Connecting to Local Communities
Entercom Launches ‘Breaking Down the Barriers’ on WWJ News Radio 950 in Detroit
Entercom has announced the launch of “Breaking Down The Barriers,” a two-part community programming initiative on WWJ-AM (Detroit) to celebrate the diversity of the city and its surrounding suburbs. The initiative will include two segments, “Voices of the Community” and “Black Business Minute,” both began August 10. “Breaking Down the Barriers” is part of Entercom’s…
Read MoreWCMU Public Media Hosts Town Hall on Moving Forward from Flooding
On August 11, WCMU Public Media and the Midland Center for the Arts hosted a one-hour virtual town hall titled “Moving Forward: Midland.” The town hall was a forum to talk about how businesses, nonprofits and families are moving forward, following millions of dollars of flood damage in the Midland area which occurred on top…
Read MoreWKHM Debuts The Chamber Show
McKibbin Media Group has announced the debut of “The Chamber Show,” a monthly program to air on the company’s WKHM-AM (Jackson). Presented in partnership with The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the show hosted by Pat O’Dowd, Business Development Manager and Tim Booth, Events and Legislative Affairs Manager will tell the story of the Chamber,…
Read MoreWIKB Presents Virtual Livestock Auction
With the COVID-19 Pandemic here, Iron River Community Broadcasting’s WIKB-FM (Iron River) conducted avirtual livestock auction on August 7 in conjunction with the Iron County Youth Market Livestock Council (ICYMLC). The auction was heard on WIKB-FM 99.1 and also available with a live online video feed on WIKB’s and ICYMLC’s Facebook pages. Bidding can be…
Read MoreWDIV Gives Away More Than $100,000 in Digital Advertising to Local Businesses
WDIV-TV (Detroit)’s annual Vote 4 the Best almost didn’t happen this year, after being a tradition for nearly 15 years. The competition involves thousands of local businesses in the Metro Detroit area and many of them were closed due to the pandemic and the station wasn’t sure if anyone would want to participate. After Governor…
Read MoreWXYZ, WXMI Team Up for Back-to-School Virtual Town Hall
On July 30, Scripps Media’s WXYZ-TV (Detroit) and WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) teamed together to present a virtual town hall on returning safely back to school. Moderated by WXYZ anchors Carolyn Clifford and Glenda Lewis and WXMI Anchor Mike Avery, the program brought in experts including State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice, Dr. Joneigh Khaldum, Chief Medical…
Read MoreWCSX Big Jim’s House To Raise $50,000 for Gleaners Food Bank with Rockin’ Road Trip
WCSX-FM (Detroit) Morning Show Host Big Jim from Big Jim’s House is driving 27 hours on a rockin’ road trip from Detroit to Minnesota to raise $50,000 to benefit Gleaners Food Bank with help from legendary rock recording artist Bob Seger. Big Jim will drive a Chevy truck (provided by Chevrolet) from Detroit to the…
Read MoreWPHM Covers 96th Running of the Mackinac Yacht Race
The Bayview Yacht Club has held their annual Port Huron to Mackinac race for the past 96 years. It is the longest consecutive freshwater yacht race, held through times of peace, war, depression, and most recently, a pandemic. Usually the Port Huron Community goes all out in celebrating the annual event with a carnival, concerts,…
Read MoreWCCW Serves Up ‘Concerts on the Lawn’ During Pandemic
Summers in Traverse City have, for many years, included a “Concert on the Lawn” series, where free concerts were put on at the grounds of the GT Pavilions. Faced with cancellation, Deb Allen, Executive Director of the Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation, approached Midwestern Broadcasting General Manger Chris Warren with her dilemma and an idea! What…
Read MoreCBS Detroit Television Stations Hold Meal-A-Thon for Forgotten Harvest
On June 30 and again on July 4, CBS Television’s WWJ-TV and WKBD-TV teamed up with Forgotten Harvest to air “Feeding Detroit: A Motor City Meal-A-Thon.” The event aired on both stations June 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. and again on WKBD-TV July 4 from 8 to 9 p.m. The event was also streamed…
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