WXYZ-TV (Detroit) was awarded two Scripps “Give Light Awards” on January 30, honoring the best employee work throughout 2019. 7 Investigator Ross Jones, Assistant News Director Jodie Heisner, Editor Randy Lundquist, Photographer John Ciolino and Photographer Johnny Sartin Jr. were honored with the Creating a Better-Informed World award for the Detroit 911 investigative series. As… read more
Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) announced February 1 that listeners can now tune in to its “Classical IPR” on Northern Radio’s WSRJ-FM (Honor/Traverse City). WSRJ had been silent. IPR’s Classical music service in the Traverse City area has been hampered since mid-December, when its WIAA-FM experienced an antenna issue. Complicating repairs were harsh winter conditions which… read more
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP One presidential caucus down, 49 (primaries and caucuses, plus a few more in the territories) to go in the next four months – with primaries for Congressional, state and local offices stretching out through August. This presidential primary race has already seen unprecedented amounts of advertising on local stations,… read more
Wayne Bradley, managing partner at American Urban Strategies, has returns to WFDF-AM (Detroit) with Early Morning Political News with Wayne Bradley, weekdays from 5 – 6 a.m. Bradley last worked at the station in 2016. “I am looking forward to Wayne Bradley bringing objective political news to Michigan, an important state in the upcoming election,”… read more
On February 3, Lenawee Broadcasting officially welcomed a new radio station to its family. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for “96.5 The Cave” (Adrian), a locally owned and operated 24-7 sports station featuring a live local sports talk show Inside the Cave, mornings from 7 – 9 a.m. The station also features Michigan Sports… read more
Graham Media Group’s WDIV-TV (Detroit) has named Kevin Markey Digital Sales Manager. Markey most recently was a Digital Account Executive for Valassis. In his new role, Markey will manage ad revenue for ClickOnDetroit. He will develop and drive digital sales and marketing strategies by focusing on results driven ad campaigns. “We are embarking on multiple… read more
Coral Howe and Frank Maynard will be honored March 3 at The Great Lakes Media Show during the Exhibitor Reception. The Carl E. Lee Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards was named after Carl E. Lee, a prominent Michigan broadcast engineer and station owner, who was known for his innovation and recognition of opportunity. Broadcast engineers work… read more