The Scripps Howard Foundation is looking for journalists to enter to win one of its annual awards. Depending on the category, the competition is open to television or radio stations, online news sites or websites, broadcast or cable networks, any newspaper that published in print or online three or more times a week in 2016,… read more
Central Michigan University’s CMU Public Radio (WCMU-FM), in collaboration with the distribution network of Michigan Community Action (M.C.A.) and the generosity of Consumers Energy and Isabella Bank, presented a unique fundraising effort titled Warm Hearts, Warm Homes, December 9 through 12. Every donation made to CMU Public Radio during the Warm Hearts, Warm Homes campaign was matched… read more
MacDonald Broadcasting’s WKCQ-FM (Saginaw) is helping area families in need celebrate Christmas this year with “98 KCQ Dreamakers.” WKCQ’s Jim Kramer and the Q Morning Crew are airing stories of ten Saginaw families, once each day, and asking listeners to call in and help those families in need with donation of a specific gift or… read more
12 Years of Techsurvey: How Radio Listening Has Changed with New Technologies When: Monday, December 19, 2:00 p.m. ET Register here. FREE. Techsurvey is the radio broadcasting industry’s largest online survey. In this webinar, Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs will reflect on the data highlights to show how the habits and activities of radio listeners… read more
By: Kelly Donohue, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Last week, we discussed the benefits of federally registering your trademarks. But having a few federal registrations under your belt doesn’t mean your task of building a valuable trademark portfolio is complete. There are several additional steps you can take to make sure you are managing your trademarks… read more
Via Michigan State Police Contact: Ms. Lori Dougovito, MSP Public Affairs, 517-284-3223 The Michigan State Police (MSP) is changing the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert in Michigan, the emergency response system that disseminates information about a missing child. Effective, January 1, 2017, AMBER Alerts will only be issued for cases of child abductions, involving… read more
Robin Gover is the Traffic Director for WLUN-FM in Midland (ESPN100.9). Robin has been in traffic for 6 years, but was in television for 26 years prior. Q1: What is your favorite comfort food? Robin: McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger meal. When the fries are fresh, it’s the best. Q2: Which Superhero would you be, and why?… read more
On December 12, longtime WLNS-TV news anchor Jane Aldrich was honored by the Lansing City Council in a surprise presentation during the council’s regular meeting. According to a post by Aldrich on Facebook, she was asked to drop by the meeting by WLNS News Director Jam Sardar under the guise of delivering an extra battery… read more
According to a report in Editor and Publisher, the Drone Journalism Lab released its operations manual as an open source, Creative Commons-licensed document. The 23-page guidebook (found at dronejournalismlab.org) covers a range of issues including how to conduct a preflight briefing and ethical considerations journalists should review before flying a drone. This information may be… read more
On December 15, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that he intends to leave the agency on January 20, 2017. Wheeler has been head of the Commission for more than three years. He issued the following statement: “Serving as FCC chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional… read more