On February 9 and 10, Cumulus Media’s WIOG-FM (Saginaw) held The WIOG Cares for Kids Radiothon, live from Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. All in all, $56,756 was raised during the 2-day event. The live broadcast, hosted by WIOG’s Nate and Rachel in the Morning, featured stories… read more
Tim Roberts, Program Director of CBS Radio’s WYCD-FM (Detroit) has been named one of the 30 Best Program Directors In Country Radio in a new list, released February 13 by RadioInk. Roberts was ranked at #4! RadioInk notes that “A successful Country PD has to execute the format flawlessly in markets where there is typically more than… read more
Editor’s Note: The views and opinions of this article do not necessarily reflect those of the MAB. Contact the MAB for information on the MAB’s official editorial policy. Kevin Robinson will be speaking at this year’s Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference (GLBC), March 7-8, 2017 in Lansing. Kevin will present two sessions: “Coaching The Coaches” and… read more
After 63 years broadcasting from a remote hilltop in Osceola County, Heritage Broadcasting and WWTV/WWUP-TV recently moved to Cadillac into a highly recognizable building. We thought all MAB members might enjoy this two-part series, originally broadcast February 14-15, 2017.
The FCC announced last week that the forward auction has ended with $19.6 billion raised. Of this total, broadcasters will receive about $10 billion, with $1.75 billion going to broadcasters that incur costs in repacking and moving to a difference channel in the post-auction spectrum channel reassignment. More than $6 billion will go to the… read more
The MAB were a guest of Governor Snyder on February 14 as he signed Senate Bill 992 into law. This legislation allows a person that authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aerial systems (aka drones) for commercial purposes in a manner consistent with the authorization. The new law also sets up… read more
On February 2-3, Midwest Communication’s WNWN-FM (Win98.5 Battle Creek) raised $65,110 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the station’s annual Radiothon. Listeners were encouraged to call in and become a “Partner In Hope” for St. Jude kids, donating $20 a month. In addition, the station aired stories of patients of the hospital throughout the… read more
Don’t miss out on your chance to save some money on registration to this outstanding event. You will leave the conference reinvigorated and also learn concrete information you can use in your job today. Register Here Speaker Highlights include: SBE’s Ennes Broadcast Engineering Workshop: this all-day program will feature multiple topics and speakers that provide… read more
Nominate an engineer you know! Email Dan Kelley at [email protected] Gary Langley is Chief Broadcast Engineer at Interlochen Public Radio (WIAA/WICA/WICV/WLMN/WHBP/WIAB/W234BU). He joined Interlochen Public Radio on September 9, 2016 after four years at WPBN/WTOM/WGTU/WGTQ. Q: Please share with us a brief engineering resume: Gary: I signed up for the US Marines in 1992, on an… read more
By: Debbie Kenyon, MAB Chairman and Senior VP/Market Manager, CBS Radio Detroit Break out of the old mold! Be sure you register for the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo (GLBC) March 7-8 in Lansing. As I mentioned in the personal email I sent last week, few of us get to attend national conferences anymore. GLBC… read more