) and Jamie McKibbin, Jackson Radio Works (Jackson).
High School and College Broadcast Awards
The winners of the High School and College Broadcast Awards will receive their award during the Main Luncheon at GLBC.
Broadcasting Career and Networking Fair
This year 85 radio and TV stations will be participating in the career fair. This is a prime opportunity to speak to station personnel about internships, job openings and what they look for in an employee. We recommend you bring copies of resumes with contact information, samples of work, audio and/or video clips. Have a positive attitude and dress to impress! For more information visit www.michiganbroadcastcareers.com.
Careers in Sports Broadcasting
Ever wanted to report from the sidelines of a sporting event, interview athletes, do play-by-play or color commentary? This panel of some of Michigan's top sports broadcasters will give you information on what to expect, how to prepare and what you need to do to become successful in this ever-changing field. Sponsored by: Michigan High School Athletic Association. Moderator: John Johnson, Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Confirmed Panelists: Will Tieman, Spartan Radio Network, Jolynn Schneider, Freelance Sportscaster, and Jim Brandstatter, voice of U of M Athletics.
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| Broadcast Excellence Awards |
 Congratulations 2009 BEA Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2009 Broadcast Excellence Award (BEA) Winners. A full list of winning stations can be found here. The 2009 BEA Ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Lansing Center in Downtown Lansing. Join MAB to celebrate the best in Michigan broadcasting in an Evening with the Stars! Register online here.
MAB Announces 2010 Associate of the Year Winners
The MAB board of directors wishes to congratulate Will Tieman of the Spartan Sports Network in Holt and Michael Gottlieb of Don-Lors Electronics in Livonia on being selected as the 2010 Associates of the Year. These two remarkable men have contributed significantly to the broadcasting industry, devoting immeasurable amounts of time and dedication to MAB and its members.
The awards will be presented during the Main Luncheon at the 2010 Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Full bios and photos of the 2010 Associate of the Year winners are available here.
Presenting the 2010 Carl E. Lee Engineering Excellence Award Winners
The MAB Engineering Committee and MAB Board of Directors wish to recognize Ed Trombley of Munn-Reese Engineering for his outstanding contribution to radio engineering and John Grover of Adell Broadcasting Corporation for his outstanding contribution to television engineering as the winners of the 2010 Carl E. Lee Engineering Excellence Awards. Click here to read more on this year's winners.
The winners will be presented with these prestigious engineering awards during the Engineering Luncheon at the 2010 Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Luncheon registration and all GLBC information is available here.
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| Chairman's Article |
 By Tom Mogush, Chairman, Michigan Association of Broadcasters and President/Owner, WMQT-FM/WZAM-AM, Marquette
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| Legislative Update |
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(l-r) MAB Chairman Tom Mogush with Senate Minority Leader Mike Prusi (D-38th) |
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Governor Granholm Delivers Final
State of the State Address
Gov. Jennifer Granholm, in her 8th and final State of the State address, urged continued reforms to state government, while reassuring citizens that the path has been laid for an economic resurgence in Michigan. “This plan, diversifying our economy, educating our people, protecting them along the way, this is the path forward,” Granholm stated.
The Governor didn’t lay out any specific tax reform proposals in her address. She did, however, demand the Legislature agree to a balanced budget July 1, while suggesting a constitutional amendment that would dock the pay of lawmakers for every day they fail to reach an agreement beyond the July 1 deadline.
MAB was pleased to hear Granholm call for increased funding in the Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign. In her remarks she reminded lawmakers that the state receives $2.23 in state-tax revenues for every dollar invested. While the Governor didn't give a specific dollar amount for the levels of funding she would like to see, legislation has been introduced that would restore funding to $30 million.
Granholm used the last 20 minutes of her speech as a chance to legacy-build. Granholm outlined many areas where the state has been successful in attracting new companies and jobs during the past decade.
MAB Board Chairman Tom Mogush had the opportunity to participate in the State of the State festivities and seized the opportunity to discuss MAB’s issues with some of the state’s most influential lawmakers. Chairman Mogush also had the honor of viewing the State of the State address from the House chambers as an invited guest of Senate Minority Leader Mike Prusi (D-38th) (pictured above right).
 MAB to Unveil 2010 MABPAC Fundraising Campaign
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (MABPAC) will reinvigorate its fundraising efforts by unveiling a new fundraising campaign at this year's Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference (GLBC). The 2010 election season is heating up with a record number of legislative seats turning over and a number of statewide offices up for grabs. A strong political war chest is needed to help elect candidates that will stand up for the issues important to local broadcasters.
MABPAC competes daily with hundreds of other political action committees operated by special interest groups all over the state, each vying for the attention of lawmakers. To help ensure that broadcasters have a seat at the table when policy decisions are being made, we ask that you consider making a personal donation to the MABPAC today.
MABPAC plans to reveal its new campaign at this year’s GLBC in the MAB's booth on the exhibit floor. MAB staff will be on hand to answer questions and take donations at this year’s conference.
 Make an Impact by Attending GLBC and
the MAB Legislative Reception
By: Mike King, WILX-TV (Lansing)
Groundhog Day was earlier this month which means only one thing. No, not how many weeks of winter are left or the sage wisdom of that little rodent who competes with our meteorologists every year. Rather, Groundhog Day means the GLBC and MAB’s Legislative Reception is only a few short weeks away!
Every year, your MAB presents Michigan’s leading conference for broadcast professionals. Sales, News, Engineering, Operations and Promotion are all highlighted through informative seminars, demonstrations and presentations, any of which make your attendance well worth the time and investment.
more: read/download pdf
Mark your calendar today for MAB’s 2010 Legislative Reception to be held at 5 PM on March 3rd. This year’s reception will be held immediately preceding MAB’s Broadcast Excellence Awards
program. Even if you are unable to attend GLBC this year, we hope you will be able to take
advantage of this opportunity to meet with your local elected officials. There is no cost for MAB
members to attend. Confirm your participation today by contacting MAB Government Relations
Manager Dave Jessup via email at jessup@michmab.com or by phone at (517) 484-7444.
Get the latest legal updates by reading the MAB Legislative & Legal Monitor!
The MAB Legislative & Legal Monitor is published as necessary with the latest information important to broadcasters. Not receiving the monitor? Please email Dave Jessup at jessup@michmab.com to sign up TODAY!
Past issues are available in the Members Only section of the MAB website. Click here to view the latest Legislative & Legal Monitors.
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| Federal and Regulatory Update |
 Relationships, Part One
By: Julie Koehn, WLEN-FM (Adrian) and Michigan Representative to NAB
I’d like to address the first of two parts on relationships. Many of you had the opportunity to participate in the NAB Town Hall webcast on the 9th of February. The webinar addressed some critical issues facing us as broadcasters. “What matters most….the success of free over-the-air broadcasting”. Gordon Smith, President and CEO discussed the current landscape, which has been a difficult regulatory environment for all radio and television broadcasters. It is not without unity, or the critical need for radio and television broadcasters to maintain a unified organization, that we will win the battles before us; state and national, regulatory and legislative.
The NAB Board of Directors at our meeting in Washington last month showed that unity is part of our advocacy. Just as radio broadcasters across the country ran and promoted the DTV transition information, so will the television broadcasters run and support the critical issue facing radio with the performance tax…..radio will in turn support positions on spectrum allocation, TV’s most critical issue, which could severely limit consumer access to the spectrum.
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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Corporate Campaign Limits
In a decision that has the potential to change how political campaigns are financed in Michigan, the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that campaign finance laws, barring direct expenditures by corporations and labor unions in favor of or against candidates, are a violation of First Amendment free speech rights. Since the Court handed down its decision on January 21, experts have been investigating the effects the ruling will have on the upcoming elections.
The 5-4 majority decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (USSC docket No. 08-205), the Court ruled that corporations and unions may spend money on advertising or other campaign activities to support or oppose a particular candidate, while the individual states and the federal government can continue to regulate corporate and union expenditures by requiring disclosure. The decision also keeps in place legal prohibitions on corporations and unions making direct contributions to candidates and their campaign committees.
In the wake of this monumental decision, many questions remain on what can be expected as a legislative response. Senator Michelle McManus (R-35th) and Representative Kathy Angerer (D-55th), who both chair the committees in their respective chambers that oversee election law legislation, have stated that they will review the Court’s decision and evaluate the need for legislation.
While the decision certainly opens the doors for more dollars to be spent on political advertising, experts say spending is not expected to spike significantly, at least in the short term. Corporations and Unions have long been engaged in issue ads, which have been used in campaigns for many years now. Corporate and Union political players will also have to grapple with the federal tax implications and public image concerns direct expenditures might bring.
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| Industry Articles & Editorials |
 Michigan Employers Should Prepare for Compliance
with Michigan’s Smoking Ban
By: Terry Kasiborski, Butzel Long
Michigan’s ban on smoking in public places takes effect May 1, 2010. Employers have affirmative obligations under the new legislation so it may be useful for you to understand them and take whatever measures are necessary to make your workplace compliant.
The legislation prohibits smoking in public places and, subject to only a few exceptions (e.g. cigar bars, tobacco specialty retail stores, and casinos), places of employment are included within the definition of a public place. Persons who own, operate or are in control of a public place not covered by an exception must make “a reasonable effort to prohibit individuals from smoking” in that public place.
more: read/download pdf
 A Short Course: Efficient or Effective?
By: Tim Moore,
Managing Partner,
Audience Development Group
It's the most common thing: new or under-developed managers putting the wrong emphasis on the wrong thing at the wrong time. Instead of collecting the right people and forging the best coalitions within your staff and keeping it all percolating, all too often we see the effect of poor decisions and bad designs. Companies don't compete, people do.
In the back of your car's operating manual there exists a short-cut chart showing how to set your navigation. Here's our version for a more effective result when navigating people and their roles.
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 Combining Curriculum and Student Resources in Technical Training
By: Stephen Shehan, Adrian College
One of the challenges when implementing the use of new equipment in a college radio station is how to most effectively and efficiently train students in its operation. This is especially challenging in a small-college liberal/applied-arts setting with limited resources in faculty and navigating between applied and liberal arts. One answer is to become more adventurous in combining curriculum and student involvement.
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| In The News |
Northern Star U.P. Sale
Sault Ste. Marie-based Sovereign Communications has reached an agreement with Northern Star Broadcasting to purchase all but one of their Upper Peninsula radio stations for $3.5 million dollars. The eleven station, multi-million dollar acquisition will give Sovereign a total of seven radio stations in the Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry area with the addition of WYSS-FM, WMKD-FM and WKNW-AM where the company already owns WSOO-AM, WSUE-FM, WNBY-AM and WNBY-FM. Due to ownership limit caps, Northern Star will retain WIHC-FM/Newberry.
The cash deal also includes WJPD-FM, WUPK-FM, WNGE-FM, WDMJ-AM, and WIAN-AM in Marquette as well as WIMK-FM, WZNL-FM and WMIQ-AM in Iron Mountain.
All of Northern Star's Lower Peninsula Radio Stations will stay intact and will continue to be owned and operated by the company. The deal still must go through the FCC approval process and closing.
 Dick Purtan Announces Retirement
Legendary Detroit radio personality and Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Purtan has announced his retirement from CBS Radio's WOMC-FM. After 45 years on the air in Detroit, the last 14 hosting morning drive on WOMC, he will retire effective March 26, 2010.
During his long career, Purtan has been installed in both the National Radio Hall of Fame, as well as the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame (2003); and has won the coveted "Marconi" as the nation's top radio personality. Along with many other honors and awards, he earned a television Emmy in 1980 for his performance emceeing the Detroit Emmy TV Awards television special and was selected to run as an Olympic Torch bearer in 2002.
Purtan first arrived in Detroit in 1965 at the legendary WKNR. In 1968, he spent five weeks at WBAL in Baltimore, where he was fired for being "too wild for the town." A month later, he returned to Detroit at WXYZ-AM. In 1978, Purtan crossed the river to Windsor's CKLW-AM. In 1982, he moved to WCZY-FM (later WKQI) in Detroit; and in 1996, moved to WOMC.
WZZM-TV/Grand Rapids Increases Transmission Power
Gannett's WZZM-TV has announced that it has increased its DTV signal transmitter power by 50%. The power boost is intended to help consumers who have not been able to receive the station's signal since the digital television transition in June, 2009.
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| Upcoming 2010 MAB Events! |
Mark your calendar now:
April/May, 2010
EEO and Employment Law Webcast
with David Oxenford
MSU/WKAR East Lansing and online
Rates: No cost for MAB members, $50 for Non-Members |
August 2010
Summer Sales Seminar & Webcast #2
MSU/WKAR East Lansing and online
Rates: No cost for MAB members, $150 for Non-Members |
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June 2010
Summer Sales Seminar & Webcast #1
MSU/WKAR East Lansing and online
Rates: No cost for MAB members, $150 for Non-Members |
October, 2010
Website and Social Media Legal Issues Webcast
with David Oxenford
MSU/WKAR East Lansing and online
Rates: No cost for MAB members, $50 for Non-Members |
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July 15-16, 2010
MAB Annual Meeting and Summer Awards Event
The Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth
Member Registration- includes the Annual Meeting, Chairman’s Reception and Chairman’s Banquet.
Early-Bird Rate $60
Late Registration $100
The Inn at St. Johns - Group Room Rate*
Standard King or Two Queens $119*
*Plus $12.50 room and sales tax |
October 2010
Regional Career and Networking Fairs
Locations: Central Michigan University; Western Michigan University and Specs Howard School of Media Arts.
Cost: $250 per booth |
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October 29, 2010
Broadcasting Career Builder Conference (BCBC)
Lansing Community College – West Campus, Lansing
Cost per person: $20
Sponsorships and Career Fair booths available! |
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| March 1-2, 2011
Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo
The Lansing Center |
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The Michigan Broadcaster
Editor-Karole L. White
Communications Mgr-Julie Sochay
Newsletter/Web/IT Mgr-Dan Kelley
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