Another busy week here at the MAB with Governor Rick Snyder's State of the State Address this Tuesday Night at 7.  Details on MAB's radio and television feeds in this newsletter.

Also inside:  another superhero Traffic Director Spotlight, some engineering and management editorials, news of a new television General Manager in Grand Rapids and lots more.

Send us your news!  Promotions, people, changes, community service.  Share your successes with your fellow broadcasters across Michigan!

Have a great week! 

 
Dan Kelley
Director of Technical Services
Digital Communications Manager

ENCO Announces Next-Generation Automated Closed Captioning System

enCaption3R3 system adds support for captioning of pre-recorded content, removing the burden of manual intervention for broadcasters, universities and other media library owners. Read more here...


iEEi, International Electronic Enterprise, Inc., has been servicing the computer industry since 1976. We support the rich media world with our digital storage solutions. 

We'll be at GLBC showing Apace. With Apace you have a winning plug and play set of tested tools to consider for deployment: A single point of support for ease of use. Read more here...


From important engineering meetings and networking opportunities to the ever popular "Beer & Bull" Welcome Reception, here are the top reasons why you should attend GLBC 2017!  Read more here...

According to the Broadcast Law Blog, the FCC released a tentative agenda for the agency's open meeting scheduled for January 31. This will be the first meeting without Chairman Wheeler, who is set to step down on January 20. The only item on the Republican-controlled FCC meeting agenda is the elimination of the requirement that broadcasters maintain a paper public file, open for public inspection, containing letters and emails from the public about station operations. Read more here...

Dareese Graham is Traffic Director for iHeart Media's WJLB-FM and WMXD-FM in Detroit.

Dareese has been in traffic for nearly 13 years.

Q:  Which Superhero would you be, and why?
Dareese:  I would be "Wonder Woman" because I wear a lot of different belts and play a lot of different roles. I'm a great wife, I'm a one-of-a-kind step-mom and a loving sister and not to mention the best AUNTIE in the world.

Read more of Dareese's answers to our questions here...

I've seen a picture floating around the Internet lately - it's a quote painted in a stairwell that says something along the lines of "The most dangerous words in the language are "We've always done it this way." It's an interpretation of a quote by Grace Hopper: "Humans are allergic to change. They love to say 'We've always done it that way.' I try to fight that."  Read more here...

By: Dick Taylor,  CRMC/CDMC
Dick Taylor Blog

The words you use can make all the difference in the outcome of whatever you're trying to do. Visual mediums can get lazy with wordcraft, thinking the visuals will carry the message. Radio can't.  Read more here...

One thing most of us have in common is that we're moving at a fast pace, multi-tasking all the way. It's not uncommon for simple tasks to get dropped or forgotten. And when that happens, we're letting others down, whether it's business or personal.  Read more here...

Associate Member news from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan awards $25,000 to Exalta Health.  Grant expands opportunities for low-income, uninsured Michiganders!  Read more here...