It was shortly after World War I that Clarence Thompson, a partner of Lee de Forest, formed a new company Radio News & Music Inc. in New York. His goal was to encourage newspapers to broadcast their ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Just about every Michigan newsie is familiar with the call letters WWJ. The Detroit radio station turned 102 on Saturday, but its history extends beyond state lines, even ...
For a behemoth that now dominates the local AM radio dial, its beginnings were surprisingly humble. One hundred years ago Thursday, WWJ radio — Detroit's very first station — was born when Detroit ...
For years, CBS’ WWJ-TV Detroit held the dubious distinction of being the only major network owned-and-operated station without a news department. But that’s about to change: 20 years after eliminating ...
News radio station WWJ AM 950 has shuffled its afternoon drive-time host lineup. Anchors Jackie Paige and Jason Scott will team up on the 2-7 p.m. shift, the station announced Monday. Paige moves to ...