This Wednesday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m., Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the 2022 State of the State address to Michigan. The MAB is providing both radio and television feeds of this event. TV stations will receive a unhosted feed that their anchors can intro and outro. All radio stations can use hosted coverage provided as a courtesy by the Michigan Public Radio Network. Read More
Broadcaster Live Streaming Summit This Monday, January 24: 10am - 6pm
Broadcasters can now distribute live video of regular-season games from schools that are National Federation of High School (NFHS) members.
As a result, the MAB is joining state broadcast associations from across the country to offer a FREE program to members.The Community Broadcasters Summit is a full-day video streaming conference that helps broadcasters develop and enhance their video streaming skills.
The Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) and Global Music Rights (GMR) have released a FAQ document to assist broadcasters with the recently announced GMR conditional settlement offer. Broadcasters are reminded that to participate, your submission to GMR is required by January 31, 2022. Read More
Hot Topic for 2022: Tech Regulation
By: Jonathan Cohen, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Many nights, the last thing I do before falling asleep is put down my phone, and the first thing I do upon waking is pick it up. I know I’m not alone in this. And how many times have we made an online purchase from bed? Internet-enabled digital technologies seem to have transformed life for most Americans, changing how we conduct business, connect with each other, and receive information and entertainment. Read More
From David Oxenford: A Broadcaster’s Regulatory Calendar for 2022 – Looking at Some of the Important Dates for the Year Ahead. Read more and get the calendar here.
IN THE NEWS
Reece Cole Joins WXMI-TV Weather Team
WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced that Meteorologist Reece Cole has joined the station as the newest member of the Fox 17 Weather Team. Reece made his on-air debut during Sunday's (1/16) 10 p.m. newscast. He will appear on-air weekend evenings and some newscasts during the week. Read More
MacDonald Broadcasting Brings Seth Justice to Nights
at WKCQ
MacDonald Broadcasting's WKCQ-FM (Saginaw) has announced the hire of Seth Justice for the station's evening shift. Justice arrives from WRKZ-FM/The Blitz (Columbus, OH). "Seth is a bright, talented up-and-comer," said WKCQ OM Jason Adams. Read More
Former WXYZ VP/GM Jeanne Findlater Pens Op-Ed in Detroit Free Press
Former WXYZ-TV Vice-President and General Manager (1979-1987) Jeanne Findlater recently penned an op-ed piece for the Detroit Free Press celebrating the elevation of women to key roles in media and other corporate environments. Headlined "One responsibility of women leaders in the 1980s - don't spoil it for other women." Read More
Former Michigan Radio Broadcaster Keith Curry Passes
AllAccess reports that veteran programmer and personality Keith R. Edwards (Curry) has died. As of press time, no details on the cause of his death have been made public. Curry spent quite a few years of his career in Michigan, working at WKFR-FM (Kalamazoo) abd WDRQ-FM (Detroit). He also spent time at iHeartMedia's WSNX-FM (Grand Rapids). Read More
WDRQ Moves Kennedy to Afternoon Drive
Cumulus Media's WDRQ-FM (Detroit) has moved midday personality Kevin Kennedy to afternoons. He replaces Bill "Broadway" Bertschinger, who left the station last week. Kennedy arrived at WDRQ in December of last year after having worked with Cumulus Detroit Director of FM Programming David Corey in Boston. Read More
NAB Opens Entries for 2022 Crystal Awards; Service to America Awards
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation has announced that entries are now being accepted for both the NAB Crystal Radio Awards as well as the 2022 Celebration of Service to America Awards.
SEJ Announces Diversity Fellowships for Journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists and The Uproot Project are partnering to offer diversity fellowships (worth up to $2000) to support journalists’ attendance at #SEJ2022 in Houston. Read More
MAB WEBINARS
Webinars are free to MAB members and are archived for later viewing.
Questions? Contact Dan Kelley at 1-800-YOUR-MAB.
FREE WEBINAR: From Influence to Impact: Putting More Political Ad Dollars on Your Books
with Revenue Development Resources President Mark Levy
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 12:10 p.m. (Eastern)
Mark your calendars to attend your MAB’s FREE “From Influence to Impact: Putting More Political Ad Dollars on Your Books” webinar on Wednesday, February 2nd at 12:10 Eastern, 11:10 Central, hosted by Revenue Development Resources President Mark Levy.
While he has to speak about them briefly, know that this is NOT a rules and regulations webinar: it is about writing more political ad dollars now.
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7 Ways to Strengthen the Calls to Action On Your Radio Station’s Website
By: Seth Resler, Jacobs Media Strategies
When listeners come to your radio station's website, what do you want them to do? Do you want them to stream the station? Sign up for the email newsletter? Enter a contest? Purchase tickets to a station event? It's important to know the goals of your website. Read More
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