The House of Representatives adopted legislation previously passed by the Senate that would tighten election laws in the state. All three bills passed on 56-51 votes, although the process was interrupted by protesters in the House gallery.

MAB Washington Counsel David Oxenford writes that the FCC issued a Public Notice on October 4 to remind potential applicants of the upcoming filing window for applications for construction permits for new noncommercial educational FM stations. Read More

The Big Ten Conference announced last week (10/7) that it will recognize a female student broadcaster each year with the introduction of the Lisa Byington Award. Michigan native Byington, a graduate of Portage Northern High School and Northwestern University has been called "a trailblazer in the industry." Byington started her broadcast career at WBKB-TV in Alpena. Read More

This Friday night (10/15), Nexstar Media's WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids) begins airing the home games of the Grand Rapids Griffins Hockey Team.

The presentation of the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards and the State of the Industry Address by National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Gordon Smith will take place virtually on November 10, 2021. NAB also announced plans to integrate the Radio Show into NAB Show on an ongoing basis beginning April 2022 in Las Vegas. Read More

Powerful Storytelling Part 1 (10/21/2021) Finding and developing compelling characters | Finding sharp story focus | What goes where in the story and why | How to make words and video work seamless together even when you have limited video | How to spot soundbites that deeply connect with viewers.

Powerful Storytelling Part 2 (11/4/2021) The eight motivators that make any story more interesting | Getting beyond the obvious to the more important “why” of the story | The power of the Ladder of Abstraction (how to make interesting stories important and important stories interesting) | Sentence structure that makes information unforgettable | Navigating the friction between creative storytelling and clear storytelling.

This webinar will explore the real-world applications being developed in both the public and commercial television worlds with the arrival of ATSC 3.0.

Vincent Curren is helping public media companies navigate today’s dynamic and competitive media world. More concretely, he is working with the Public Media Company to help public television stations leverage the power of ATSC 3.0, the next generation, broadcast television standard.

Kerry Oslund, VP, Strategy & Business Development, E.W. Scripps is responsible for advancing the company’s ATSC 3.0 strategy and other business development efforts. In December 2020, the company’s WMYD-TV (Detroit) became the market’s first ATSC 3.0 station. The launch is a collaborative effort with cross-town WDIV-TV, owned by Graham Media Group. Detroit provides a unique opportunity for the automotive industry to have an in-market test bed for the new Internet Protocol-based broadcast platform — one that can deliver data to millions of receivers at once.

We all know how important the Christmas season and other year-ending holiday sales are to our advertiser's bottom line. Now is the perfect time for broadcasters to expand their selling opportunities, and Paul will challenge us and show us how! A refreshing approach is to lead our clients from an unhealthy seasonal dependency to ongoing marketing success. We can do this by educating consumers on how to benefit and gain value year-round. Be prepared to have your traditional mindset rattled, and you'll be more successful because of it!

Every now and then, you probably find yourself struck by a flash of inspiration — a brilliant idea that you don't have the energy to invest in at the moment, but that you would like to return to when the time is right. Perhaps it's a radio station for car enthusiasts, a shoe culture convention or a podcast series about the baby polar bear at your local zoo. Read More