The minority tax certificate is back in the news with revised bills being introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. We wrote about a version of this bill introduced in the last session of Congress. Read More

If you have a Sage EAS box, the company has posted a new update "CR-Rev6" on their website that must be downloaded and installed by August 21. The Sage update can be found here. Digital Alert Systems has one for download here (right click "save as") with instructions here.

Graham Media Group, Inc. announced Thursday (8/19) that Bob Ellis has been named Vice President and General Manager of WDIV, the NBC affiliate television station in Detroit, MI. Ellis replaces Marla Drutz, who announced her retirement earlier this year. Read More

On August 17, The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) announced that Wayne State University's WDET-FM (Detroit) is the recipient of a 2021 national Edward R. Murrow Award. The station won in the Excellence in Innovation category in Large Market Radio for its "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience" project. Read More

WLUN-FM (Pinconning/Midland) has announced the hiring of Rich Juday as its next Director of Sales for the radio station. In his role, Juday will oversee the sale and generation of station inventory, including commercial spots, content sponsorships, website advertising and other promotional offers. Read More

Flint area broadcaster Dennis Mitchell passed away August 17 at age 58, after a long battle with cancer. Mitchell was the morning show host at WQUS-FM (Lapeer/Flint/) in the early 2000s. He later worked for WRSR-FM (Owosso/Flint) and also served as the Commercial Production Director for Cumulus Broadcasting Company's Flint radio group. Read More

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, in fact far more people die by suicide than homicide, yet it gets a fraction of our media coverage. This workshop will help you find ways to cover this epidemic of preventable deaths by boosting your awareness, knowledge and skills in covering this vital topic.

We will expose some myths about suicide; document some of the most vulnerable populations; why gun violence is a major part of any discussion about suicide.

This workshop is focused on reporting about deaths by suicide, not ignoring it.

When broadcasters think about podcasting, they often think about monetization through the traditional method: advertising. But this isn’t the only way to generate revenue podcasts. In this webinar, Seth will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue models to help you figure out which is right for your station.

Today's leaders and sellers are facing challenges and opportunities that have never been addressed before. Paul Weyland will provide you with broadcast leadership and selling philosophies for you to consider as you make this year one of your best ever. Come prepared to expand your thinking on how to raise your professional status and servicing our customers at stellar levels.

When it comes to a radio station’s digital assets, we often talk about the difference between “renting” and “owning.” Rented digital assets are those which have a “landlord” or middleman who can affect your station’s ability to reach its audience. For example, if your radio station has a large following on Facebook, that does not guarantee that it can always reach that following. Read More