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Top of the News:
* Upcoming FCC deadlines
* CMU's Orlik to retire
* Ann MacDonald passes
* Service for Tom Scanlan Announced
* Dick Taylor on help wanted ads for salespeople
* New manager at MAB Foundation
All this and more below
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July 1: Captioning Deadline. Television stations must be captioning clips of live or near-live TV programming used on their websites or mobile apps. This applies to all Full Power or Class A TV stations.
July 10: Issues/Programs List for Q2-2017 due in Public Inspection File.
July 10: Children's Television Reports Due. Records showing compliance with commercial limits on Children's Television Programming during Q2-2017 must be included in station's public inspection files. Also, Children's Television Programming Reports for Q2-2017 must be filed with the FCC and included in the stations' public inspection files.
July 10: Class A Television Station Documentation Due. Documentation of Class A Television continuing eligibility should be included in stations' public inspection files on this date. |
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Register Now! MAB Advocacy Conference and Annual Meeting + Awards!
The speaker lineup is set. The Hall of Fame Inductees and the Lifetime Achievement Award winner have been announced. It's time you registered for the annual M
AB Advocacy Conference and Annual Meeting, to be held at beautiful Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, August 22-23.
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State of Michigan Legislative Update
 Senate Committee Approves First Round of Opiate Bills
The MAB wants to know what your station is doing to help end Opiate abuse. Please share with the MAB about the PSAs you are airing, programs, news coverage, town hall meetings, special reports and events. Send footage and photo's of the event. Tell us the outcome. We want to feature your activities in MAB News Briefs and the MAB will be putting together a special report on
Michigan Broadcasters Fight Opiate Abuse.
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Federal/Congressional Update
FCC Releases Instructions for Window for AM Stations to File for FM
According to
Broadcast Law Blog, the FCC released the Public Notice setting out
instructions for the upcoming window for Class C and D AM stations to file for new FM translators. The window will be open for the submission of applications from July 26 to August 2.
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FCC Deadline Reminder for Repacked TV Stations
According to
Broadcast Law Blog, the FCC issued a Public Notice to remind stations that are being repacked as to some of the deadlines in this repacking process.
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Have Fun and Keep Our Voice Strong in Lansing!
The MAB Political Action Committee (MABPAC) would like to invite you to their annual Summer Fundraiser. The event will feature a reception at the Mountain Top along with private chair lift rides at Crystal Mountain Resort with the breathtaking views of the surrounding area.
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CMU's Orlik To Retire August 15
After 48 years at Central Michigan University, Dr. Peter Orlik will retire August 15. Dr. Orlik was the Director of the School of Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts from 1969 to 1979 and returned to the position in 1996. Read more here...
Michigan Emmy Winners Announced
At ceremonies held Saturday Night (June 10) in Detroit, 15 Michigan television stations took home awards in the 3
9th Annual National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Michigan Chapter Emmy® Awards.
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 Ann MacDonald Passes
The MAB has learned that
Ann MacDonald, the wife of former MAB President Ken MacDonald, Sr. and matriarch of MacDonald and MacDonald-Garber Broadcasting passed away June 12.
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Memorial Service Announced for Former MAB President Tom Scanlan
A memorial service has been arranged for former MAB Board President
Tom Scanlan. Scanlan passed away June 1 in Tucson, Arizona at age 76.
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 jacapps Wins 2017 Michigan Economic Bright Spot Award
Bingham Farms-based jācapps has been selected by Corp! Magazine as one of Michigan's Economic Bright Spots of 2017. The mobile strategy and application development company was honored June 8 at a luncheon held at the International Banquet Center in Detroit. Read more here...
Heather Parks Joins WXYT
CBS Radio Detroit's 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) has announced announced that
Heather Park has joined the "Jamie and Stoney Show" as co-host.
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Mojo In The Morning Expands to Toledo
Detroit-based morning show
"Mojo In The Morning" has expanded its footprint once again and will begin airing on iHeartMedia's WVKS-FM (Toledo, OH), effective June 19.
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New P1 Learning Training Course: Customer Service: Service Quality Indicators
Course Description: Customers like to buy from people they like. How do you get people to like you? Well, you must be honest and reliable. You must offer fair and competitive pricing, and you must be competent and friendly.
However, there's more to it than being well liked when it comes to satisfied customers. In this course, we'll look at the FedEx Corporation and their approach to customer satisfaction. Through their creation of Service Quality Indicators (SQIs), FedEx has the ability to discover what their customers value the most. We'll discuss how to apply their system to your customers.
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Support: For questions, support or additional information please contact our amazing support team by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (888) 944-9377.
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 Radio Help Wanted Ads for Salespeople
By: Dick Taylor, CRMC/CDMC
Dick Taylor Blog
I manage the "Radio/TV/Digital Sales Help Wanted" bulletin board at my university. I've been doing it for the past 7 years. I'm sometimes sad to post the help wanted ads sent to me because of how they characterize the position they seek to fill.
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 The Robinson Report: Brand - or - Bland
By: Kevin Robinson
Robinson Media
"There's a trend in marketing today to make brands 'fully integrated' and 'seamless.' In other words, to eliminate all incongruity and surprise. Shallow blands are fully integrated and seamless. To be deep and attractive, a brand must have incongruent characteristics that make it interesting. Just like a person." - Roy H. Williams
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 Google Alerts: A Handy Tool Every Radio Broadcaster Should Know About
By: Seth Resler,
Jacobs Media Strategies
We all know that we can go to Google.com and search the web for information on a particular topic. But did you know that you can tell Google to constantly do a background search of the web and let you know whenever it finds a new webpage about that topic? You can - using a feature called Google Alerts.
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Jacquelen Timm Appointed Manager of MAB Foundation
Jacquelen Timm has been appointed MAB Foundation Manager and Development Director. She joined MAB on June 13.
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Golf For Future Broadcasters
Make plans to join us up north at the
MAB Foundation Golf Fundraiser, which supports our young broadcasters. Playing 18 holes of golf with your industry colleagues is the perfect end to your time away at the MAB Advocacy Conference.
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 Pete Bowers Retires
The MAB Foundation has learned that longtime broadcaster and educator
Pete Bowers has retired from Bloomfield Hills High School.
In 1976, Pete Bowers started the radio broadcasting program in Bloomfield Hills Schools. He has been the general manager of WBFH and the teacher of the electronic media courses for over 40 years.
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 WCMU Plans 50th Anniversary Open House
Central Michigan University's WCMU will have an open house on Saturday, June 24. The open house gives the station a chance to thank listeners and viewers for 50 years of support.
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High school or college students interested in the broadcasting and media industry can now get a yearly membership for $15!
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Thanks for the Support of Our Associate Members!
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