The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation (MABF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2020 Scholarship Program. Recipients were identified by the faculty representatives from each school, or by the sponsoring station, and ratified by the MAB Foundation Board of Directors. Scholarships were presented during the Great Lakes Media Show on March 4 at… read more
Radio station entrepreneur and former Big Boy restaurant chain owner Robert Liggett Jr. died July 12, 2019 at 76 years old. Liggett was born in 1943 in Beaumont, Texas, and lived most of his life in Michigan. He began working at a radio station at age 14, gearing up for a long career that led… read more
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation (MABF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019 Scholarship Program. Recipients were identified by the faculty representatives from each school, or by the sponsoring station, and ratified by the MAB Foundation Board of Directors. Scholarships were presented during the Great Lakes Media Show on March 6 at… read more
As announced in last week’s newsletter, the MAB Foundation has launched the John D. Dingell Jr. Journalism Scholarship, as a perpetual reminder of the Great Statesman and friend. Congressman Dingell was a key supporter of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 that allowed for creation of PBS and NPR. He fought to ensure broadcasters were treated… read more
Commercial and Public broadcasters owe so much to Congressman John D. Dingell, Jr., former Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest serving member of Congress. Congressman Dingell was very involved with the MAB and was as knowledgeable on broadcasting and telecommunications issues as anyone working in the business. Congressman Dingell cared very… read more
“I’m Jessie Fidler! I’m currently a senior at Ferris State University where I’m studying both Television & Digital Media Production and Marketing. I’ve had two internships so far at the Traverse City Film Festival and Michigan Medicine in Video Production and Communications. What I love most about being a ‘storyteller’ in video production is the… read more
Do you want to encourage the next generation of broadcasters? Does your station need an EEO boost? Could you use some positive PR? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, the MAB Foundation has a great opportunity for you! The MABF Station Sponsored Scholarship Program lets you award a one-time broadcasting scholarship to a Michigan… read more
The MAB Foundation Station Scholarship Program is designed to allow individual member stations an opportunity to support one qualified college student interested in broadcasting as a career through an educational scholarship. The MAB Foundation will coordinate and collect all applications and stations will choose the scholarship winner among the pre-qualified candidates. Participation in this station… read more
Kylee Miller has joined WNEM-TV (Saginaw) as Meteorologist. Miller attended an Early College Alliance program (ECA) at Eastern Michigan University her junior and senior year of high school where she graduated with her associate’s degree. Miller continued to pursue a meteorology degree at Central Michigan University. She graduated with her degree in Meteorology, a minor… read more
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation (MABF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2017 Scholarship Program. Recipients were identified by the faculty representatives from each school, or by the sponsoring station, and ratified by the MAB Foundation Board of Directors. Scholarships were presented during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo on Wednesday,… read more