Connecting to Local Communities
WGHN/WMPA Puts COVID-19 Pandemic Front and Center
WGHN-AM/FM and WMPA-FM (Grand Haven) has been making sure their listeners are informed about the reality of COVID-19, both in terms of the seriousness of the threat it represents and in making sure people understand that everyone has the power to fight the disease. The WGHN Morning Show “Good Morning Grand Haven” has focused on…
Read MoreFlint Stations Host Congressional Town Hall
On Thursday, May 7, Flint/Saginaw/Bay City TV stations came together again for the second time in a week to present another COVID-19 Town Hall, this time featuring Congressmen Dan Kildee (D-5) and John Moolenaar (R-4). The two U.S. Representatives took questions from a trio of reporters, each representing their respective television stations in the market. …
Read MoreFlint Television Comes Together, Goes Statewide with Governor Whitmer Town Hall
The fourth statewide virtual Town Hall meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic and the third with Governor Gretchen Whitmer took place Thursday, April 30. Fint/Saginaw/Bay City stations WJRT-TV, WNEM-TV and WEYI/WSMH-TV jointly presented the Governor in a 60-minute broadcast with questions and answers on the state’s response to the current crisis. News anchors Angie Hendershot (WJRT),…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Television Stations Unite During COVID-19
Four Grand Rapids Television stations, WOOD-TV, WWMT-TV, WXMI-TV and WZZM-TV have come together during the COVID-19 pandemic to let their viewers know that local television news provides critical up-to-the-minute news, health and safety information. On April 16, the four stations began airing a joint public service announcement in the first commercial break of their 6…
Read MoreMichigan Broadcasters Come Together for Another COVID-19 Town Hall
On Thursday, April 16, Broadcasters in Detroit and statewide took part in another COVID-19 Town Hall, this time featuring Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters. The two took questions from Detroit television anchors Huel Perkins (WJBK-TV), Devin Scillian (WDIV-TV) and Carolyn Clifford (WXYZ-TV). For the second time in two weeks, television stations in Detroit have…
Read MoreWMMI/WCZY Tossed TP on April 1
In a very timely promotion, Latitude Media’s WMMI-AM./FM and WCZY-FM (Mt. Pleasant) gave away 4-packs of toilet paper to over 104 families last on April 1. WCZY OM/Morning Host Shawn Powers and Afternoon Host and Sports/Promotions Director Chris Spachman tossed the precious prizes out to people’s homes as they drove around the market, all in…
Read MoreWOAP Provides Virtual Graduation for Local Students
Cano Broadcasting’s WOAP-AM Owosso, Mich., is partnering with Owosso High School to provide graduating seniors with a virtual ceremony in late May amid COVID-19 shutdowns and limitations on gatherings. The school will host a drive-in ceremony, and the station will broadcast speeches, music and the names of the graduating students over the air.
Read MoreWDIV Launches Effort to Help Local Restaurants, Frontline Workers
. WDIV Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit.com launched Food4Frontline on April 2– a community-wide effort to help frontline workers and local restaurants. “Let’s support our amazing first responders that are on the front lines and working to keep us safe,” said Marla Drutz, WDIV VP & General Manager. “At the same time, we can support our…
Read MoreWJRT Celebrates Mid-Michigan Seniors With #ABC12SeniorShoutout
Proud parents of high school seniors are being encourage to decorate their front doors with and share their student’s accomplishments with the WJRT-TV news team on social media with the tag #ABC12SerniorShoutout. The station has then been featuring local high school seniors as part of regular newscasts. “It took about an hour (to decorate). Of…
Read MoreHoughton’s WOLV-FM Debuts COVID-19 Kids Project
Bringing some morning normalcy to the children of its listening area, 97.7 The Wolf (WOLV-FM/Houghton) has begun to host short stories from area teachers each weekday. Known as the “CCISD’s Supporting Kids through Radio project,” these short radio segments are aired at 8:40 a.m., about the time the children would be hearing their morning announcements…
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