5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (262+ words) WKAR Public Media (East Lansing) is expanding its digital-first programming this month with the return of an award-winning favorite and the announcement of a new series coming this fall that will round out a youth-focused Curious About… series collection. The…...

5+ day, 55+ min ago   (236+ words) Longtime WDET-FM (Detroit) News Director Jerome Vaughn has retired after 34 years with the station. Vaughn joined WDET in January 1992 and has worked as an intern, producer, reporter, Assistant News Director, Senior News Editor, Executive Producer, News/Program Director, and Interim…...

5+ day, 54+ min ago   (142+ words) Beasley Media Group is celebrating the news that three of its programming leaders who have earned national recognition for their dedication, innovation and commitment to local radio. The three have been named to Radio Ink’s 2026 list of “Radio’s Most Successful…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (307+ words) Born Johnny Nelson Sartin Jr., he spent 30 years at 7 News Detroit following stops in Mississippi, Oklahoma City and WDIV-TV in Detroit. He traveled the country early on in his career, covering mudslides and wild weather with WXYZ meteorologist Jerry Hodak…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) Michigan Association of Broadcasters Back to News The Appliance Doctor: Joe Gagnon Dies at 84August 14, 2026Joe GagnonJoe Gagnon, known to generations of radio listeners as “The Appliance Doctor,” died Thursday (8/13) at age 84 Gagnon built a broadcasting career that combined appliance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (195+ words) The Spot Grand Rapids 17 and FOX 17 WXMI-TV, owned and operated by The E.W. Scripps Company will become the new television home of the Detroit Pistons in Grand Rapids, beginning with the 2026‑27 NBA season. The new local media television rights agreement expands…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) WCSX Moring Personality Screamin' Scott Randall Golf, great music, and an even greater cause came together on August 2, as the 9th Annual Screamin’ Scott Scramble returned to Fern Hill Golf Club in Clinton Township for another unforgettable day of fun and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) The Radio Hall of Fame wrote the following about Duke Wright: Duey E. “Duke” Wright, Jr. was a pioneering broadcaster and entrepreneur whose vision helped build one of America’s most successful family-owned radio companies. A lifelong believer in the power of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) The MAB has learned that longtime West Michigan Christian radio owner Les Lanser passed away July 30th at the age of 91. Lanser, along with his family, own WPNW-AM/WJQK-FM in Zeeland. In 1983, Lanser purchased the AM station (then with the call…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (227+ words) The MAB is sad to pass along the news that former Michigan radio air talent and programmer Craig Russell passed away unexpectedly on July 30 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. For the past four years, Russell had been the Program Director and…...