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 DickTaylorBlog.com When I was growing up, kids, when asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” would respond with things… 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: Kevin Robinson Robinson Media “I won’t be a rock star – I will be a legend.” – Freddie Mercury Tom Petty – Dead. The news swept… read more
The MAB and the SECC are currently surveying all Michigan Broadcast Stations and Cable Systems at the request of the FCC (see below). If you have not been contacted for your information, please contact Dan Kelley at the MAB: dkelley@michmab.com and you will be provided a link to your station’s information. By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker… read more
Bonney Bowman has joined the staff at Nexstar’s WLNS-TV (Lansing) as a new morning news anchor. Bowman joins the station from KTVA-TV in Anchorage, Alaska. And rather than fly to Lansing, she elected to make the 3,800-mile journey by car. Bowman explained to that it was cheaper to get her car to Lansing if she… read more
On October 26, WDIV-TV (Detroit) Meteorologist and Reporter Andrew Humphrey, CBM, will be at the University of Michigan to receive the Climate & Space (CLaSP) department’s Alumnus of the Year Award and give an accompanying lecture. His lecture is titled “Broadcast Meteorology: Weather and Communications in the 21st Century.” Humphrey is an Emmy award winning meteorologist and… read more
On October 24, the FCC voted 3-2 to eliminate the almost eight-decade old requirement that radio and television broadcasters maintain a main studio in or near their community of license. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had said it had become outdated because in the digital age the community has access and can engage with stations via… read more
Legislation exempting critical cybersecurity data from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was unanimously reported from the Michigan House Communications and Technology Committee last week. Under the bill, HB 4973, the state’s plans to protect its information technology infrastructure and any assessments of the plans or equipment would not be public information. Michigan State Police… read more
On October 24, WNMU-FM (Marquette) News Director Nicole Walton participated on a media panel along with representatives from the Marquette Mining Journal and WLUC-TV for a candidate forum between two candidates: Democrat Sara Cambensey and Republican Rich Rossway. Both are running for the 109th District State Representative seat formerly held by John Kivela who died… read more
By: Peter Tanz, MAB Chairman Vice President, Midwest Communications (Kalamazoo) All of my company’s stations in Michigan are members of the MAB and have been for decades. Why? Simply because the MAB offers value that we can’t get from any other affiliation. The MAB is the voice for broadcasters in Michigan. Individually, I can be as active politically as time will… read more
Last week the House Communication and Technology Committee held a hearing on legislation that would exempt critical cybersecurity data from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). House Bill 4973 exempts from FOIA cybersecurity plans, assessments or vulnerabilities. Similar legislation last term received intense push back, particularly from environmental groups, for attempting to exempt from FOIA… read more