January 2022
WZZM’s Brent Ashcroft Leaves TV For New Career
After 31 years in television, all of it in West Michigan, WZZM-TV’s (Grand Rapids) Brent Ashcroft has retired from the business to pursue a second career as a buyer and seller of coin collections. The station made the announcement on December 23. “It’s been quite the 31 years in the West Michigan TV business,” said…
Read MoreFormer WILX-TV Chief Engineer Mike Winsky Passes
The MAB was saddened to hear over the holiday break that longtime Lansing broadcast engineer Mike Winsky passed away on December 26 at age 66. Winsky was known for years as Chief Engineer of WILX-TV (Lansing); and prior to that served in the same capacity at WLAJ-TV (Lansing), a station he helped build with the…
Read MoreYour Radio Station’s Events Need Virtual Backup Plans
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Twelve months ago, as we turned the page on 2020, we all hoped the new year would bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as we slog through a resurgence brought on by the Omicron variant, it feels naive to have the same hopes for 2022. Whether you…
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