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APRIL 2008 Volume 21, Number 2 he 2008 NAB Show is quickly approaching and now is the time to familiarize yourself with the many events 3 and meetings the Society of Broadcast Engineers Georgia site of will present at this year’s show. To start the Show, June Ennes Workshop SBE will present the special in-depth Ennes Workshops on Saturday on the topic of “File

Based Workflow.” Throughout the rest of the The SBE booth will be located at L27 on the second floor convention, SBE will also be holding a number of concourse of the South Hall at the 2008 NAB Show. 12 informative meetings including meetings of the Board, Certification Committee members and staff Candidates sought for Board, EAS and Certification Committees. at the SBE exhibit booth. Our booth will include national election the SBE Book Store, SBE logo items and the very SBE Exhibit Booth popular “CertPreview” exam preparation CDs This year’s prominent booth will be on the second that now include the AM Directional and 8-VSB floor concourse of the South Hall, booth L27. Be Specialist exam sections. Also available will be our sure to plan to visit the SBE booth while at the SBE published books including the SBE Television 16 convention. Members can connect with the SBE Attend the next chapter See NAB on page 10 meeting in your area

BY Chris Imlay, CBT and MSTV achieved a major victory for BAS FCC Liaison Committee Chairman licensees across the country by convincing the Take your career to the SBE General Counsel FCC to recognize the inordinate complexity next level and register for BE is well-aware that broadcast of reconfiguring BAS systems and extend the the SBE 2008 Leader engineers are typically deadline for Sprint Nextel to relocate BAS Skills Series responsible for broadcast auxiliary licensees to spectrum between 2025 and 2110 operations (BAS), and that 2 GHz TV BAS MHz until March 5, 2009. The FCC also stated service is at the heart of local news, sports, that it might extend the deadline until August and weather coverage that are the essence 2009 so long as all parties continue to work Have you visited us of broadcast localism. In March, SBE and in good faith to move BAS above 2025 MHz as on the web yet? its strategic partners, Sprint Nextel, NAB

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OFFICERS Barry Thomas, CPBE, CBNT, President Lincoln Financial Media • Atlanta, Ga. • [email protected] Vincent A. Lopez, CEV, CBNT, Vice President or the second consecutive year, considerations for digital microwave STL, WSYT/WNYS TV • Syracuse, N.Y. • [email protected] SBE Chapter 5 in Atlanta and the TSL and ICR, monitoring and analysis Ted Hand, CPBE, AMD, 8-VSB Secretary WSOC-TV • Charlotte, N.C. • [email protected] Georgia Association of of MPEG video systems and networking Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB, CBNT, Treasurer Broadcasters (GAB) will be sponsoring and data transmission for HD radio, Maricopa Community College • Tempe, Ariz. [email protected] an Ennes Workshop as a part of the among others. This year’s event will have DIRECTORS GAB Annual Convention. This year, a lineup of topics just as informative and Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB, Crawford Broadcasting Denver, Colo. • [email protected] the workshop will be held June 6 timely. Ralph Beaver, CBT, Media Alert LLC at the Marietta Conference Center Ennes Trustee, Fred Baumgartner, Tampa, Fla. • [email protected] and Resort in Marietta, Georgia. The CPBE, of Qualcomm, MediaFlo USA, is James T. Bernier, Jr., CPBE, CBNT, Turner Entertainment program, presented in cooperation organizing the program and will serve as Networks, TBS, Inc. • Alpharetta, Ga. • [email protected] with the national Society of Broadcast moderator. Local organizational support Andrea B. Cummis, CBT, CTO, TV Magic Roseland, N.J. • [email protected] Engineers, will feature a full day of is being provided by SBE Chapter 5 Dane E. Ericksen, P.E., CSRTE, 8-VSB, CBNT Hammett & technical presentations of interest to Chairman, Bill Magliocco, CPBE, 8-VSB, Edison, Inc. • San Francisco, Calif. • [email protected] broadcast engineers and technicians. CBNT; Vice-Chairman, Mark Fehlig, P.E., Clay Freinwald, CPBE Entercom Communications Auburn, Wash. • [email protected] Those working in television or radio, CPBE, CBNT and Jere Pigue, President of Hal H. Hostetler, CPBE, KVOA Television as well as in related fields, will find the GAB. Tucson, Ariz. • [email protected] the Ennes Workshop an excellent The Ennes Workshop is open Keith M. Kintner, CPBE, CBNT, University of Wisconsin educational experience. Attendance to anyone interested in broadcast Oshkosh, Wis. • [email protected] at Ennes Workshops qualifies for SBE engineering and technology. Those Jerry Massey, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB, AMD Entercom Communications • Greenville, S.C. recertification credit. from outside the state of Georgia are [email protected] The program for the Georgia welcome to attend. Marietta is located Thomas R. Ray III, CPBE, Buckley Broadcasting/ workshop is being developed as of approximately 18 miles northeast of WOR Radio • New York, N.Y. • [email protected] this writing. The complete program Atlanta. The Marietta Conference Center Christopher D. Tarr, CBRE, DRB, CBT, CBNT, Entercom Delafield, Wis. • [email protected] and registration information will be and Resort is a AAA Four Diamond rated Larry J. Wilkins, CPBE, AMD, CBNT, posted on the SBE website, www.sbe. facility. Prattville, Ala. • [email protected] org in mid-April, in the calendar and Other regional Ennes Workshop Christopher H. Scherer, CPBE, CBNT Immediate Past President • Radio magazine education sections. Presentations made locations and dates planned for 2008 Overland Park, Kans. • [email protected] at the 2007 Georgia Ennes Workshop include August 27 in Oklahoma City, a

NATIONAL STAFF included improvements to FM and HD date in September to be announced in John L. Poray, CAE, Executive Director signal quality, digital video transport Hartford, Connecticut and October 24 [email protected] basics, audio over IP, engineering in Eugene, Oregon. The Ennes Trust and Holly Essex, Communications Manager [email protected] SBE will Megan E. Clappe, Certification Director also present [email protected] John C. Breckenridge Jr. the annual Scott Jones, Database Manager Ennes [email protected] President Workshop Debbie Hennessey, Executive Assistant [email protected] on April 12 Carol S. Waite, Certification Assistant in Las Vegas. [email protected] as a part the SIGNAL is published bimonthly by the Society of of the NAB Broadcast Engineers, Inc., 9102 North Meridian Street, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Questions/comments Broadcast regarding editorial content, design or advertising should Engineering be referred to Holly Essex at (317) 846-9000 or hessex@ P.O. Box 1740 Phone: (360) 793-6564 sbe.org. SBE is a registered trademark of the Society of Conference. Broadcast Engineers. Sultan WA 98294-1740 Fax: (360) 793-4402 www.seacomm.com [email protected]

APRIL 2008 3 BY Barry Thomas, CPBE, CBNT SBE President know you’ve all seen able to get the all-important interview. the press. TV and SBE membership provides career benefits that extend far radio media seems to be beyond the specific programs offered by the National Office. at the front lines of a pending Chapter participation keeps you plugged in to a network of recession. Some large and local engineering talent that will not only keep you on top of influential radio companies new opportunities (as an employee or contractor) but will help have announced sometimes you develop a knowledge base for solving problems on the job massive “restructuring.” you’re now doing. The natural extension of that knowledge Some large media groups are base is demonstrated by the engineers that gather on the cutting travel budgets and other expenses related to technical ham radio Chapter of the Air and the participants in the SBE staff. The pressure to keep costs down is enormous. Broadcast Roundtable email list (http://www.sbe.org/Roundtable.php). I engineers often get the brunt of this as technical departments have said before that I consider these part of my 24-hour tech are essentially a cost center for station operations. I know support network of skilled, capable, and connected broadcast we’ve seen budgets for education and travel have been cut all engineers. around the industry. Things seem dire. The SBE offers educational opportunities through its chapter In times like these, professional organizations like the meetings, Ennes Workshops, online seminars and published Society of Broadcast Engineers become a critical resource resources. Those opportunities are tailored to directly benefit for you and for your employer. Many employers support your career as a broadcast engineer and help you build value membership through reimbursement of dues or certification by learning vital information about your technology. It’s expenses. During economic downturns such support may redundant to say that technology is changing at a breakneck wane as a cost-saving measure. If that’s been the case with you, pace but it’s also a truism. You’re not going to be able to keep I urge you not to let your membership lapse because now is up with everything you need to know to excel at your career when you may need us the most. If your employer chooses not by published your to invest in your career, that means you need to do so directly. resources alone. t’s ha The one who really stands to gain from your membership is The social W you, although employers gain because your value is increased. connection to The Society offers career development opportunities through the broadly Certification Quotient the SBE JobsOnline (sbe.org/career_jobsonline.php)and experienced SBE ? ResumeBank (sbe.org/career_resume.php). These resources membership are often ignored until they are needed, but they are an can help you important function of the Society that is supported through your develop real-world What is meant by the membership dues. Your participation in an ongoing way helps education and term “double conversion us support and improve our career services. keep up. superheterodyne”? We often talk about the value of SBE certification and how Professional A. A receiver that provides certified engineers earn more than uncertified engineers. and career twice as much audio output. When you need to make a change, I cannot stress enough development is not B. A receiver with two how important this objective measure of your skills can be. the responsibility intermediate frequency I’m extremely proud of my certification, particularly when I of your employer. achieved CPBE, which is a level subject to peer review. I hope It’s yours. Your conversions you are just as proud of your certification and are looking membership dues C. A receiver that includes all for the next challenge. For me it’s adding the DRB and AMD and investment television audio frequencies specialist certifications for which I hope to test soon. Has my in SBE education D. A receiver/transmitter certification made the difference between getting the job or not? or Certification combination I can’t say. What I can tell you is it’s given me an edge in some programs is an Question taken from SBE CertPreview. Turn to page 20 for the answer cases over another, seemingly-equal applicant and I’ve been 4 the SIGNAL investment in your marketability and value to advance your I mentioned in the preceding paragraph. When faced with a career objectives. We know that the SBE, the only organization job search, he or she suddenly reaches out to the SBE for help. dedicated to the stated purpose of supporting and promoting Unfortunately, Society membership and certification is not a broadcast engineering, is the appropriate place for your magic pill that will instantly get you the next job or even the investment. next interview. It is part of a host of factors that go into career Very often we are faced with a broadcast engineer who, advancement. Certification and an impressive resume may when faced with a job loss, suddenly realizes the value of SBE get you a response or the interview, but your work history and participation and strives to “do everything at once.” This presentation during the interviews will be the thing that makes engineer will join, then test for certification and expect results the biggest difference. You still need to be a fit for the position immediately. Unfortunately this is not particularly effective as both in skill and personality. a short-term solution. Education, Certification, membership, Think of another advantage of SBE participation (notice I and active participation must be an ongoing process in order said “participation”, not just membership or certification): to have the most impact. Think of your investment in the You’ll be developing a network of skilled engineers who SBE as money and your personal capital deposited in the may become references for your next application. I’ve bank. The longer you invest (earn new certifications, attend gained friendships through the Society that presented work seminars, participate in chapter or national office, interact opportunities such that (I’m proud to say) a nice number of with SBE members) before you withdraw, the more valuable engineers that I respect can honestly say they’ve seen my work. the assets will be. Another way that SBE involvement is similar Have I used them as references for job applications? Heck to banking: It’s a function of your contribution. The more yeah! I’ve been happy to return the consideration, as well. you contribute, participate and lead, the greater the potential Much of this exposure would not have happened without the benefit from your participation in the SBE. Society. I’ve seen, on the Internet lists, an occasional complaint that I hope you’ll think about your SBE membership and “SBE Certification didn’t get me the job I wanted” or that “my understand how your membership and active participation prospective employer doesn’t know about the SBE so it didn’t are crucial to increasing your value and “building a career make a difference.” In some cases, I’ve done some digging and advancement savings account.” The SBE has unmatched value discovered that the complaining engineer was often the type to you as this resource!

APRIL 2008 5 BY Chris Imlay, CBT SBE General Counsel he American Radio Relay League challenged the FCC’s rules was all about. It was implemented not as governing the interference potential of Broadband Over a tower approval or evaluation process, Power Line (BPL) systems. Lately, I have been waiting not-so- but rather purely as a registration patiently for a decision on this from the United States Court of Appeals procedure so that the FCC had a reliable for the District of Columbia Circuit. ARRL’s appeal was argued back basis for knowing where its licensees in October, and a decision seems to me to be overdue. Win, lose or were locating their antennas, and that draw, I would surely like to know the outcome of the case (and I they were where they were supposed [email protected] probably will by the time you read this). In the meantime, however, I to be located relative to the locations noticed a case decided in February of this year, in which the FCC took specified in their licenses. it on the chin from the Court of Appeals. This was a case brought by Before the FCC acted on the Bird Conservancy’s request, the FCC the American Bird Conservancy to test the FCC’s responsiveness to the in 2003 commenced a rulemaking proceeding about bird kills, in environmental issue of bird kills from communications towers. Since a Notice of Inquiry. FCC received 250 comments on that NOI. The the case involves tall towers (which are always of great interest to me, comments reflected very different views about the effect of towers being the means by which radio magic is performed), I thought you on birds. The Bird Conservancy said at the time that “towers kill” might be interested in hearing about it. between 4 and 50 million birds per year. Telecom companies such as I have written in this column before about the alleged problem CTIA and NAB claimed that those estimates were far overstated. of bird collisions with communications towers. My previous column By April of 2005, the Bird Conservancy had had enough of FCC’s was a bit too flippant, and I received some responses from broadcast slow pace on their petition about Gulf Coast bird kills. They asked engineers who were environmentalists taking me to task for it. the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. to order the FCC to act on their Those criticisms were well-taken; this is a very serious issue and I petition filed in 2002. Five days after the oral argument on the Bird should have treated it as one. Certainly enough, the American Bird Conservancy’s Petition for a Writ of Mandamus, the FCC issued an Conservancy and Forest Preservation Council are serious about the order denying in part, dismissing in part and deferring in part action issue, and everyone wants to prevent bird kills if at all possible. My on the Bird Conservancy’s petition. FCC said it would address the only concern, and this is apparently shared by the FCC as well, is that Bird Conservancy’s issues in a separate docket dealing with the bird there isn’t a lot of conclusive environmental science about bird kills collision issue on a nationwide basis. due to communications towers, and it doesn’t seem reasonable to me FCC did nothing thereafter until November of 2006, when it to proceed with regulations of tower placement or height based on issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the same docket what right now is still fundamentally incomplete science. But that is proceeding asking for further comment on the subject from factual, not what American Bird Conservancy, Inc. et al., v. FCC, Case No. 06- legal and policy perspectives. FCC asked whether the impact of 1165 (D.C. Cir. February 19, 2008) was about, really. It was, instead, communications towers on migratory birds was significant enough about what the FCC has to do when it registers a tower, and who gets that it would have to take action under the environmental statutes to object before FCC registers one, and why. And it has some lessons that affect all Federal agencies. What FCC didn’t seem to have were about what you can expect when you do your station’s next tower facts about the magnitude of the problem. The only decision from registration. FCC was really no decision at all: it said that it “tentatively” proposed This case is related to the long-pending FCC WT Docket 03-187, the use of medium intensity white strobe lights rather than red lights, which addresses the effects of communications towers on migratory since red lighting seemed to have a higher risk to migratory birds. birds (and on which no firm action has been taken by FCC yet). What Meanwhile, in May of 2006, the Bird Conservancy asked the Court of happened started in August of 2002. The Bird Conservancy asked Appeals to review the FCC’s order dismissing the Bird Conservancy’s the FCC to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under Gulf Coast request. the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) In its February, 2008 decision, the Court reversed and remanded which would analyze the effects of all past, present and reasonably the FCC’s order denying and dismissing the Conservancy’s petition foreseeable future tower registrations on migratory birds in the Gulf because the FCC failed to apply the proper NEPA standard, and Coast region. It also asked the FCC to initiate a formal consultation because FCC failed to provide a reasoned consultation with the FWS process with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under under the ESA. The Court also held that the FCC did not provide the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to evaluate the Gulf Coast towers meaningful notice of pending tower registration applications before collective impact on various bird species. Finally, it asked the FCC to acting on them. take steps in accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) The court seemed to believe that tower registrations by FCC are to reduce bird mortality at Gulf Coast tower sites. They also wanted actually approvals. Of course, they are not. Tower registrations are notice to be given and an opportunity to comment on proposed Gulf simply a means of allowing FCC to know where the towers are. On the Coast tower registration applications before they are granted. other hand, the FCC is subject to the NEPA, ESA and MBTA statutes, Yes, I know, this is not what the FCC’s tower registration procedure and so even the process of registration of towers, said the Court, are

6 the SIGNAL “permits or other regulatory decisions” under NEPA. That creates consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service. The ESA requires that a obligations during the registration process. The FCC has in the past Federal agency ensure that any action they take, authorize, fund or taken the position that regulations implementing NEPA categorically carry out is not “likely” to jeopardize the continued existence of exclude communications towers from environmental processing any endangered or threatened species or result in destruction or because they are deemed individually and cumulatively to have no adverse modification of critical habitats. The FCC said only that there significant effect on the quality of the human environment. However, were no collective impacts of towers that were separate from their there is still a procedure to challenge that presumption, in which impacts individually. The basis for that conclusion was completely case the tower owner must prepare an Environmental Assessment unexplained, however, and for that reason, that issue was remanded (EA).If that EA shows a significant effect on the environment, the to FCC for further proceedings consistent with the ESA. The FCC will FCC has to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). FCC have to better explain what kind of showing would have to be made in refused to do a programmatic EIS for tower registrations, because of order to justify the kind of study that the Bird Conservancy asked for. lack of specific evidence concerning the impact of towers on human Finally, the FCC was told to provide adequate public notice of environment and the lack of consensus of scientists regarding the tower registration applications before they are granted, in order that impact of communications towers on migratory birds. The Court, the public could ask for EAs relative to specific applications. This however, said that neither reason is sufficient to sustain the FCC’s is the big hammer. The FCC only provides notices now after tower refusal to take action pursuant to NEPA. The FCC’s action violated registrations are processed. After this remand by the Court, the its own NEPA procedures. The Court vacated the FCC order on the FCC will have to air them out before they grant a registration. This NEPA part and told the FCC to conduct a programmatic EA as the will allow conservation groups to protest tower registrations (and Conservancy requested. So, the FCC will now have to conduct an actually, as the result, tower siting) both at the FCC and before local environmental assessment about the location of towers within the zoning boards. A new tower project could become a real nightmare, tower registration process. It is obligated to do so under NEPA and the construction period for new station permits could become when a Federal action (such as a tower registration) “may” have a even more complicated than it now is. significant environmental effect. The Court said that on the record Heck, it is for the birds, right? But why am I still wondering, after before it, there was no dispute that towers “may” have significant all these studies and requirements, whether there is enough science environmental impact, and therefore the FCC rules implementing behind the guesswork? FCC can do EAS and EIS’ until the cows come NEPA are triggered, and an EA is necessary for the tower registration home. It is hard to make regulations without firm science backing program. them up. It just doesn’t seem to be on the table. The Court also said that under the ESA, the FCC was required to

APRIL 2008 7 obsolete come February 17, 2009. at NAB2008 on In 2003 we began the tradition Tuesday, April 15,

ow, what a whirlwind year it of honoring our local Certification from 5 to 6 p.m., in [email protected] has been and 2008 doesn’t Chairmen on a recurring five-year Room S226/227 of seem to be any less exciting. cycle. This year at NAB we will continue the Las Vegas Convention Center. During With the Digital Television conversion this practice of recognizing the service the meeting we will present plaques to less then a year away the SBE Program anniversaries of our volunteers at the the following: of Certification is taking steps to replace SBE Membership Meeting. The annual all of the information that will become SBE Membership Meeting will be held 25 Years 5 Years • James Biggers, CPBE – Chapter 7, Jacksonville, FL • William Magliocco, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNT – Chapter 5, • Robert Good, Jr., CPBE – Chapter 41, Central PA Atlanta, GA • Robert Venditti, CSRTE – Chapter 43, Sacramento, CA • Christopher Scherer, CPBE, CBNT – Chapter 59, Kansas • Donald Strauss, CPBE – Chapter 55, St. Louis, MO City, KS/MO • Robert Maw, CSTE – Chapter 86, Greenville Area, SC • Edward Roos, CPBE – Chapter 88, W. Palm Beach, FL

20 Years First Year of Service • Thomas Alderson, CSTE – Chapter 21, Spokane, WA • David Fort, CPBE – Chapter 25, Indianapolis, IN • Richard Ryan, CPBE – Chapter 28, Milwaukee, WI • Dennis Vigil, CSTE, 8-VSB, CBNT – Chapter 34, • Robert Bell, CPBE – Chapter 30, South Bend, IN Albuquerque, NM • Brian Morgan, CPBE – Chapter 49, Central Illinois • Winston Tharp, CPBE – Chapter 40, San Francisco, CA • Michael Feist, CPBE, CBNT – Chapter 66, Fresno, CA • Ernest Harvey, Jr., CSRTE – Chapter 72, New Orleans, • Gilbert Garcia, Jr., CPBE – Chapter 79, Austin, TX LA • Carl Davis, CPBE – Chapter 93, Raleigh-Durham, NC • Philip Mowbray, CPBE – Chapter 81, Grand Junction, CO 15 Years • Britt Lockhart, CPBE – Chapter 85, Central Western, OK • Thomas Skubel, CPBE – Chapter 20, Pittsburgh, PA • J. Gibson Prichard, CBNT – Chapter 103, Nashville, TN • James Hermanson, CPBE, CBNT – Chapter 24, • John Ross, CSRE, CSTE, CBNT – Chapter 136, Rio Madison, WI Grande Valley • Richard Serre, CBT, CBNT – Chapter 65, Quad Cities, IL 2008 also brings two anniversaries for the Certification • Laverne Killion, CPBE – Chapter 87, Holdrege, NE Committee. • Jon Strom, CBTE – Chapter 109, Des Moines, IA • Dave Brawdy, CPBE – Chapter 117, Palouse Clearwater, • Troy Pennington, CSRE, CBNT – 15 Years as a WA Certification Committee Member • James Hartzler, CPBE – Chapter 122, Youngstown, OH • Christopher Scherer, CPBE, CBNT – 10 Years as a • William Croghan, CPBE – Chapter 128, Las Vegas, NV Certification Committee Member

10 Years Thank you to the local Chapter Certification Chairmen and • Robert Locke, CPBE, CBNT – Chapter 3, Kansas the National Certification Committee members for the endless • Thomas Valosin, CBT – Chapter 58, Northeast, NY hours they devote to the Program of Certification. Without their • John Batson, CPBE, CBNT – Chapter 68, Birmingham, help and dedication, the program would not be what it is today. AL • Richard Goldy, CPBE – Chapter 105, Houston, TX Please feel free to stop by the booth at the Show or contact me • Robert Connelly, CPBE – Chapter 129, Wyoming at anytime at [email protected] or 317-846-9000, if you have questions. 8 the SIGNAL New SBE Certification Achievements

CERTIFIED BROADCAST RADIO Ozzie Carrillo, El Paso, TX Chapter 70 LIFE CERTIFICATION ENGINEER (CBRE®) Clara Colmenero, Phoenix, AZ Rashid Khawaja, Germantown, MD – Chapter Certified Professional Broadcast Engineers® Mark Heller, Two Rivers, WI – Chapter 80 Richard Disney, Spuerior, NE 37 and Certified Senior Broadcast Engineers® Tasha Freeman, Hemet, CA Tim Lange, El Cajon, CA – Chapter 36 who have maintained SBE certification CERTIFIED BROADCAST NETWORKING Lauren George, Strongsville, OH Michael Nudi, Oakdale, PA – Chapter 20 continuously for 20 years and are current TECHNOLOGIST® (CBNT®) Dale Jones, Grand Junction, CO members of SBE may be granted Life Certifi- Ronnie Barnes, New York – Chapter 15 Luis Lua, Thousand Palms, CA CERTIFIED BROADCAST TELEVISION cation if so requested. All certified who have John Braunreiter, Milwaukee, WI – Chapter Daniel Marquez, Phoenix, AZ ENGINEER (CBTE®) 8-VSB SPECIALIST retired from regular full-time employment 28 Jhonny Moscoso, Falls Church, VA Chris Novy, Yukon, OK – Chapter 85 may be granted Life Certification if they Timothy Chapman, Buchanan, MI – Chapter John O’Leary, Temecula, CA so request. If the request is approved, the 30 George Ovalle, El Paso, TX CERTIFIED AUDIO VIDEO ENGINEER person will continue in his/her current level Glen Dion, Nashua, NH – Chapter 110 John Peterson, El Paso, TX (CEAV) of certification for life. Thomas Gabauer, Mesa, AZ – Chapter 9 Malcolm Rackley, El Paso, TX David Erickson, Anchorage, AK – Chapter 89 David Herron, Renton, WA – Chapter 16 Joshua Schiano, Norfolk, VA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL BROADCAST Bobby Johnson, Chicago, IL – Chapter 26 Michael Spivey, Burke, VA CERTIFIED VIDEO ENGINEER® (CEV®) ENGINEER® (CPBE®) Ronald Kelly, Raleigh, NC – Chapter 93 Mark Westermeyer, Norfolk, VA Michael Belanger, Morrow, OH – Chapter 33 Michael Axman, Elkhart, IN – Chapter 30 Dennis Maddox, Fountain Inn, SC – Chapter Jon Bennett, Richmond, VA – Chapter 60 86 RECERTIFICATION CERTIFIED BROADCAST NETWORKING Dan Billings, Lehigh Arcres, FL – Chapter 127 Steven Miller, Clinton, MS – Chapter 125 TECHNOLOGIST® (CBNT®) Paul Stoffel, Madison, WI – Chapter 24 Edward Morsett, Castle Rock, CO – Chapter The following applicants completed the W. Bradley Darby, Neptune Beach, FL – Thomas Ware, Kings Mountain, NC – Chapter 48 recertification process either by re-exami- Chapter 7 45 Mark Morton, Oxford, CT – Chapter 14 nation, point verification through the local Albert Flores, Houston, TX – Chapter 105 Benton Weiss, Kansas City, MO – Chapter 59 Luis TaveRas, Raleigh, NC – Chapter 93 chapters and national Certification Committee Kevin Foley, Knoxville, TN – Chapter 113 William Wise, Richardson, TX – Chapter 67 Jorge Trimarchi, Miami, FL – Chapter 53 approval and/or met the service requirement. Richard Gilbert, Tulsa, OK – Chapter 67 Patrick Turley, Chicago, IL – Chapter 26 James Hartland, North Olmsted, OH – CERTIFIED SENIOR TELEVISION Roger Wallace, Centennial, CO – Chapter 48 CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL BROADCAST Chapter 70 ENGINEER (CSTE®) Clifford Dos Santos, Aventura, FL – Chapter ENGINEER® (CPBE®) James Hermanson, Middleton, WI – Chapter Kenneth Daniels, Blaine, MN – Chapter 17 53 Jon Bennett, Richmond, VA – Chapter 60 24 John Kosobucki, Des Moines, IA – Chapter Jonathan Weirmeir, Zanesville, OH – Chapter Roger Dowdy, Cottontown, TN – Chapter 103 Joseph Kirby, Hartselle, AL – Chapter 111 109 52 James Hermanson, Middleton, WI – Chapter Chris Novy, Yukon, OK – Chapter 85 24 Mark Simpson, Marana, AZ – Chapter 32 CERTIFIED BROADCAST NETWORKING CERTIFIED BROADCAST Robert Hoffman, St. Louis, MO – Chapter 55 TECHNOLOGIST® (CBT) TECHNOLOGIST® (CVT®) K. Terry Horbatiuk, Mississauga, Ontario, CERTIFIED BROADCAST TECHNOLO- Terrence Baun, Janesville, WI – Chapter 28 Daniel Smith, Perris, CA – Chapter 131 Canada GIST® (CBT) Jon Bennett, Richmond, VA – Chapter 60 Dawid Vermaak, Dryden, NY – Chapter 140 David Ohmstede, Newton, IA – Chapter 109 Gregory Ardrey, Thornville, OH – Chapter 52 William Hix, Denver, CO – Chapter 48 Mark Rapson, Shelby Twp., MI - 82 Herbert Boaz, Montvale, VA – Chapter 78 CERTIFIED RADIO OPERATOR® (CRO®) Andrew Suk, Nampa, ID – Chapter 115 Edward Buchan, Harrisburg, PA – Chapter 41 ® NEWLY CERTIFIED CPBE Sheila Cowley, Tampa, FL – Chapter 39 Thomas Wixon, Sunland, CA – Chapter 47 Marshall Deets, Baraboo, WI – Chapter 24 Raymond DeFrances, Atlanta, GA – Chapter 5 Applicant must have had 20 years of profes- CERTIFIED TELEVISION OPERATOR® CERTIFIED SENIOR RADIO ENGINEER Robert Fields, San Antonio, TX – Chapter 69 sional broadcast engineering or related (CTO®) (CSRE®) Paul Hadley, Tucson, AZ – Chapter 32 technologies experience in radio and/or Hugo Isensee, San Antonio, TX – Chapter 69 Richard Gilbert, Tulsa, OK – Chapter 56 Clark Jillson, Boscobel, WI – Chapter 24 television. The candidate must be currently Richard Zamora, San Antonio, TX – Chapter William Kelley, Gig Harbor, WA – Chapter 16 certified on the Certified Senior Broadcast 69 CERTIFIED SENIOR TELEVISION Timmy Mendenhall, Knoxville, TN – Chapter Engineer® level. ENGINEER (CSTE®) 113 CERTIFIED BY LICENSE Jerry Shorter, Menifee, CA – Chapter 131 Timothy Parish, Centeral Point, OR – Chapter CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL BROADCAST Edgar Woodfin, Spartanburg, SC – Chapter 86 43 ENGINEER® (CPBE) CERTIFIED BROADCAST Mauro Pena, Honolulu, HI – Chapter 63 Joseph Bartnik, Lawton, OK – Chapter 67 TECHNOLOGIST® (CBT®) CERTIFIED BROADCAST RADIO Frank Peterman, Manuel, TX – Chapter 105 James Radmann, Cedarburg, WI – Chapter 28 William Bleyle, Fayetteville, NY – Chapter 22 ENGINEER (CBRE®) John Sessler, Newark, TX – Chapter 67 Donald Renollet, Indianapolis, IN – Chapter Mark Morton, Oxford, CT- Chapter 14 William Gaddis, Tuscaloosa, AL – Chapter 68 Randal Smith, Denton, TX – Chapter 67 25 Kent Peterson, Redlands, CA – Chapter 131 Stephen Konopka, Depere, WI – Chapter 80 Brandon Stadler, Sachse, TX – Chapter 67 David Siegler, Charlotte, NC – Chapter 45 Michael Lennen, Omaha, NE – Chapter 74 Gary Spangler, Omaha, NE – Chapter 74 CERTIFIED RADIO Saul Perez, Northridge, CA – Chapter 47 Brian Urban, Gerogetown, TX – Chapter 67 SBE CERTIFIED SCHOOL OPERATOR® (CRO®) Joseph Portelli, State College, PA – Chapter Paul Yonge, Syracuse, NY – Chapter 22 COURSE COMPLETION 41 CERTIFIED RADIO OPERATOR® (CRO®) CERTIFIED TELEVISION OPERATOR® DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL Richard Frischkorn, Suring, WI CERTIFIED BROADCAST TELEVISION (CTO®) Maria Salcido Brian Hay, Peshtigo, WI ENGINEER (CBTE®) Robert Dawson, Menifee, CA – Chapter 131 Matthew Schiler, N. Las Vegas, NV – Chapter Dennis Jones, Oconto Falls, WI Melville Berry, Prospect Heights, IL – Chapter John Johnson, Billings, MT 128 Thomas Smith, Landing, NJ 26 Orlando Porter, Chicago, IL Rodney Thomas, Valencia, CA Thomas Brotsky, Rochester, MN – Chapter 17 NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE Lorra Queen, Mountain Home, AR Francis Butler, Norfolk, VA – Chapter 54 Brian Hughes, Cotati, CA – Chapter 40 Renato Calalang, Orlando, FL – Chapter 42 CERTIFIED TELEVISION Jay Caldwell, Plain City, OH – Chapter 52 FEBRUARY EXAMS OPERATOR® (CTO®) David Falcon, San Antonio, TX – Chapter 69 Miguel Garcia, Pembroke Pines, FL – Chapter “Thank You” CHAPTER CERTIFICATION CERTIFIED TELEVISION OPERATOR® 53 CHAIRS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE (CBT® ) Bryan Gordon, Atlanta, GA – Chapter 5 Forte Anglley, Irving, TX James Hartland, North Olmsted, OH –

APRIL 2008 9 Thursday morning. NAB from page 1 This year, SBE member Steve Fluker of Cox Radio in Orlando, Operators Handbook, SBE Handbook for Radio Operators and the FL, chairs the BEC. SBE Radio Chief Operators Handbook. Also serving on the committee are Talmadge Ball of Bonneville BOOTH HOURS International; Dave Converse of ABC/Disney Television Stations Sunday: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Group; Al Grossniklaus of WTHR-TV, Indianapolis; Gary Kline, Monday to Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CBNT of Cumulus Media; Wayne Kube of Belo Corporation; John Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Merrill of KPHO-TV, Phoenix and Paul Shulins, CBRE of Greater Media, Boston. SBE SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING Don’t miss the annual spring Membership Meeting, at 5 p.m. Registration Discounts for SBE Members on Tuesday, April 15. This annual meeting will highlight the week Members of SBE can register for the NAB convention at a for SBE and will be held in S226/227, located on the second floor special “partner” rate, a savings of $200 off the NAB non-member of the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some special rate. To receive the discount, SBE members register using the prizes are in the works, so be sure to include the SBE Membership regular on-line registration form found at the NAB convention Meeting on your NAB convention schedule. registration web site, www.nabshow.com/registration.asp. When you reach the “Profile” section, check the “Partner” box SBE Meetings and select SBE from the drop-down box. The discount is only SBE will hold several informative meetings during the NAB available using the on-line registration method. Hotel reservations convention that may be of interest to you. (Meetings located at can also be made through the NAB Housing office by visiting the the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel unless otherwise indicated; subject to NAB website. change) Saturday, 4/12 ENNES Workshop Certification Committee (partially closed meeting), 6:30 p.m. to The Ennes program is the Saturday before the 2008 NAB Show 11:00 p.m.; Conference Room 7 floor opens. It will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sunday, 4/13 (S226) with the topic focusing on file-based workflow. This year’s Board of Directors Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Conference SBE/Ennes tutorials directly address the issues of this shift, with Rooms 4-5 the most recognizable EAS Committee, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Conference Rooms 1-2 presenters in the Monday, 4/14 industry. It’s unlike SBE/NFL Game Day Coordinators Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 anything else that a.m., Conference Rooms 7-8 happens at NAB. To SBE/U.S. Department of Defense (closed meeting), 1:30 p.m. attend, you must have to 3:30 p.m.; Board Room full NAB Convention July 17, 2008 Tuesday, 4/15 credentials. Broadcast Trade Show SBE Certification Exams will be conducted from 9 a.m. to The Ennes Roanoke Civic Center conven- noon for those who pre-registered by the February 29th deadline. Workshop begins tion center, Roanoke, VA. Conference Room 10 early at 8 a.m. April Hosted by The Blue Ridge Chapter SBE Frequency Coordinators Meeting, 10 a.m. to noon; 14, with a beginner’s - SBE Chapter 78 and the Broadcast Conference Room 7-8 tutorial – “File-Based General Store. SBE/ U.S. Department of Defense Meeting, 1:30 pm to 3:00 Workflow 101.” pm; Conference Rooms 7-8 Harlan Neugeboren, SBE Membership Meeting, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Las Vegas CEO of the Workflow October 14 & 15 Convention Center, South Hall Second Floor, Room S 226/227 and Technology Group, 2008 SBE National will cover the basics Meeting NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference of file-based workflow Marriott Hotel Madison West, SBE is proud to be partnering again with NAB to produce the from acquisition Madison, Wisc. NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference (BEC). The BEC features through playback and In conjunction with The Wiscon- a special Saturday in-depth Ennes Workshop as mentioned earlier, archiving. sin Broadcasters Clinic, presented plus more than 20 informative sessions covering the latest in At 9:10 a.m. James by SBE Chapter 24, Madison and the broadcast technology beginning Sunday and running through O’Brien, president of Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. Building4Media, will 10 the SIGNAL present “Cross Platform Work Flow.” O’Brien will be discussing At 1:30 p.m. consultant John Luff will present “Implementing considerations and developments in cross platform media Workflow Changes,” covering planning and implementation from operations and automation. a holistic approach, centered on defining goals and managing Following at 9:55 a.m. Al Kovalic, Strategist and Pinnacle change. Fellow, will present “Video Timing and Synchronization in a Web Following Luff at 2:15 p.m., John Footen, Vice President of Services Environment.” His talk will cover the essentials of timing National TeleConsultants, will present “Business Process Analysis.” concepts across distributed software systems, the salient aspects This presentation will be focused on Service-Oriented Architecture of how to achieve frame accurate video control using web services (SOA). and SOA concepts. Engineering Director Michael Wellings will present “Codec Next, Clyde Smith of Turner Broadcasting System will present Performance” at 3:00 p.m. The engineers at the University of “Understanding and Describing File-based Workflow” at 10:35 Washington and the Research Channel have analyzed HD codec a.m. He will be highlighting efforts by users and manufacturers to performance and documented their results. Wellings will present develop and deploy file-based workflow solutions in the broadcast this data, along with an illustrative HD video showing codec loss environment. using the SMPTE StEM uncompressed Mini-Movie. The following tutorial will sort through the hype and go At 3:45 p.m. John Wadle, Vice President of Technology at into exactly what BXF was designed to do, what it can do today, OmniBus Systems, will present “File-based Transmission Process.” and what it might do in the future. Director of Integration and This will explore the impact and benefits of deploying at software- Standards of Harris Corp., Chris Lennon will present this session, based transmission system in conjunction with file-based content “Broadcast Exchange Format” at 11:20 a.m. workflows. After lunch at 1:15 p.m., Kovalic will be back to present “A Finishing up at 4:30 p.m. Leonard (Joe) Fabiano, Chief Brief History of the Second.” This short session will cover the Technology Officer of Pathfire, will present “Pathfire’s Distribution development of timekeeping from water clocks to cesium fountain of Files and the Impact of File Based Workflow.” clocks to GPS and SMPTE 12M. Kovalic ties all of this into the We hope you’ll join many of your fellow SBE members this year needs of broadcasters. in Las Vegas for the 2008 NAB Show!

APRIL 2008 11 BY Chriss Scherer, CPBE, CBNT at that time, nominations from the floor will still be accepted until Nominations Committee Chairman, July 14. For an individual to be nominated from the floor, he or Immediate Past President she must notify the SBE secretary and have the support of 10 voting he SBE Nominations Committee is assembling a slate of members. candidates for the next national election that will be held this Election ballots will be mailed to all members by July 29. The summer. In the last issue of The Signal, I provided an ballots will be tallied on Aug. 28 by a board-appointed board of overview of the eligibility requirements and responsibilities tellers. for candidates. The committee has received several inquiries Serving on the Nominations Committee this year are Robert from interested candidates, and we will continue to assemble a Hess, CPBE, of Chapter 43 Sacramento, CA; Kevin Kidd, CSRE candidate list through April. The Committee’s list of candidates is AMD, of Chapter 111 Huntsville, AL; and Eric Reinert, CBTE, of due in the National Office by April 30. Chapter 120 Lehigh Valley PA. I thank them for their work on this While the Nominations Committee’s function will be completed committee.

The Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. completed 2007 with net revenue from all sources of $80,955. Gross revenue was $825,622 while expenses were $744,667. The value of SBE medium and long term investments increased in 2007 by $55,669 over 2006. Total assets as of December 31, 2007 were $1,193,792, an increase of $80,809 over 2006. A percentage breakdown of SBE income and expenses is depicted in the accompanying charts. A financial statement will be published in the June issue of the SIGNAL, following release of the Society’s annual audit. 4.1%

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Getting Started: I became an Amateur Radio Op when I was 14 years old. Seems like I had a natural desire to go into broadcast engineering. Nothing else was interesting to me.

Sphere of Influence: I admire the “single shop” technicians/engineers that trudge along every day doing a great job in broadcasting and literally having to fight with management and other departments. These guys/gals are under direct fire. This also describes the job of the average Chief Engineer. Typically, this person is not thought of as a “down in the trenches engineer,” even though he feels he is. This is one of the things that the monthly SBE meetings can do, is help these people to cope with the everyday stress.

When I’m not working: I’ve been a ham for 54 years now. My mother used to say, “ham radio keeps me off the streets and out of trouble”. It still does, and my wife now says that she likes me being at home and out of trouble too. (smile)

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APRIL 2008 13 here’s still time to “Be part of a Winning Team” during the 2008 Membership Drive. The annual drive started March 1 and continues through May 31,2008. Now is the time to recruit new members for SBE. Members are what make our society strong, so help strengthen SBE by adding to its growing membership. All current SBE Members who sponsor a new member during this year will receive $5 off their 2009 dues for each Regular, Associate or Sustaining member that you sponsor (up to $25). In addition, sponsors will have their names entered into the Membership Drive Prize Drawing where you could win one of many great prizes donated by SBE Sustaining Members and SBE Bookstore publishers. If you plan to attend The 2008 NAB Show, this is a great time to introduce your friends and colleagues to SBE. Bring them to the SBE Booth in the upper level of the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center with their applications where you can both pick up an SBE membership ribbon; or bring them to the booth so they can apply online. Then invite them to the SBE Membership Meeting on Tuesday April 15, at 5 p.m.

This year’s prizes: GRAND PRIZE Trip to the 2008 SBE National Meeting in Madison, WI from October 14 – 15. Two night hotel stay, airfare for one within the continental U.S., Conference ticket OTHER PRIZES Recruit a new member during the 2008 SBE Membership Drive, . (2) Eton E1XM AM/FM/Shortwave/XM ready Radio Courtesy of March 1 - May 31, and not only will you strengthen the voice Westwood One of broadcast engineers in the industry, but your name will be . Apple IPOD Nano Courtesy of ADC entered into a prize drawing with many great prizes! . Antenna Engineering Handbook courtesy of McGraw-Hill . Digital Signage Broadcasting by Lundstrom Courtesy of Elsevier . HD Radio Implementation by Thomas Ray Courtesy of Elsevier . Basic NEC with Broadcast Applications by JL Smith Courtesy of Elsevier . Directional Antennas Made Simple by Jack Layton . The Public Inspection File by Jack Layton . NAB Engineering Handbook Courtesy of National Association of Broadcasters . Telos ProFiler Automated Program Archiver software Courtesy of Telos Systems / Omnia / Axia It’s that time of year again, for Regular, Senior, . Heil Sound Fin Courtesy of Broadcast Supply Worldwide Associate and Student Members to renew their SBE . Yamaha AV Receiver RX-V661 Courtesy of Neural Audio memberships. . $100 Gift Certificate to L.L. Bean Courtesy of Shively Labs SBE Membership dues for Regular, Senior and $100 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com Courtesy of Dielectric . Associate Members are $63. Dues for . $75 Gift Certificate to Powell.com Courtesy of du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc. Student Members are $20. . STABILINE Uninterruptible Power Supply Courtesy of Superior Electric Membership renewal notices were mailed out to . (2) Logo Polo shirts Courtesy of Kathrein Scala all Regualr, Senior, Associate and Student members . Logo pull over fleece Courtesy of Kathrein Scala in early February. If you did not receive your renew- Logo Golf Shirt Courtesy of Continental Electronics . al notice, contract the SBE National Office at (317) . (2) 1 GB USB Drive Courtesy of Broadcast Electronics . (5) White ball cap Courtesy of Broadcast Electronics 846-9000. . (5) Logo T-shirt Courtesy of Broadcast Electronics Membership Renewal for Youth and Sustaining . (25) Adjustment Tweaking Tools Courtesy of Continental Electronics members is due on the anniversary month of joining the Society. STILL MORE TO COME! 14 the SIGNAL NEW MEMBERS Shea Clark - Clearwater, FL NEW STUDENT MEMBERS Larry L. Beavers - Fall River, MA Douglas E. Allen - Baton Rouge, LA Zach R. Cochrane - Eugene, OR Jesse Y. Alexander - Austin, TX Brian Bonds - Gary, IN Eric Anderson - Charlotte, NC Bruno Cruz - El Paso, TX Ethan Bach - Troy, NY Robert T. Carroll - Slidell, LA Solomon N. Bachman - Tucson, AZ Marvin E. Dabelow - Terre Haute, IN Jeffrey J. Brown - Kirkland, WA Ronald E. Davis - Rayville, LA Dave M. Calhoun - Beachwood, NJ Lee J. Damschroder - Centennial, CO Kent W. Daniel - Plainwell, MI Peter A. Douglas - Ruskin, FL Wendell D. Claibourn - Columbia, SC Roger D. Dawson - Hurricane, WV Andrew T. Kiel - Rock Hill, SC Michael L. Douthat - Wichita, KS Javier Cruz - Roy, UT Clifford T. Dos Santos - Aventura, FL Don E. Litspey - Tulsa, OK Joseph W. Hartmann - New Bern, NC Philip C. Davis - Smyrna, GA Benjamin G. Echols - Riverside, CA Neka N. Sharp - Willingboro, NJ John D. Kennedy - Nashua, NH Glen A. Dion - Nashua, NH Jon M. Edwards - Wagoner, OK Lawrence D. Barrows - Tenino, WA Wade D. Klassen - Englewood, CO Gordon C. Dunlap - Glen Burnie, MD Yvonne A. Ewry - Rancho Cucamonga, CA Andrew S. Cloud - Murfreesboro, TN Jorge A. Lopez - Tucson, AZ Richard K. Foley - Hubbard, OH Thomas R. Gabauer - Mesa, AZ Lee H. Fisher - Catasauqua, PA Todd D. Lubbers - Laramie, WY John Footen - Valencia, CA Paul Hagan - San Francisco, CA Mitchel W. Flannery - Fife, WA Arthur J. Mendell - Kirklin, IN Robert W. Goessler - Schenectady, NY Roger W. Hall - Boulder, CO Andrew M. Hall - Tacoma, WA Alan E. Muniz - San Antonio, TX Bruce H. Hanselman - Lawrenceville, GA William C. Hohnstein - Seward, NE Joshua S. Huxhold - Lakewood, WA Anthony R. Neece - Tarzana, CA Douglas Houston - Aurora, CO Canice Hong - West Covina, CA Alan M. Jaskiewicz - New Kensington, PA Anthony G. Padgett - Cocoa, FL Brian Hughes - Sterling, VA Matthew S. Hosman - Timmins, Ontario, Canada Michael B. Kempton - Tacoma, WA David K. Peabody - Gardner, MA Hugo H. Isensee - San Antonio, TX Jisun Kang - Riverside, CA David Kerins - Brentwood, MO George Racz - Littleton, CO John B. Jackson - Wentzville, MO Ronald D. Kelly - Raleigh, NC Matt G. Laubach - Eugene, OR Laurence L. Richesin - Youngstown, FL Stephen Jaskela - Brookline, MA Timothy A. Kelly - Columbus, OH Roxana Mehrian - Beverly Hills, CA Neal Sitler - Woodlands, TX Bobby Johnson - Chicago, IL Jeremiah Layno - Chula Vista, CA Carleton W. Raymond - Gloucester, MA David J. Smith - Boise, ID Richard H. Lieb - Pittsburgh, PA Robert E. Locke - Redlands, CA Richard Reagan - Cape Girardeau, MO Danny G. Swope - Houston, TX Varian C. Lucas - Lewisville, TX Delfred W. Lyons - Charleston, WV Andrea Rule - Brighton, MA Daniel S. Whitman - Frederick, MD Dennis W. Lusk - Odessa, FL Alexander T. Marbella - Rowland Heights, CA Mark D. Williams - Kingston, OK Steven D. Lynch - Chapel Hill, TN Neil Mazur - Atlanta, GA NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Christopher F. Booth - Williamsport, IN Omar Malik - Land O Lakes, FL Barry G. McClain - San Jose, CA Abe Bennett - Seattle, WA Joseph H. Daniels II - Greensboro, NC Frank L. Martin - Monrovia, CA Terence D. McDougall - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Roger Rafson - Pittsburgh, PA Mark C. Doan - Topeka, KS James R. Offerdahl - Fosston, MN Gordon D. McFarland - Omaha, NE Paul Sablan - Hagatna, GU Donald R. Horton - Shenandoah, IA Ilir Prifti - Albuquerque, NM Scott McPherson - Concord, NH Jack Wenzinger - Broomfield, CO Torrance Jones - Fort Washington, MD Lloyd P. Robinson - Louisville, KY Rick A. Miller - San Jacinto, CA Thomas Conroy - Rocky Mount, VA Jose G. Martinez - Aibonito, PR Robert D. Romonosky - Harrisburg, IL Shawn D. Moore - Hemet, CA Rodney C. Vandeveer - West Lafayette, IN Jason R. Notermann - Watertown, MA Christopher J. Schnur - Fairfield, OH Edward L. Morsett - Castle Rock, CO Cristie L. Ogden - Riverside, CA Bruce Sherman - Prescott, AZ Mark Morton - Oxford, CT NEW YOUTH MEMBERS Jerry L. Vohar - Lafayette, IN Dan F. Smith - Brooks, KY George B. Murphy - Sioux City, IA Jeffrey E. Miller - Parma Heights, OH Jason N. Wallace - Las Vegas, NV Scott Solko - Greenfield, WI Joseph Mutaku - Baltimore, MD Jon C. Jones - Lexington, KY Sheweet Yohannes - Washington, DC Edward L. Stoffel - Stephens City, VA Carl O’Day - Redlands, CA Victor B. Alcala - San Antonio, TX Patrick A. Turley - Chicago, IL Kent R. Peterson - Redlands, CA REINSTATED MEMBERS Gary G. Hetler - San Antonio, TX Mark E. Turner - Syracuse, NY Chris T. Prewitt - Kansas City, MO Juan P. Alviz - Miami, FL Michael R. Martin - Lakeland, FL Fernando M. Vega - Leesburg, VA Richard A. Quiroga - San Antonio, TX Brent Branley - Sacramento, CA Daniel P. Copher - Front Royal, VA Derrick W. Warren - Johns Creek, GA Allen E. Robey - Lynchburg, VA Donald W. Chapman - Houston, TX Benjamin Hill - Pennsauken, NJ Robert C. Worek - Cheswick, PA Kelley L. Rosenlund - Newberry, FL Peter D. Dennant, Jr. - Chesapeake, VA Peter J. Vernaglia - North Miami, FL David W. Ahneman - Lopez Island, WA Jim Rossiter - Hollywood, FL David D. Falcon - San Antonio, TX Jonathan S. Weirmeir - Zanesville, OH Nickolas P. Anderson - Onawa, IA Maria LL Salcido - APO, AP John E. Flanagan - Sierra Vista, AZ William W. Ford, III - Lynchburg, VA Stephen B. Anthony - Bristol, RI Matthew H. Schiller - North Las Vegas, NV Clark HV Jillson - Boscobel, WI Paul R. Jellison - Wilmington, OH Justin L. Atkin - Eugene, OR Jeff Schroeder - Delavan, WI Noley W. Keener - St. Petersburg, FL Anthony H. Kurz - Gilbert, AZ David W. Bash - Ashburn, VA Dana Seay - Milwaukee, WI Dan C. Kuznicki - Streetsboro, OH Paul H. Sakrison - Santa Ana, CA Marlon S. Baskerville - Portsmouth, VA Darius A. Sims - Riverside, CA John H. Matthiesen - Seattle, WA Perry V. Priestley - Ellicott City, MD William R. Bleyle - Fayetteville, NY Roy Stephenson - Lawrenceville, GA Eugene McEfee - Chicago, IL William R. Covert - Harrisburg, PA Claude L. Booth - Garden Grove, CA Allen A. Stewart - Littleton, CO John R. Owen - Peebles, OH Peter A. Kingslien - Madison, WI John J. Braunreiter - Milwaukee, WI Luis Taveras - Raleigh, NC Frank H. Peterman - Manvel, TX Thomas H. Sittner - Bulverde, TX Kevin L. Buskirk - Parkersburg, WV Chris S. Thomas - Bremerton, WA Gregory W. Ristau - Kent, WA James D. Byron - Houston, TX Joel Traynor - Ft. Pierce, FL Dennis W. Thompson - Fresno, CA REINSTATED ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Brandon M. Cantrell - Moreno Valley, CA Jorge F. Trimarchi - Miami, FL Phillip S. Vaughan - Cathedral City, CA James F. Armstrong - Duluth, GA William P. Case - Springfield, MO Roger L. Wallace - Centennial, CO William M. Wall - Sacramento, CA Ibrahim Cerda - El Paso, TX Geoffrey Wheeler - Yorktown, NY Ronald M. Yurman - Short Hills, NJ REINSTATED STUDENT MEMBERS Rome Chelsi - Evergreen, CO David Windham - Pelahatchie, MS William L. Amos - APO, AE Quentin E. Silver - Crofton, MD Bart Young - Manassas, VA APRIL 2008 15 MS Mississippi 125 Donald B. Driskell, CPBE donnie.driskell@ SC Greenville Area 86 Jerry K. Massey, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB, AMD mpbonline.org [email protected] MT Montana 137 Eric A. Hyyppa, CBNT eric_hyyppa@ TN Knoxville 113 Charles D. Stallard, CPBE, CBNT doug.stallard@ montanapbs.org wvlt-tv.com If you have gotten away from attending column. In those NC Charlotte 45 Michael C. Smith, CSTE, CBNT [email protected] TN Middle Tennessee 135 David D. Dunsford, CBNT, CTO ddunsford@ your chapter’s meetings, why not put the cases, there is NC Raleigh-Durham 93 Charles B. Britt, [email protected] sath.com BE chapters have been the backbone next one on your calendar. I’ve included no chapter chair NC Winston-Salem 84 TBA TN Nashville 103 Donald E. Griffey, CPBE, CBNT engineer@wnkj. of the Society since the below a list of SBE chapters, organized and the chapter org NE Holdrege 87 Laverne T. Killion, CPBE [email protected] earliest days of SBE, when Chapter alphabetically by state. The chapter is likely not TX Austin 79 Ernie Saldana, [email protected] NE Midland 74 Gina L. Dierks, CBT, CBNT, CTO gdierks@kptm. 1 was organized in Binghamton, New chairperson is listed with, in most cases, currently meeting. com TX Beaumont/Lake 134 Richard N. Rhodes, CBRE rrho170@sbcglobal. Charles net York. Monthly chapter meetings are, for their e-mail address. Where we don’t Would you like to NH Northern New 110 David J. Raymond, CBTE wneu.sbe.chpt_110@ many members, the place where they have an e-mail address on record, their see some chapter England comcast.net TX Bryan 99 Jon P. Bennett, CBRTE jon.bennett@kamu. tamu.edu feel they get the most benefit from their telephone number is included. If you activity in your area and feel you can help? NM Albuquerque 34 Michael F. Snyder, CPBE mike.snyder@ TX Corpus Christi 29 Stephen R. West, (361) 886-6100 SBE membership. Continuing education, haven’t been to a chapter meeting in a Contact me at the SBE National Office, citcomm.com professional and social networking while, contact your chapter chair and find [email protected] or (317) 846-9000; or NV Las Vegas 128 Steven Scott, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB kd8s@ TX El Paso 38 Jose A. Castro, [email protected] intermind.net TX Houston 105 Thomas A. Daniels, Jr., CPBE tdaniels@ and recognition are all a part of a good out when and where the next meeting is Chriss Scherer, Chapter Liaison Chairman, univision.net chapter program that, if you have not been and plan to attend. [email protected]. We’ll work to help you NV Reno 139 Timothy J. Stoffel, CSTE [email protected] TX North Texas 67 Paul J. Brown, CPBE [email protected] attending chapter meetings, you’ve been You’ll notice that a handful of chapters get your chapter moving again. NY Binghamton 1 Thomas G. Siglin, [email protected] TX Rio Grande Valley 136 Jerry Jeske, [email protected] missing. say “TBD” in the chapter chairperson NY Buffalo 133 Raymond Felckowski, [email protected] NY Central New York 22 Christopher P. Baycura, CEV cbaycura@sbe22. TX South Texas 69 Lewis E. Miller, (210) 270-9000 State Ch # Chairperson & Contact information. IA Des Moines 109 Gregg T. Richwine, CBTE gregg.richwine@ org UT Utah 62 Michael L. Hansen, CBRE, CBTE, CBNT, 8-VSB whotv.com AK Alaska 89 Terry K. Reynolds, CPBE reynolds@mtaonline. NY Ithaca 140 David D. Allen, [email protected] [email protected] net IA Quad Cities 65 TBD NY New York City 15 Thomas R. Ray III, CPBE [email protected] VA Blue Ridge 78 Eddie R. Durham, [email protected] AL Birmingham 68 Tim Costley, [email protected] ID Palouse Clearwater 117 Darryl D. McGlothen, CBNT darryl.mcg@klewtv. NY Northeast 58 Charles Zarriello, CBTE (518) 456-1516 VA Hampton Roads 54 Chris G. Gunnufsen, [email protected] AL Huntsville 111 Joseph W. Kirby, CBTE, CBT, CBNT com VA Richmond 60 Jon A. Bennett, CPBE, CBNT jbennett08@ [email protected] NY Rochester 57 Edward Y. Wright, CPBE [email protected] ID Southern Idaho 115 Richard Kemp, [email protected] verizon.net AL Montgomery 118 Montgomery Larry J. Wilkins, CPBE, CBNT, AMD OH Central Ohio 52 John R. Owen, (703) 930-3763 IL Central Illinois 49 Brian L. Dougherty, [email protected] WA Seattle 16 James A. Dalke, CPBE, AMD [email protected] [email protected] OH Northeast Ohio 70 Ronald Bartlebaugh, CBNT bartlebaugh@wksu. IL Chicago 26 Mark S. Albert, CBTE [email protected] WA Spokane 21 Kent A. Abendroth, kentabendroth@ AZ Lower Colorado River 138 Robert J. Russell, CSTE, CBNT robert.russell@ org IL Rockford 96 Gregory A. Dahl, CPBE gregorydahl@ clearchannel.com sprint.com OH Southwestern Ohio 33 George C. Hopstetter, CPBE ghopstetter@ secondopinioncomm.com WA Tri-Cities 51 Martin L. Gibbs, (509) 547-5196 AZ Phoenix 9 Rick R. Salsman, CPBE [email protected] thinktv.org IN Indianapolis 25 Philip B. Alexander, CSRE, AMD dynotherm@ WI Fox Valley 80 Keith M. Kintner, CPBE, CBNT kmkint3@yahoo. AZ Tucson 32 TBD earthlink.net OH Toledo 104 Kevin E. Olden, CBTE, CBNT kevin@ provideosystems.com com CA Fresno 66 Patrick C. Fennacy, [email protected] IN South Bend 30 David E. Gooding, CPBE [email protected] OH Youngstown 122 Michael A. Heim, [email protected] WI UW Oshkosh 80.1 Dale J. Schroeder (Student Chapter) CA Inland Empire 131 Jerry L. Shorter, CSTE [email protected]. IN Tri-State 121 Ben A. Davis, [email protected] WI Madison 24 Dennis C. Baldridge, CPBE, CBNT, AMD mil OK Central Western 85 Leonard Youngblood, CTO lyoungbl@sbgnet. KS Kansas 3 John R. Langer, CBTE [email protected] com [email protected] CA Los Angeles 47 James E. Sensenbach, CPBE jsensenbach@ KS Kansas City 59 Robert W. Cross, [email protected] WI Milwaukee 28 Todd A. Boettcher, CPBE tboettcher@milwpc. univisionradio.com OK Tulsa 56 Roger W. Newton, CBNT [email protected] com KY Kentucky 35 Jerry M. May, CPBE, CBNT [email protected] CA Sacramento 43 Jack L. Davis, CPBE [email protected] OR Eugene 76 Dennis R. Hunt, [email protected] WI Western Wisconsin 112 Paul A. Orth, CBNT paulorth@clearchannel. LA New Orleans 72 Ernest J. Kain, [email protected] CA San Diego 36 Eric B. Schecter, CBRE [email protected] OR Medford 141 Rick Carrara, [email protected] com LA Shreveport 44 Rudolph C. Johnson, CBRE rudy707@bellsouth. CA San Francisco 40 Arthur Lebermann, CPBE [email protected] OR North Oregon 124 Everett E. Helm, CPBE [email protected] WV Mountain State 116 Noel W. Richardson, CSRE nrichardson@ net CO Denver 48 James B. Schoedler, CBNT [email protected] PA Central Pennsylvania 41 Randall F. Miller, Jr., CBNT randamille@state. wvradio.com MA Boston 11 Robert B. Yankowitz, CPBE rbyankowitz@cbs. pa.us WY Wyoming 129 TBA CO Grand Junction 81 Bill Frost, CSRE [email protected] com PA Lehigh Valley 120 Eric D. Reinert, CBTE [email protected] CT Connecticut Valley 14 Valley Scott A. Baron, [email protected] MD Baltimore 46 Vernon L. Dennis, Jr., [email protected] Is an update necessary to your chapter listing? Contact Scott Jones at [email protected] PA Northeastern 2 Joseph A. Glynn, CPBE [email protected] DC District of Columbia 37 Thomas P. Shedlick, tom.shedlick@citicomm. MD Fort Meade 132 Paul A. Curtis, Jr., CBT [email protected] Pennsylvania com MI Central Michigan 91 Gary W. Blievernicht, [email protected] PA Northwest 130 Michael J. Kobylka, [email protected] FL Central Florida 42 Frank Torbert, [email protected] MI Grand Rapids 102 Patrick J. Tobin, CBTE, CBNT [email protected] Pennsylvania FL Jacksonville 7 James O. Biggers, CPBE [email protected] MI Southeast Michigan 82 Robert D. Bracken, CBTE, CBT b.bracken@ PA Philadelphia 18 Mark D. Humphrey, CPBE, CBNT mark@xy- FL Palm Beach 88 Gary A. Minker, gary@radioworksrfconsulting. wb20detroit.com mark.com com MN Minneapolis 17 Jon G. Blomstrand, CSRE jblomstrand@ PA Pittsburgh 20 John J. Humphrey, CPBE john.humphrey@ FL South Florida 53 TBD am1500.com azcar.com FL Tampa Bay Area 39 Roswell D. Clark, CSRE, CBNT roz.clark@ MO Kansas City 59 Robert W. Cross, [email protected] PR Puerto Rico 142 Enrique Garcia, [email protected] coxtampa.com MO St. Louis 55 Terrence E. Dupuis, CBRE, CBNT tdupuis@ SC Charleston 107 TBA GA Atlanta 5 William P. Magliocco, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB umsl.edu SC Columbia 101 David R. Tancig, CBTE, CBNT, 8-VSB, CTO, CRO [email protected] MP Saipan 26 Robert L. Springer, CPBE [email protected] [email protected] HI Hawaii 63 TBD 16 the SIGNAL MS Mississippi 125 Donald B. Driskell, CPBE donnie.driskell@ SC Greenville Area 86 Jerry K. Massey, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB, AMD mpbonline.org [email protected] MT Montana 137 Eric A. Hyyppa, CBNT eric_hyyppa@ TN Knoxville 113 Charles D. Stallard, CPBE, CBNT doug.stallard@ montanapbs.org wvlt-tv.com If you have gotten away from attending column. In those NC Charlotte 45 Michael C. Smith, CSTE, CBNT [email protected] TN Middle Tennessee 135 David D. Dunsford, CBNT, CTO ddunsford@ your chapter’s meetings, why not put the cases, there is NC Raleigh-Durham 93 Charles B. Britt, [email protected] sath.com BE chapters have been the backbone next one on your calendar. I’ve included no chapter chair NC Winston-Salem 84 TBA TN Nashville 103 Donald E. Griffey, CPBE, CBNT engineer@wnkj. of the Society since the below a list of SBE chapters, organized and the chapter org NE Holdrege 87 Laverne T. Killion, CPBE [email protected] earliest days of SBE, when Chapter alphabetically by state. The chapter is likely not TX Austin 79 Ernie Saldana, [email protected] NE Midland 74 Gina L. Dierks, CBT, CBNT, CTO gdierks@kptm. 1 was organized in Binghamton, New chairperson is listed with, in most cases, currently meeting. com TX Beaumont/Lake 134 Richard N. Rhodes, CBRE rrho170@sbcglobal. Charles net York. Monthly chapter meetings are, for their e-mail address. Where we don’t Would you like to NH Northern New 110 David J. Raymond, CBTE wneu.sbe.chpt_110@ many members, the place where they have an e-mail address on record, their see some chapter England comcast.net TX Bryan 99 Jon P. Bennett, CBRTE jon.bennett@kamu. tamu.edu feel they get the most benefit from their telephone number is included. If you activity in your area and feel you can help? NM Albuquerque 34 Michael F. Snyder, CPBE mike.snyder@ TX Corpus Christi 29 Stephen R. West, (361) 886-6100 SBE membership. Continuing education, haven’t been to a chapter meeting in a Contact me at the SBE National Office, citcomm.com professional and social networking while, contact your chapter chair and find [email protected] or (317) 846-9000; or NV Las Vegas 128 Steven Scott, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB kd8s@ TX El Paso 38 Jose A. Castro, [email protected] intermind.net TX Houston 105 Thomas A. Daniels, Jr., CPBE tdaniels@ and recognition are all a part of a good out when and where the next meeting is Chriss Scherer, Chapter Liaison Chairman, univision.net chapter program that, if you have not been and plan to attend. [email protected]. We’ll work to help you NV Reno 139 Timothy J. Stoffel, CSTE [email protected] TX North Texas 67 Paul J. Brown, CPBE [email protected] attending chapter meetings, you’ve been You’ll notice that a handful of chapters get your chapter moving again. NY Binghamton 1 Thomas G. Siglin, [email protected] TX Rio Grande Valley 136 Jerry Jeske, [email protected] missing. say “TBD” in the chapter chairperson NY Buffalo 133 Raymond Felckowski, [email protected] NY Central New York 22 Christopher P. Baycura, CEV cbaycura@sbe22. TX South Texas 69 Lewis E. Miller, (210) 270-9000 State Ch # Chairperson & Contact information. IA Des Moines 109 Gregg T. Richwine, CBTE gregg.richwine@ org UT Utah 62 Michael L. Hansen, CBRE, CBTE, CBNT, 8-VSB whotv.com AK Alaska 89 Terry K. Reynolds, CPBE reynolds@mtaonline. NY Ithaca 140 David D. Allen, [email protected] [email protected] net IA Quad Cities 65 TBD NY New York City 15 Thomas R. Ray III, CPBE [email protected] VA Blue Ridge 78 Eddie R. Durham, [email protected] AL Birmingham 68 Tim Costley, [email protected] ID Palouse Clearwater 117 Darryl D. McGlothen, CBNT darryl.mcg@klewtv. NY Northeast 58 Charles Zarriello, CBTE (518) 456-1516 VA Hampton Roads 54 Chris G. Gunnufsen, [email protected] AL Huntsville 111 Joseph W. Kirby, CBTE, CBT, CBNT com VA Richmond 60 Jon A. Bennett, CPBE, CBNT jbennett08@ [email protected] NY Rochester 57 Edward Y. Wright, CPBE [email protected] ID Southern Idaho 115 Richard Kemp, [email protected] verizon.net AL Montgomery 118 Montgomery Larry J. Wilkins, CPBE, CBNT, AMD OH Central Ohio 52 John R. Owen, (703) 930-3763 IL Central Illinois 49 Brian L. Dougherty, [email protected] WA Seattle 16 James A. Dalke, CPBE, AMD [email protected] [email protected] OH Northeast Ohio 70 Ronald Bartlebaugh, CBNT bartlebaugh@wksu. IL Chicago 26 Mark S. Albert, CBTE [email protected] WA Spokane 21 Kent A. Abendroth, kentabendroth@ AZ Lower Colorado River 138 Robert J. Russell, CSTE, CBNT robert.russell@ org IL Rockford 96 Gregory A. Dahl, CPBE gregorydahl@ clearchannel.com sprint.com OH Southwestern Ohio 33 George C. Hopstetter, CPBE ghopstetter@ secondopinioncomm.com WA Tri-Cities 51 Martin L. Gibbs, (509) 547-5196 AZ Phoenix 9 Rick R. Salsman, CPBE [email protected] thinktv.org IN Indianapolis 25 Philip B. Alexander, CSRE, AMD dynotherm@ WI Fox Valley 80 Keith M. Kintner, CPBE, CBNT kmkint3@yahoo. AZ Tucson 32 TBD earthlink.net OH Toledo 104 Kevin E. Olden, CBTE, CBNT kevin@ provideosystems.com com CA Fresno 66 Patrick C. Fennacy, [email protected] IN South Bend 30 David E. Gooding, CPBE [email protected] OH Youngstown 122 Michael A. Heim, [email protected] WI UW Oshkosh 80.1 Dale J. Schroeder (Student Chapter) CA Inland Empire 131 Jerry L. Shorter, CSTE [email protected]. IN Tri-State 121 Ben A. Davis, [email protected] WI Madison 24 Dennis C. Baldridge, CPBE, CBNT, AMD mil OK Central Western 85 Leonard Youngblood, CTO lyoungbl@sbgnet. KS Kansas 3 John R. Langer, CBTE [email protected] com [email protected] CA Los Angeles 47 James E. Sensenbach, CPBE jsensenbach@ KS Kansas City 59 Robert W. Cross, [email protected] WI Milwaukee 28 Todd A. Boettcher, CPBE tboettcher@milwpc. univisionradio.com OK Tulsa 56 Roger W. Newton, CBNT [email protected] com KY Kentucky 35 Jerry M. May, CPBE, CBNT [email protected] CA Sacramento 43 Jack L. Davis, CPBE [email protected] OR Eugene 76 Dennis R. Hunt, [email protected] WI Western Wisconsin 112 Paul A. Orth, CBNT paulorth@clearchannel. LA New Orleans 72 Ernest J. Kain, [email protected] CA San Diego 36 Eric B. Schecter, CBRE [email protected] OR Medford 141 Rick Carrara, [email protected] com LA Shreveport 44 Rudolph C. Johnson, CBRE rudy707@bellsouth. CA San Francisco 40 Arthur Lebermann, CPBE [email protected] OR North Oregon 124 Everett E. Helm, CPBE [email protected] WV Mountain State 116 Noel W. Richardson, CSRE nrichardson@ net CO Denver 48 James B. Schoedler, CBNT [email protected] PA Central Pennsylvania 41 Randall F. Miller, Jr., CBNT randamille@state. wvradio.com MA Boston 11 Robert B. Yankowitz, CPBE rbyankowitz@cbs. pa.us WY Wyoming 129 TBA CO Grand Junction 81 Bill Frost, CSRE [email protected] com PA Lehigh Valley 120 Eric D. Reinert, CBTE [email protected] CT Connecticut Valley 14 Valley Scott A. Baron, [email protected] MD Baltimore 46 Vernon L. Dennis, Jr., [email protected] Is an update necessary to your chapter listing? Contact Scott Jones at [email protected] PA Northeastern 2 Joseph A. Glynn, CPBE [email protected] DC District of Columbia 37 Thomas P. Shedlick, tom.shedlick@citicomm. MD Fort Meade 132 Paul A. Curtis, Jr., CBT [email protected] Pennsylvania com MI Central Michigan 91 Gary W. Blievernicht, [email protected] PA Northwest 130 Michael J. Kobylka, [email protected] FL Central Florida 42 Frank Torbert, [email protected] MI Grand Rapids 102 Patrick J. Tobin, CBTE, CBNT [email protected] Pennsylvania FL Jacksonville 7 James O. Biggers, CPBE [email protected] MI Southeast Michigan 82 Robert D. Bracken, CBTE, CBT b.bracken@ PA Philadelphia 18 Mark D. Humphrey, CPBE, CBNT mark@xy- John ‘Jack’ M. Bushnell FL Palm Beach 88 Gary A. Minker, gary@radioworksrfconsulting. wb20detroit.com mark.com com OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. MN Minneapolis 17 Jon G. Blomstrand, CSRE jblomstrand@ PA Pittsburgh 20 John J. Humphrey, CPBE john.humphrey@ FL South Florida 53 TBD am1500.com azcar.com 1924-2008 FL Tampa Bay Area 39 Roswell D. Clark, CSRE, CBNT roz.clark@ MO Kansas City 59 Robert W. Cross, [email protected] PR Puerto Rico 142 Enrique Garcia, [email protected] SBE Charter, Life Member coxtampa.com MO St. Louis 55 Terrence E. Dupuis, CBRE, CBNT tdupuis@ SC Charleston 107 TBA GA Atlanta 5 William P. Magliocco, CPBE, CBNT, 8-VSB umsl.edu SC Columbia 101 David R. Tancig, CBTE, CBNT, 8-VSB, CTO, CRO [email protected] MP Saipan 26 Robert L. Springer, CPBE [email protected] [email protected] HI Hawaii 63 TBD APRIL 2008 17 18 the SIGNAL he deadline to register for the 2008 Leader Skills Series Course II, “Leadership – Expanding Your People Skills” picks is quickly approaching. Register now to reserve your spot up where Course I leaves off and will be offered from August 5-7. to gain valuble leadership skills this summer. By attending Each course is limited to a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 18 this popular seminar specfically created for broadcast engineers, participants, so register early. “I wish I’d done this years ago, but you’ll make your company better and become a better leader. “My I’m glad I finally did it,” said Parker. leadership skills improved and now our department will excel,” The cost of the registration is $580, which includes three days said Michael Linz, who attended Leader-Skills Courses I and II in of instruction, all course materials, a certificate of completion and June and August of 2007. classroom refreshments. All transportation, housing and meals are “Every aspect was beneficial and relevant,” he said. Linz was the responsibility of the participant. A single or double room can one of 10 who attended the Leader-Skills Seminars in Indianapolis. be reserved through SBE at the Holiday Inn Select Airport, where The Leader-Skills Series is in its 12th consecutive year with the course will be held, at a rate of $115 per night. SBE. It is specifically designed for broadcast engineers who have Register now, as space is limited. Fax your registration to 317- or aspire to have management responsibilities. 846-9120 or mail it to 9102 N. Meridian St., Suite 150, India- Many of the most respected broadcast engineering managers napolis, IN 46260. If you would like more information on the SBE in the country today are graduates of the program and continue Leader-Skills Series, please contact Holly Essex at (317) 846-9000 to send members of their staffs to the seminars. “This is what I or [email protected]. needed, and now my team will be on the front lines,” said Benja- min Higley, who also attended Course I last June. The Leader-Skills Seminars are designed to take technically proficient people and instill in them thanks to the following sound supervisory and management skills. “The se- supporters for their ries opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking scholarship funds at leadership and challenged me to act,” explained Rich Parker, an attendee from 2006. contributions: SBE offers the two-part series in cooperation Harold Ennes Scholarship Robert Greenberg Scholarship with instructors Richard D. Cupka and Rodney Bradford Scott, Cincinnati, OH Russell Harbaugh, Southfield, MI Vandeveer. “Dick Cupka is one of the most influen- Richard Thomas, Okemos, MI Joel Saxberg, Arcadia, CA tial people I have ever in my life had the pleasure to David Anderson, Albuquerque, NM Ernest Sutton, Jr., Sweetwater, TN learn from. Rodney Vandeveer is also most excel- Barry Thomas, Atlanta, GA Frederick Ervin, Grove City, OH lent,” said Linz. “I have never been so moved by a Wilson Brown, Holden, MA Milford Smith, Jr., Lawrenceville, NJ speaker and educator in my life.” Ernest Sutton, Jr., Sweetwater, TN David Stewart, Dallas, TX Known for his unique style of teaching, Cupka Frederick Ervin, Grove City, OH Timothy Parish, Kennewick, WA has directed and taught the Leader-Skills seminars R. Wayne Estabrooks, Pittsboro, NC Jules Cohen, Silver Spring, MD to broadcast engineering managers, supervisors and Jorge Conde, Guayama, PR Rick Levy, Cambridge, MA Robert Orban, San Leandro, CA technicians for over 40 years. This summer is Cup- David Stewart, Dallas, TX ka’s last year instructing the Leader-Skills Seminars Youth Scholarship Scholoarship Jan Pritzl, Milwaukee, WI David Lamoreaux, Brecksville, OH before he fully retires, then Vandeveer will continue Alan Wray, Alexandria, VA J. Cole McClellan, Austin, TX on instructing the SBE series in future years. Timothy Parish, Kennewick, WA Gary Faller, Winter Garden, FL This year, Course I, “Leadership – The Frame- Britt Lockhart, Yukon, OK Richard Barnes, Pasadena, MD work of People Skills” will be held June 3-5 at the Thomas Wimberly, Bakersfield, CA David Stewart, Dallas, TX Holiday Inn Select Airport in Indianapolis. It covers John Turner, Mountain Lakes, NJ Stephanie Weil, New York, NY the function and nature of your leadership role; John Batson, Birmingham, AL Timothy Parish, Kennewick, WA how to build stronger teams and effective internal Robert Connelly, Riverton, WY Kishore Persaud, Charlottesville, VA cooperativeness; the complex differences of people; The Ennes Educational Foundation Trust offers scholarship, presents educational programming and provides and discovery of your natural style of leading and grants for educational projects that benefits broadcast engineering and the broadcast engineer. To make a how to nurture a developed style to help you adjust tax-deductible donation, make your check payable to the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust and mail it in care of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, 9102 North Meridian Street- Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46260. to different people in differing situations. APRIL 2008 19 your market. If problems arise, contact FCC on page 1 progress in obtaining price quotes for BAS equipment, finalizing frequency your market’s frequency coordinator, expeditiously as possible. relocation agreements with Sprint SBE, and/or the local market’s Sprint This decision is extremely good Nextel, submitting purchase orders, and Nextel representative, before issues can news. The BAS transition has not other areas. The existing schedule also contribute to delay. Working together, we proceeded as quickly as we would like, includes several important benchmarks will complete a smooth BAS relocation. despite good faith by licensees, Sprint for BAS performance, including: Nextel, manufacturers and systems • March 18, 2008 – Quote integrators. The short extension will give Packages for Replacement BAS broadcasters, manufacturers, and Sprint Equipment Due Ben Allen, CBT has joined Burk Nextel the time they need to produce, • July 1, 2008 – Signed Frequency Technology as Applications Engineer. integrate, and install new equipment in Relocation Agreements Due Prior to that Allen was with Equity local markets across the country. With MSS market entry looming, Broadcasting of Little Rock. But neither the BAS licensees, nor nationwide MSS-BAS sharing on Sprint Nextel can take the additional the horizon, and detailed reporting Larry Bornacelli, CBRE, CBNT time for granted. The FCC has sought requirements beginning in April, every became the new Cheif Engineer and comment on whether and how to day counts. IT Direcetor for Northeast Broadcast- allow MSS and MSS ATC operations The FCC now knows, thanks to the ing - WXRV-FM, WNYN-FM, WGAW-AM, to commence nationwide regardless joint parties’ ongoing and extensive WJOE-AM - in Haverhill, MA. of whether the transition is complete lobbying efforts at the FCC, how beginning January 1, 2009. To allow challenging the BAS relocation is. The Ralph Hogan, CPBE DRB CBNT, is mobile-satellite service licensees to FCC has acknowledged the unanticipated ? now Director of Engineering for KJZZ- enter the 2000-2020 MHz band this complexity of the relocation effort, FM and KBAQ-FM of Maricopa Commu- year, moreover, the FCC has required the highly specialized equipment, nity College in Tempe, Arizona. He was Sprint Nextel to transition four additional and the limited number of qualified formerly Assistant General Manager, market clusters – Salt Lake City, Utah; manufacturers and installers. While the Engineering Services at Washington Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; FCC has done the right thing in granting State University in Pullman. Washington, DC; and Houston, Texas additional time, the agency’s patience – no later than September 30, 2008. will not last forever. Therefore, we urge If you or someone you know moved, In addition, the FCC required Sprint you to pay close attention to the cut- changed positions, or been honored Nextel to file station-specific reports over schedule and make every effort in some way in the broadcast engi- every other month on BAS relocation to meet the interim benchmarks for neering industry, submit details to progress beginning April 1, 2008. The relocation performance leading up to Member on the Move at hessex@sbe. reports must identify each station’s the anticipated relocation weekend in org or to Attn Holly Essex, 9102 North Meridian St., Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46260

Dates Location Application Deadline April 15, 2008 NAB CLOSED June 6-16, 2008 Local Chapters April 18, 2008 August 8-18, 2008 Local Chapters June 6, 2008 November 7-17, 2008 Local Chapters September 19, 2008 A: (B) A receiver with two intermediate frequency **Chapter 78 will be giving exams during the Virginia Regional, July 17, 2008. Please have your application into the National Office by June 26, 2008 conversions

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