On December 12, longtime WLNS-TV news anchor Jane Aldrich was honored by the Lansing City Council in a surprise presentation during the council’s regular meeting. According to a post by Aldrich on Facebook, she was asked to drop by the meeting by WLNS News Director Jam Sardar under the guise of delivering an extra battery… read more
According to a report in Editor and Publisher, the Drone Journalism Lab released its operations manual as an open source, Creative Commons-licensed document. The 23-page guidebook (found at dronejournalismlab.org) covers a range of issues including how to conduct a preflight briefing and ethical considerations journalists should review before flying a drone. This information may be… read more
On December 15, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that he intends to leave the agency on January 20, 2017. Wheeler has been head of the Commission for more than three years. He issued the following statement: “Serving as FCC chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional… read more
According to a report in AllAccess, the FCC opened for comments, a petition for rulemaking filed by a Puerto Rico licensee to allow permanent synchronous AM radio booster transmitters. The petition was submitted in January of this year in comments as part of Docket 13-249, the AM Revitalization docket. The Comments are due within 30… read more
via Steve Chrypinski, Michigan Radio Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced (12/15) that Michigan Radio is a winner of a prestigious 2017 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for the documentary, Not Safe to Drink. The Not Safe To Drink documentary traced the story of the Flint water crisis, and how the water in Flint became… read more
What we should say is “Celebrate YOU” because YOU are the best in the industry and YOU deserve to be recognized for your hard work! The Broadcast Excellence Awards Reception is one of the biggest and brightest parties of the year for Michigan broadcasters and you won’t want to miss it! Gather your station’s best… read more
The CommLawBlog reports that most radio stations located in large markets, which have been defined by the Commission in this instance, to be the Nielsen Top-50 radio markets, will need to make sure that they have their online public files completely uploaded by December 24, 2016. Back on June 24, 2016, full-power radio stations in the… read more
Because your real job is getting your salespeople to do their jobs better. Register NOW for The Coaching Imperative here. When: December 21, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Throughout 2016, Chris Lytle from Instant Sales Training, has brought you and your sales team… read more
Editor’s Note: The views and opinions of this article do not necessarily reflect those of the MAB. Contact the MAB for information on the MAB’s official editorial policy. By: Dick Taylor, CRMC/CDMC Dick Taylor Blog https://dicktaylorblog.com/ Be it just a one sheet with your latest sales promotion or a full color brochure, if you haven’t… read more
On December 8 and 9, CBS Radio’s WYCD-FM (Detroit) held its 16th Annual “99.5 WYCD Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon,” raising $551,272! The radiothon was held at Art Van Furniture in Warren. Several donations were dedicated to WYCD ‘s Linda Lee, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in late summer. Lee… read more