U.S. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the full Democratic rosters for the six subcommittees in the 116th Congress, including the six subcommittee chairs and the full Committee Vice Chair, who were elected by the Democrats on the Committee. The six subcommittees and their chairs are: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology –… read more
On November 15, Jacobs Media Strategies Founder/President Fred Jacobs was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame at ceremonies in New York City. His inclusion recognizes his contributions to radio broadcasting over more than three decades. Fred is the first radio consultant to ever be inducted. The MAB thanks Jackson Radio Works’ Bruce and… read more
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies I tell people that you’re not really in the radio industry until you’ve been fired at least once. We work in an industry with a lot of turnover, and that means we can lose a lot of time to learning curves as new people step in to take over… read more
Pillsbury recently released an Advisory on dealing with sexual harassment claims. “Sexual harassment within the workplace is not a new issue. In both Europe and the United States, the law has provided protection for employees against harassment for many years. A TUC/Everyday Sexism Report in 2016 conducted a survey of women in the UK workplace… 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. By: Dick Taylor, CRMC/CDMC DickTaylorBlog.com I recently saw the latest Star Wars movie “The Last Jedi.” It was powerful in many ways, not the least of which… read more
On January 23, 32 radio stations and 27 television stations across Michigan aired Governor Rick Snyder’s final State of the State address to the citizens of the state. The broadcast was a combined effort of the MAB, WCMU Public Media (which supplied the satellite uplink), WKAR Public Media (which supplied technical assistance as well as… read more
E.W.. Scripps Company’s WXYZ-TV and WMYD-TV (Detroit) celebrated National Reading Day by delivering a check for $10,000 to the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center in Detroit. The money was donated by The Scripps Howard Foundation, as part of its national “If You Give a Child a Book …” literacy campaign. The money will be… read more
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, BroadcastLawBlog.com As we wrote here, the FCC recently adopted a new Blue Alert code to be added to the warning codes in the EAS system. This code is to be used for warnings about imminent danger to law enforcement authorities. The FCC’s Order (available in full here) has now… read more
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the appointment Albert Shuldiner as Chief of the Media Bureau’s Audio Division. The Audio Division of the Media Bureau licenses commercial and noncommercial educational AM, FM, FM Translator, and FM Booster radio services, and the noncommercial educational Low Power FM radio service. The division provides legal analysis of broadcast,… read more
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies When I was the Music Director at 107.7 The End in Seattle, I spent every minute of my workday trying to achieve the right mix of on-air content. Like most radio stations, we had expensive software that enabled me to a balance of new and old, hard and soft,… read more