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Tondreau, Oregon Engineering Executive, Is Remembered

Michael A. Tondreau, vice president of engineering at Oregon Public Broadcasting lost a battle with cancer and died in late January, TV Technology reported.

Michael A. Tondreau, vice president of engineering at Oregon Public Broadcasting lost a battle with cancer and died in late January, TV Technology reported.

Tondreau was active in the expansion of Oregon’s public broadcasting service from its roots at KOAC in Corvallis, Ore. to current facilities in Portland, Ore. He was with the organization for more than 40 years and guided its engineering department during a transition from a state agency to a private, nonprofit organization. He was involved in construction of one of the first digital TV stations in the country in 1997.

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