I’m pleased to welcome Nick Langan to the editorial staff of Radio World. He joins us as a content producer, writing and editing content for our website, daily Radio World SmartBrief e-newsletter and print publication. You may recognize his byline from articles he has written as a freelancer since 2022.
Nick is founder and principal developer of RadioLand, a mobile app for iOS and Android that uses a device’s location to identify which FM stations are available based on measurable field strength value, for use in any location in North America or the Caribbean.
(Read our earlier interview with him about it.)
He has been operations manager for WXVU at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where he has also taught podcast courses and platform-based computing.
He holds a master of science degree in software engineering and a bachelor of science in information systems with a minor in communication.
Nick is passionate about radio and has enjoyed writing about its technology trends since joining our contributor community two years ago. He will work closely with me and Elle Kehres, our assistant editor and editor of the daily newsletter.
His mix of interests and expertise will help us make our content better. He also loves smooth jazz and is in the process of writing a book about that radio format, focusing on the years 1987–2011.
You can email Nick at nicholas.langan@futurenet.com. And if you’re not already receiving the free daily e-newsletter, click the Subscribe tab here.
On another note, I want to correct a statement we made in the Nov. 6 issue.
Our article about Jim Dalke stated that he was the first person to be named SBE’s Engineer of the Year twice. That is not the case. Leonard Charles was honored in 1995 and 1997, while Clay Freinwald received the honor in 1996 and 1999.
