Detroit Radio: WJR Named Top Station By MAB

Cumulus Media announces that N/T WJR 760 AM in Detroit took top honors as Station of the Year in the Broadcast Excellence Awards presented last week by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB).

WJR was also honored by MAB with 14 Best in Category and 9 Merit Awards for its outstanding talk talent, its news, sports and marketing departments, its community involvement and public affairs excellence, and for its new media and commercial production. The Broadcast Excellence Awards were presented by MAB at the annual Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference held last Tuesday, May 3, 2016  at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI.

Mike Wheeler, Program Director of WJR, Detroit, said: “We are honored to have WJR selected as Michigan’s Station of the Year. And we’re blown away that the MAB recognized all of our talk talent, plus our news, sports and marketing departments, our community involvement, public affairs, new media and our commercial production efforts. WJR has the most talented staff in Michigan, and to have the MAB recognize that is special.”