Do you know a broadcast engineer in Georgia who does outstanding work?
The Georgia Association of Broadcasters is accepting nominations for its 2021 Angelo Ditty – Frank McLemore Engineering Award.
Here at Radio World we wish that more state associations had award programs specifically for engineers and technical people and we appreciate those that do. GAB has been doing so since 2013.
It will present the awards on Oct. 23 during its annual GABBY Award ceremony.
Nominees must have 20 or more years in broadcast engineering, with the majority of that time in Georgia. They must exhibit professionalism among their colleagues and a willingness to help other engineers in support of the industry.
Nominations are due Sept. 20. Email yours to mailto:[email protected].
The idea for this award came about when the state of Georgia revised its Emergency Alert System plan in 2012; the association worked closely with the state and received important support from four engineers, so decided to honor them.
It was then named the Angelo Ditty Engineering Award after the association’s longtime ABIP inspector. GAB added the name of another ABIP inspector, Frank McLemore, after his death.
Below is the list of past recipients.
2013
Dick Boekeloo
Robert Butler
Daniel L. Davis
Frank McLemore
2014
Marty Foglia
Michael Lawing
2015
David Williams
Jeff Brock
2016
LaVaughn Thompson
Randy Mullinax
Perley Eppley
2017
Bill Williams
Stu Graham
Knox Carreker
2018
John York
Dick Byrd
Vic Lester
2019
James Gay
Tom Giglio
Bob Helbush
2020
Phil Baker
Jim Gantner
Charlie Harrell
