MAB Honors 2007 Broadcast Excellence Award Winners
The 2007 MAB Broadcast Excellence Award ceremony took place March 11 during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. This year’s competition saw 862 entries from 76 stations.
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Digital Day Recap
The MAB and its partners hosted “Digital Day at the State Capitol” on February 20. The day kicked off at 11a.m. with a news conference outlining the MAB’s public awareness campaign as well as the benefits and concerns of the digital television transition.
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MAB Participates in Town Hall Meeting with Congressman John Dingell
On Thursday, March 20, the MAB took part in a DTV Transition Town Hall meeting at the Monroe Senior Center.
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New Reporting and Public File Requirements for TV Stations
Television stations will now be required to file FCC Form 355, a new quarterly programming report, as well as post their public inspection files online. These new requirements apply only to full-power and Class A television stations.
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Time to Apply Constitutional First Amendment Rights to Broadcasting
By James H. Quello, former FCC Commissioner/Chairman
The recent FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on localism released concurrently with the Report and Order regarding revised Form 355 mandating more detailed programming and ascertainment than ever required before, represent grossly untimely and blatant government mandated violations of the First Amendment. Download pdf of Mr. Quello's complete piece here.

Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the long awaited Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, more than four years after opening the investigation into broadcaster efforts to serve local communities.
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Reporter Tom Wait joins the Channel 7 Action News Team
Tom Wait has been named a general assignment reporter at WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 effective Monday, March 24. The announcement was made by WXYZ-TV News Director Andrea Parquet-Taylor.
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Guest Editorial: Recession Talking Points
By Jim “Taz” Taszarek, TazMedia, Inc.
Talking points for advertisers and for radio people. Download pdf here.

The Michigan Primary
by Kelley-Cawthorne, MAB Lobbying Firm
As with many issues things could be completely different by the time you are reading this, but as of right now the Michigan “re-do” primary appears to be dead. While there have been many false starts, seeming agreement and then just as quickly dissolution, it finally appears that this time it is really not going to happen. The question that now must be asked is what does this mean for broadcasters and advertising?
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WOOD-TV Holds Smoke Detector Giveaway
On Saturday, March 6, WOOD-TV8 in Grand Rapids teamed up with local fire departments and fire protection agencies to distribute free photoelectric smoke detectors to those in need.
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GLBC Career Fair and Career Sessions See Record Attendance
The 2008 GLBC Broadcasting Career Fair took place during GLBC on March 11 at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids and saw record attendance. A total of 127 call letters were represented at the career fair and more than 250 students and professionals in attendance.
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MAB Foundation Awards Student Broadcasters
This year's MAB Foundation program awarded more than 150 student broadcasters during the 2008 Michigan High School and College Broadcasting Awards presentation on Tuesday, March 11.. The presentation took place during the Main Luncheon at GLBC. This year’s awards program had 425 entries representing 25 different schools.
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MAB Foundation Presented Student Scholarships During GLBC
The MAB Foundation presented 20 college scholarships and three high school scholarships.
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MAB Foundation Board of Directors Elects New Officers; New Directors
New MAB Foundation Officers and Directors were elected during the March 10 board meeting, held in conjunction with the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo in Grand Rapids.
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