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WJR Detroit Talk Station Wins 10 Broadcast Excellence Awards

By Jason Rhinehart
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Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that Detroit News/Talk station 760 WJR/WJR-AM has been named Market One Commercial Radio Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB).

WJR Detroit Talk Station Wins 10 Broadcast Excellence Awards

The station was honored with a total of 10 MAB Broadcast Excellence “Best” Awards, including Best Regularly Scheduled Broadcast Personality or Team, for 760 WJR’s “JR Afternoons with Chris Renwick” and another recognizing the station’s efforts in community involvement, along with multiple merit awards.

The annual MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards gala was held on Saturday, April 6th at the Sound Board inside MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.

“Thank you to everyone associated with the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for this tremendous honor,” said Ann Thomas, Program Director, 760 WJR, during her Station of the Year acceptance speech Saturday evening.

“As you can imagine… because WJR is more than a hundred years old, the archives in the Golden Tower of the Fi

  • BEST: WJR-AM ~ Coverage at Michigan State University
  • CREDITS: Marie Osborne, Chris Renwick

    • FEATURE/USE OF MEDIUM:

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ Cop Hug
    • CREDITS: Marie Osborne
    • MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Magnum PI Day
    • CREDITS: Marie Osborne

    MARKETING MATERIALS & PROMOS:

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ WJR Streaming Promo
    • CREDITS: Ann Thomas, Mark Blackwell

    MINI-DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES:

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ HealthWatch with Dick Haefner
    • CREDITS: Dick Haefner
    • MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Politics of Hate
    • CREDITS: Marie Osborne

    MORNING SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM:

    • MERIT: WJR-AM “‘JR Morning”
    • CREDITS: Nick Roddy, Jaime Edmonds, Lloyd Jackson, Guy Gordon

    PLAY-BY-PLAY SPORTS:

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ Michigan Panthers
    • CREDITS: Chris Renwick, Jehuu Caulcrick, Nick Roddy, Dan Cahillane

    SPECIAL SHOW BROADCAST PERSONALITY OR TEAM:

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ WJR Christmas on Us
    • CREDITS: Paul W. Smith and the WJR Team

    SPORTS:

    • MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Lomas Brown Ring of Honor
    • CREDITS: Marie Osborne, Lomas Brown

    USE OF NEW MEDIA (ALL ENCOMPASSING):

    • BEST: WJR-AM ~ Greenways to a Growing Resurgence
    • CREDITS: Curtis Paul, Andrew Mullin, WJR News

    USE OF NEW MEDIA (SINGLE PROJECT):

    • MERIT: WJR-AM ~ Detroit Grand Prix Charts New Course
    • CREDITS: Curtis Paul, Andrew Mullin, WJR News

    The Michigan Association of Broadcasters is a non-profit organization that advocates for the radio and television broadcast industry. Their annual Broadcast Excellence Awards, now in its 28th year, celebrates the outstanding achievements of radio and television across the State of Michigan.

    Learn more and see the complete list of winners at www.MichiganMedia.com.

    To stream 760 WJR, visit: https://www.wjr.com/.

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