Local radio broadcaster awarded scholarship
HILLSDALE — Emma Scholfield, the midday host on McKibbin Media Group’s 99.5 FM The Dale in Hillsdale has recently been awarded the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) Jamie McKibbin Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship.
Scholfield received recognition of the award at the MAB’s annual Student Broadcast Awards Celebration at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lansing on March 18.
She is currently a broadcast student at the University of Michigan and has served as host of “The Middays with Emma Rae” on 99.5 The Dale, Hillsdale’s country station, since early 2022.
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“Congratulations to Emma for being selected as the recipient of this year’s Jamie McKibbin Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship,” McKibbin Media Group President/Owner and Jamie’s wife Katina McKibbin said. “Jamie was a big believer in recruiting the next generation of young broadcasters in Michigan so I think he would have been proud of Emma and what she has accomplished thus far in her career. She has been a big part of our success with 99.5 FM The Dale in Hillsdale, while also going to college full-time at UM for broadcasting. She is a deserving honoree for the award.”
The MAB Jamie McKibbin Memorial Broadcasting Award was created after the passing of Jamie in November of 2020. The scholarship is awarded to a worthy student seeking a career in broadcasting annually by the MAB.
— Contact Reporter Corey Murray at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
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