12 Years of Techsurvey: How Radio Listening Has Changed with New Technologies When: Monday, December 19, 2:00 p.m. ET Register here. FREE. Techsurvey is the radio broadcasting industry’s largest online survey. In this webinar, Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs will reflect on the data highlights to show how the habits and activities of radio listeners… read more
By: Kelly Donohue, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Last week, we discussed the benefits of federally registering your trademarks. But having a few federal registrations under your belt doesn’t mean your task of building a valuable trademark portfolio is complete. There are several additional steps you can take to make sure you are managing your trademarks… read more
Via Michigan State Police Contact: Ms. Lori Dougovito, MSP Public Affairs, 517-284-3223 The Michigan State Police (MSP) is changing the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert in Michigan, the emergency response system that disseminates information about a missing child. Effective, January 1, 2017, AMBER Alerts will only be issued for cases of child abductions, involving… read more
Robin Gover is the Traffic Director for WLUN-FM in Midland (ESPN100.9). Robin has been in traffic for 6 years, but was in television for 26 years prior. Q1: What is your favorite comfort food? Robin: McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger meal. When the fries are fresh, it’s the best. Q2: Which Superhero would you be, and why?… read more
On December 12, longtime WLNS-TV news anchor Jane Aldrich was honored by the Lansing City Council in a surprise presentation during the council’s regular meeting. According to a post by Aldrich on Facebook, she was asked to drop by the meeting by WLNS News Director Jam Sardar under the guise of delivering an extra battery… read more
According to a report in Editor and Publisher, the Drone Journalism Lab released its operations manual as an open source, Creative Commons-licensed document. The 23-page guidebook (found at dronejournalismlab.org) covers a range of issues including how to conduct a preflight briefing and ethical considerations journalists should review before flying a drone. This information may be… read more
On December 15, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that he intends to leave the agency on January 20, 2017. Wheeler has been head of the Commission for more than three years. He issued the following statement: “Serving as FCC chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional… read more
According to a report in AllAccess, the FCC opened for comments, a petition for rulemaking filed by a Puerto Rico licensee to allow permanent synchronous AM radio booster transmitters. The petition was submitted in January of this year in comments as part of Docket 13-249, the AM Revitalization docket. The Comments are due within 30… read more
via Steve Chrypinski, Michigan Radio Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced (12/15) that Michigan Radio is a winner of a prestigious 2017 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for the documentary, Not Safe to Drink. The Not Safe To Drink documentary traced the story of the Flint water crisis, and how the water in Flint became… read more
What we should say is “Celebrate YOU” because YOU are the best in the industry and YOU deserve to be recognized for your hard work! The Broadcast Excellence Awards Reception is one of the biggest and brightest parties of the year for Michigan broadcasters and you won’t want to miss it! Gather your station’s best… read more