Jayne Bower, President
Lorain Obomanu, Executive Director/National Representative
Ethan Bordman, Assistant Executive Director
23800 West Ten Mile Road, Suite 228
Southfield, MI 48033
Tel:  248.228.3171
Fax: 248.223.9223
detroit@aftra.com

Join U.S. Lawmakers at a Performance Rights Act Town Hall on Tuesday, June 2 - Hosted by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
The Performance Rights Act (H.R. 848), which is currently before Congress, provides a fundamental right to musicians, performers, and sound recording copyright owners who deserve to be compensated for terrestrial radio play. Click here for more information.


Pat Sweeting (left) proudly holds the Lifetime Achievement Award she received from The Michigan Associated Press Broadcast Association, with her son Derek Sweeting-Kitts.

The Michigan Associated Press Broadcast Association recently awarded Pat Sweeting a lifetime acheivement. Pat, who joined WWJ in 1981, is a 2nd Vice President of the Detroit Board and Conservatory Committee Chair. In addition to her work as a general assignment reporter, she has a twice weekly feature called Caring For Aging Parents. She previously worked at WABX-FM in Oak Park and WDRQ-FM and attended Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts Southfield.

Suport the Performance Rights Act!
We need your help! For over 80 years corporate radio has not paid artists when they play their songs over the air - the same songs that attract millions of listeners and millions of advertising dollars to their stations.

In Devember 2007, a bill was introduced in Congress which would close this loophole in the copyright and ensure that AM and FM radio fairly compensates artists when their music is played on the radio. Let your member of congress know that you support fiar performanceright on radio. Click here to read more.

How YOU Can Help Support the Performance Rights Act:
First, Click here

1. Enter your zip code on the right side under Find Your Officials. This will take you to the United States Representative in your District.
2. Unter ACTION ALERT! - Support the Performance Rights Act Today click on CLICK HERE
3. At the new screen under (1) Compose Message scroll down and type your first and last name under Your Name
4. Finally, scroll down to (2) Sender Information and fill in the appropriate information. Once complete hit SEND MESSAGE at the bottom of the page

This will automatically send a letter to your United States Representative informing them of your support of the Performance Rights Act.