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Station Sales: One FM and Two Translators

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Two applications for assignment of Michigan licenses were filed recently with the FCC.  In the first application, filed on March 5, Central Michigan University is selling FM translator W236BU to Black Diamond Broadcast Holdings.  CMU previously used the translator to relay WCMW-FM (Harbor Springs) into the Traverse City market.  This is no longer necessary since…

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Art Vuolo’s Six Degrees of Separation!

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In a note to the MAB, Art Vuolo wants to thank everyone who prayed for his recent successful hospitalization for, what turned out to be serious gallbladder surgery. It should have been routine, but it wasn’t. Doctors called the condition of his gallbladder “rotten.”  The successful operation was March 9.  However, while in Ascension Hospital…

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Scripps Media Airs ‘Hidden Bias of Good People’ on Michigan Stations

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As part of its commitment to creating a better-informed world, The E.W. Scripps Company has been airing a commercial interruption-free special on its local television stations across the country to spark a national dialogue around implicit bias while advancing conversations at the local level in the 41 markets where it operates.  The stations in Michigan…

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iHeart West Michigan Raises $95,000 for Dégagé Ministries

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On February 5, iHeartMedia/West Michigan held its fourth annual “Day of Hope” on its WOOD-AM/FM and WBFX-FM (BIG 101.3), collecting $95,000 for Grand Rapids homeless shelter Dégagé Ministries. On-air personalities from the stations, broadcasted live from 5 a.m. – 6 p.m. that day, sharing stories of hope from the men and women Dégagé has served.  Due…

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Northern Michigan Radio Personality Lin McNett Dies

Lin McNett aka Michael O'Shea

Lin D. McNett, known to radio listeners as Michael O’Shea, passed away March 8 at The Villa at Traverse Point in Traverse City. McNett spent his youth in Alden, graduating from Mancelona High School.  He went on to join the U.S. Coast Guard, where he found his passion for radio. After returning home he started…

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Art Cervi, Detroit’s ‘Bozo the Clown’ Passes at 86

Art Cervi as Bozo the Clown.

The MAB has learned that Art Cervi, who played children’s television show host “Bozo the Clown,” passed away February 15 at age 86.  Cervi played the clown with a big red nose and red hair that protruded sideways on either side of his head, first on CKLW-TV from 1967 to 1975, then continued on WJBK-TV…

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Beasley Media Group’s WCSX to Air Bob Seger’s First Ever Recorded Song

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Beasley Media Group announced today (3/12) the 94.7 WCSX-FM’s Big Jim’s House Morning Show will air Motor City Rockin’ Roll Legend Bob Seger’s first ever recorded song, entitled “The Lonely One” on Monday, March 1 at 8 a.m. Seger originally recorded the song, which was about the same girl he wrote about in his big hit,…

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Kevin Dunaway Moves to VUit After 22 Years with Heritage Broadcasting

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Kevin Dunaway, who spent 22 years with Heritage Broadcasting TV stations in Traverse City and Cadillac, was named VP of affiliate relations and content development for VUit, the over-the-top streaming service featuring programming from local stations, according to a report in NextTV.com. In his new position, Dunaway will educate local broadcast stations on the value…

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WJBK’s Al Allen Among 7 to be Inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame

2021 Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Inductee Al Allen, who retired from WJBK-TV in 2012.

Seven outstanding journalists will be inducted into the 2021 class of the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees have made major, sustained contributions in print, broadcast and online media to news, sports, business, automotive and cultural journalism. They include: Al Allen, a radio and TV reporter on the streets of Detroit for 50…

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