Students from the Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD) at Ferris State University teamed up with local office environment company Custer to design and create a newsdesk for WZZM-TV for use during the 19-day ArtPrize event in Grand Rapids. ArtPrize is an international art competition spread over three square miles of Grand Rapids, with… read more
Beth Handelong is the new local sales manager for WXYZ-TV, the Scripps-owned, ABC affiliate, in the Detroit market. Handelong replaces Cathy Goltz who was promoted to director of sales at WPTV, the Scripps-owned station in West Palm Beach, FL. Before coming to Detroit, Handelong was the national sales manager at WMAR, the Scripps-owned station in… read more
A national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time this Wednesday, September 28, 2016. A secondary test date is October 5, 2016, “if necessary.” All EAS participants are required to participate in this nationwide test. This test will use the National Periodic Test (NPT) code, the location code… read more
CBS Radio’s WXYT-FM (97.1 The Ticket) was named Sports Station of the Year at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards. The awards were announced Thursday night (9/22) at the 27th annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during the Radio Show in Nashville. Debbie Kenyon, VP/Market Manager for CBS Radio… read more
Last Thursday (9/22) at the NAB Radio Show luncheon in Nashville, Greater Media Detroit National Sales Manager Michael Mayer was honored with the prestigious Stu Olds National Sales Manager of the Year award, presented by Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti. The award was one of 7 Radio Wayne awards presented at the luncheon. Taking honors… read more
In a handwritten card to MAPB Executive Director Karole White, 2016 Public Media Impact Award receipent Bucky Love extends her thanks to the MAPB Board for the honor bestowed upon her at the ceremony August 30. Bucky writes “Dear Karole, what an experience! I’m still having “flashbacks.” The event was beyond anything I could have imagined.” “Having Jeff and… read more
Kimberly Gill has been named co-anchor of WDIV-TV’s (Detroit) Local 4 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., announced Marla Drutz, Vice-President and General Manager of the station, NBC’s affiliate in Detroit. The announcement was made September 26. Gill will join Devin Scillian, who has been anchoring WDIV evening newscasts for nearly 20… read more
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Last week, we published the final episode in our podcast series about the connected car. This series of interviews with experts from the radio and automotive worlds, was recorded backstage at the 2015 DASH Conference in Detroit. The 12 episodes covered topics ranging from Apple and Google’s dashboard operating systems… read more
Cumulus Media has announced that Lori Bennett has been appointed Operations Manager for the company’s 5-station cluster in Grand Rapids. This includes WLAV-FM, WBBL-FM, WHTS-FM, WTNR-FM and WJRW-AM. Bennett will also program WTNR and host the afternoon drive show from 3-7pm. Bennett joins the Grand Rapids group from Cumulus Media in Detroit, where she most recently… read more
Lenawee Broadcasting Company’s WLEN-FM was named AC Station of the Year at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards. The awards were announced September 22 at the 27th annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner and Show, held during the Radio Show in Nashville. The prestigious awards recognize radio’s outstanding personalities and stations. Marconi finalists… read more
