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Michigan AP Media Organization Elects Directors

Reginald Hardwick
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WKAR-MSU

Digital First VP president Don Wyatt, vice president/news, Michigan Group at Digital First Media, was elected president of the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors association for 2018-19 at the group's annual convention Sunday.

Matt Seward, managing editor of the Cadillac News, was named president-elect.
 
Also elected to the board for three-year terms were:
 
— Representing Large-Market Radio: Vincent Duffy, news director, Michigan Radio.
 
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation over 40,000: Gary Miles, managing editor, The Detroit News.
 
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation of 10,000-39,999: Jeff Payne, managing editor, Macomb Daily.
 
— Representing Small-Market TV: Jam Sardar, news director, WLNS-TV, Lansing.
 
The following director serves on the board with a term expiring in 2019:
 
— Representing Small-Market Radio: Walt Zerlaut, news director, WGHN-FM, Grand Haven.
 
The following director serves on the board with a term expiring in 2020:
 
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation up to 10,000: Jeremy McBain, managing editor of the Petoskey News-Review
 
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative serving 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States.
 

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