Entry System Is Open!
Entry Deadline: January 10, 2022
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Following an MAB Board Meeting this past Tuesday, November 9, board members were invited to tour the new MAB headquarters in Lansing.
Pictured (L-R) is Mac Edwards, MAB Director At-Large from Beasley Media (Detroit); Scott Shigley, MAB Board Chair from Liggett Communications (Port Huron); MAB President/CEO Karole White; and Julie Brinks, MAB Board Director from WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids).
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November 18 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Free Webinar: "Everything Political: Preparing Broadcasters for 2022" with David Oxenford. A webinar designed to prepare broadcasters for the 2022 Election Cycle. ( Details & Registration)
December 1
FCC Deadline for filing Biennial Broadcast Ownership Reports.
December 8 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Free Webinar: "Battling Bias" with The Poynter Institute.
January 4 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Free Webinar: "Fighting Fakes and Truth Decay" with The Poynter Institute.
January 10
Quarterly Issues/Programs Report for 4th Quarter 2021 due in Online Public Inspection File.
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GREAT LAKES MEDIA SHOW 2022! |
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We're back in-person for 2022 at the Lansing Center, downtown Lansing. And, registration is now open! Register early here!
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MAB Vice President of Finance to Retire |
Tom Hahn has been the Vice President of Finance for the MAB and its associated entities for eighteen years. He is a large part of the reason the MAB is the strong financially healthy organization that it is. Tom will be retiring and his last day in the office will be November 16th.
MAB invites you to join them for an informal luncheon reception honoring Tom on Tuesday, November 16. Read More
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LEGISLATIVE / REGULATORY UPDATES |
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Kelly Rossman-McKinney Dies After Cancer Battle |
Longtime Lansing-based pubic relations professional Kelly Rossman-McKinney passed away this past Tuesday (11/9) at age 67. Rossman-McKinney began her career as a legislative secretary in 1979 and worked in both the Michigan House and Senate before joining the administration of former Governor James Blanchard to serve as the communications director for the newly created Michigan Youth Corps. Read More
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Weekly Michigan Government Update
Kelley Cawthorne is the MAB legislative consultant working with MAB President White on your behalf in Lansing
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The House of Representatives unveiled a $250 million supplemental appropriations plan for police training and support. HB 5522, sponsored by Rep. Mike Mueller (R-Linden), would use $156 million GF and $93 million of federal dollars for the proposal. Read More
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Less than a Month to Go – Reminder to Broadcasters to File Biennial Ownership Reports by December 1 or Potentially Face Penalties
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
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On December 1 of this year, Biennial Ownership Reports are due to be filed at the FCC by all full-power radio and TV stations, commercial and noncommercial, as well as from Class A TV and LPTV operators. These reports are due every two years. Read More
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FCC Announces Closing of NCE Application Window |
On November 10, the FCC's Media Bureau announced the close of the Non-Commercial Educational application window and introduced an immediate freeze on any amendments to applications submitted during the window. Read More
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WYCD Detroit Wins Marconi For Top Country Station |
The National Association of Broadcasters named Audacy WYCD-FM (Detroit) its 2021 Country Station of the Year during Wednesday’s (11/10) virtual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Celebration. WYCD previously won the award in 2012. Read More
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Michigan Radio receives C.S. Mott Foundation Grant to Expand Coverage of the Great Lakes and Drinking Water Issues |
Michigan Radio has received a $50,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to expand the station’s coverage of the Great Lakes and drinking water issues. This is part of Michigan Radio’s participation in the Great Lakes News Collaborative.
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WMLM-AM (Alma) founder and former owner Gregory William Siefker passed away at age 76 on November 10. Siefker, a resident of nearby St. Louis, moved to Gratiot County in 1977 and fullfilled his dream to start his own radio. On December 15, 1977, he signed on WMLM-AM 1520 AM, "The Big M," and operated the station for 30 years.
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Cumulus Media Detroit Stations Partner With U.S. Marine Corps For Toys For Tots Drive |
Cumulus Media Detroit has announced that its three stations have partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps for their annual toy drive benefitting Toys for Tots of Southeastern Michigan. Read More
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WEMU Welcomes Scott Pohl to Mornings (Temporarily) |
Eastern Michigan University's WEMU-FM (Ypsilanti) is welcoming a new voice to its air: Scott Pohl. Pohl is filling in for WEMU Morning Edition host David Fair, who is on medical leave. Pohl retired from WKAR-AM/FM in 2020 as senior news reporter. Read More
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MAB's Sam Klemet Talks to Jeremy Whiting of MSU's Award-Winning IMPACT 89 |
Several weeks ago, IMPACT 89 (WDBM-FM), Michigan State University's student-run radio station received national acclaim as recipient of the 2021 College Media Association Four-Year College Radio Station of the Year Pinnacle Award. Watch the Video Here
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The MAB Foundation is thrilled to launch the 2022 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards and plan for an IN-PERSON awards ceremony at the Great Lakes Media Show on March 3, 2022. Get your entries ready now!
Entry Deadline: 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
In-Person Awards Ceremony: Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Volunteers Needed to Help Judge the Michigan Student Broadcast Awards |
The Michigan Student Broadcast Awards are in full-swing, with students from around the state submitting their best work to be judged by Michigan broadcasters. We are looking forward to hosting an in-person Michigan Student Broadcast Awards Luncheon in conjunction with the Great Lakes Media Show on March 3, 2022 in Lansing. But first, we need to determine the winners! Read More
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Webinars are free to MAB members and are archived for later viewing. Questions? Contact Dan Kelley at 1-800-YOUR-MAB. |
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FREE WEBINAR: Everything Political: Preparing Broadcasters for 2022
with David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP; Bobby Baker, Gary Schonman and Sima Nilsson, FCC Office of Political Programming
November 18, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern
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Many are suggesting that 2022 will be the biggest year ever for political advertising. Already we are seeing ads for candidates for elections next year, and disputes over those ads. Are you up to date on all the FCC rules that govern your sale of political ads? Do you know who you need to sell to, the rates that you can charge, and all the paperwork that is required – including the latest on the online political file? In a 90 minute webinar on November 18, David Oxenford of the DC law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP will be joined by the staff of the FCC’s Office of Political Programming – Bobby Baker, Gary Schonman and Sima Nilsson – to provide a refresher on the rules that you need to know to prepare for the 2022 election season. |
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FREE WEBINAR: Battling Bias
with The Poynter Institute
December 8, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST)
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- Where do our biases come from?
- How do we recognize our own biases?
- Eight kinds of biases that can influence our journalism (these don’t make you a bad person, they mean you are normal)
- How biases influence who is in and out of our coverage
- How you can find new voices that will give you new insights, even on deadline
- How biases even show up in our Google searches
- The MOST likely place your biases might show up in a carefully crafted story
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How to Handle COVID Vaccination Requirements with Online Event Registration
By: Seth Resler, Jacobs Media Strategies
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In-person events continue to slowly return across the country even as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on. Inevitably, your radio station will host or sponsor an in-person event that may or may not have requirements in place to address the pandemic. Read More
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