PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO MAB MEMBERS |
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Happy New Year.
It is my honor to serve as the new President and CEO of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and am humbled that the Board of Directors entrusts me to carry on the work of Karole White who steps down from the position after 36 years.
Karole’s work took the MAB to new heights. She is a pioneer in the industry as one of the first female executives to lead a state broadcasters association. Her footprints are everywhere on the MAB and her vision, determination, and leadership are why the MAB is one of the strongest broadcasters associations in the country. Read More
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Entry System Is Open!
Entry Deadline: January 10, 2022
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January 10
Quarterly Issues/Programs Report for 4th Quarter 2021 due in Online Public Inspection File.
January 20 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Free Webinar: "Trends of the Future Now – What Every Broadcaster Should Know From CES" with Shawn Dubravac.
January 24 | 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Free Virtual (or in-person) State Broadcaster Associations Video Streaming Summit.
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The Michigan Association of Broadcasters is Pleased to
Welcome two New members to the Staff!
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Jennifer Clark is the new MAB Director of Finance replacing Tom Hahn who retired late last year after 18 years of dedicated service.
The MAB also has a new Events and Member Relations Manager. Claire Corr has made a career coordinating events for businesses and non-profits in the state and helping those organizations’ fundraising and public relations efforts. Read More on Jennifer and Claire
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Broadcaster Live Streaming Summit January 24 |
A new year means new opportunities and this is especially true at the MAB and for our members. We were proud to announce, recently, that the MAB worked with the MHSAA to amend their video streaming rules to allow broadcasters to carry local high school games, live.
Broadcasters can now distribute live video of regular-season games from schools that are National Federation of High School (NFHS) members. That’s about 70% of schools in the state.
With the new opportunity, the MAB wants to help your stations deliver a video streaming product that is at the top of its game.
On Monday, January 24th, the MAB is joining state broadcasters associations from across the country to offer a free program to our members. The Community Broadcasters Summit is a full-day video streaming conference that helps broadcasters develop and enhance their video streaming skills.
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LEGISLATIVE / REGULATORY UPDATES |
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BREAKING NEWS: GMR and RMLC Announce Confidential Settlement on Music Royalties for Commercial Radio Stations – Broadcasters Must Decide Whether to Opt In by January 31
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
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A conditional settlement of the long-running litigation between Global Music Rights (GMR), a relatively new performing rights organization formed to license the public performance rights to certain musical works, and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) was announced this week. The terms of the agreement are confidential, so we can’t comment on the specifics of the deal. Read More
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Also from David Oxenford: A Look at Developments in SoundExchange Webcasting Royalties (Including for Broadcast Simulcasts) from the end of 2021. Read here.
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FCC: 2021 National EAS Test Showed Improvement |
The nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System last August showed improvement over the previous test in 2019, according to the Federal Communications Commission and a report on the test released in December. Read More
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Detroit SMPTE Presents "Argus Building Buildout of Michigan Radio Studios" |
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Detroit Section will host a free virtual meeting open to all members, guests and non-members on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m. The topic will be "Argus Building Buildout of Michigan Radio Studios" with speaker Bob Skon, Chief Engineer, Michigan Radio. Read More
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Former WILX-TV Chief Engineer Mike Winsky Passes |
The MAB was saddened to hear over the holiday break that longtime Lansing broadcast engineer Mike Winsky passed away on December 26 at age 66. Winsky was known for years as Chief Engineer of WILX-TV (Lansing); and prior to that served in the same capacity at WLAJ-TV (Lansing), a station he helped build with the late Larry Estlack. Read More
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WZZM's Brent Ashcroft Leaves TV For New Career |
After 31 years in television, all of it in West Michigan, WZZM-TV's (Grand Rapids) Brent Ashcroft has retired from the business to pursue a second career as a buyer and seller of coin collections. The station made the announcement on December 23. Read More
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WKAR Presents 'Evening with the Governor' |
Premiering online this week, the WKAR Public Media original program Off the Record presents "Evening with the Governor 2021," featuring Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and First Gentleman Dr. Marc Mallory in conversation with senior capitol correspondent Tim Skubick. Read More
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WJR Unveils New Programming Lineup |
On December 16, Cumulus Detroit's 760 WJR announced a new on-air programming lineup, just in time for its 100th year anniversary celebration in 2022. The heritage Talk station launched the new 'All Talk' show in late mornings, capping a year of evolutionary moves that position WJR for its next 100 years. Read More
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Andy Robins Retires from WMUK |
Longtime WMUK-FM (Kalamazoo) News Director Andy Robbins has retired. He hung up his microphone at the end of 2021 after 36 years of service to the station. Under Robins' editorial leadership, WMUK-FM won numerous journalism awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, the regional Associated Press, and the Public Media Journalists Association. Read More
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Wisconsin Broadcast Engineer Terry Baun Dies at 74 |
Wisconsin-based engineer Terry Baun, an award-winning engineer who worked in both commercial and public broadcasting and was deeply involved with the Society of Broadcast Engineers including two terms as its president died January 1 at age 74. 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: Trends of the Future Now – What Every Broadcaster Should Know From CES
with Shawn Dubravac, President of Avrio Institute and former chief economist for Consumer Technology Association
Thursday, January 20, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
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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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Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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Every broadcast sales professional and leader are in competition for their future. Every day, significant traditional and digital opportunities are presenting themselves to you along with a new level of challenges. Come learn what it takes to be unique and original as you break through a “resetting” economy that demands new communication methods and higher standards for success. Your clients are working hard, and they need you to lead the way in our new transactional business environment! This session is a must-see for every broadcast leader, broadcast sales pro, and digital sales pro.
Register now for this exceptional webinar as a FREE guest of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters
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Your Radio Station’s Events Need Virtual Backup Plans
By: Seth Resler, Jacobs Media Strategies
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Twelve months ago, as we turned the page on 2020, we all hoped the new year would bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as we slog through a resurgence brought on by the Omicron variant, it feels naive to have the same hopes for 2022. Whether you are optimistic or pessimistic about the new year, you should be realistic. As the saying goes, “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.” Read More
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