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WJR, Detroit Promotes Osborne to Director Position

Cumulus Media’s news/talk WJR, Detroit promotes award-winning broadcast journalist Marie Osborne to the newly created position of director of community affairs & news. She previously served as senior news analyst. Cumulus regional VP and Detroit market manager Steveimg Finateri says, “Marie Osborne is one of Michigan’s most respected broadcasters. Her high standards for broadcasting integrity have earned her this important role with WJR, helping us to maintain our brand as Michigan’s most trusted media outlet serving listeners throughout the Great Lakes region.” Osborne comments, “Being able to help our listeners process all that is unfolding in this impactful moment in history is a privilege and being able to do it at WJR is an honor. The commitment to community and news here at WJR runs deep, it is at the heart of all we do and I’m looking forward to carrying on this vital tradition in my new role.”

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WJR, Detroit Raises $1.6 Million for Salvation Army

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Cumulus Media news/talk WJR, Detroit helps raise $1,637,238 for The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit combat hunger and homelessness during its 37th Annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon held last week (2/22-23). The 27-hour radio fundraiser featured on-air personalities Rene Vitale, Mike Parsons, Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, Kevin Dietz, Tom Jordan, Marie Osborne, Paul W. Smith, Mitch Albom (pictured above right), Ken Brown, Kevin O’Neill (pictured above left), Dan Aronson, and Bed & Bread Club founder and Detroit Radio Hall of Famer Dick Purtan. The annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon has raised more than $44.8 million since Dick Purtan’s first Radiothon in 1988.

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WJR, Detroit Raises $1.8 Million During Radiothon

Cumulus Media’s news/talk WJR-AM, Detroit raised $1,888,503 to aid The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit combat hunger and homelessness in Metro Detroit via the 36th Annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon held on February 23-24. The 27-hour radio fundraiser featured WJR personalities Paul W. Smith, Sean Baligian,  Marie Osborne, Tom JordanChris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, Mitch Albom, Ken Brown, Steve Courtney, Guy Gordon, and Bed & Bread Club founder and Radio Hall of Famer Dick Purtan, broadcasting from The Salvation Army Great Lakes Divisional Headquarters in Southfield. The Bed & Bread Club Radiothon has raised a total of more than $43.1 Million over the life of the radiothon.