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SBE Names Andrea Cummis as Engineer of the Year
Marcos O’Rourke is honored for his educational efforts
Society Of Broadcast Engineers
Tech Tips
Your Mentorship Matters
Award-winning engineer Mark Persons celebrates a time-honored tradition
Programming and Sales
Majority of Broadcast Engineers Got a Raise, 2022 Survey Says
SBE-certified engineers also made more money annually
News and Business
SBE 2022 National Meeting to Be Held in Syracuse
In conjunction with Chapter 22’s Broadcast and Technology Expo
News and Business
NAB Leadership Foundation Seeks Technology Apprenticeship Applicants
Applications are being accepted through June 15
News and Business
SBE Mentor Program Continues to Flourish
More than 100 mentors and mentees from TV and radio engineering fields have connected
SBE
Frank Pianki to Teach SBE Leadership Development Course
The course focuses on leadership and management development for broadcast engineers
SBE
Neb. Association Support for SBE Training
The program develops new talent to fill engineering vacancies
Headlines
Terry Baun Dies at 74
An award-winning engineer, mentor and longtime SBE proponent including twice its president
Business and Law
SBE Holds Online Membership Meeting Monday
Cummis and other new officers will be sworn in
From the Editor
Cummis Set to Take the Lead at SBE
And as the society’s first female leader, she hopes to help it diversity
Tech and Gear
Wireless Mic Industry Debates WMAS Technology
NAB and SBE express cautious approval, with caveats
Headlines
SBE: New Wireless Systems Need Frequency Coordination
Society cautions against "further disruption" of UHF incumbents
Business and Law
SBE to Honor Tobin Posthumously as SBE Engineer of the Year
During his career as a radio engineer, Chris Tobin took on several roles with...
Business and Law
40% of Engineers Got a Raise in Past Year
SBE also says latest survey again shows benefits of certification
People News
Imlay Will Retire as SBE General Counsel
Will depart in December; the society will split his duties
From the Editor
Megan Clappe Is Named an SBE Fellow
She has headed its certification program for 15 years
Headlines
SBE Issues Guidance About RWT Failure
Required Weekly Test from IPAWS came with wrong signature
Guest Commentaries
The Integrity and Ethics of Broadcast Engineers
SBE’s general counsel expresses concern over language from the FCC Audio Division
People News
SBE Gives John Poray a Big Sendoff
Engineers "like what you do, it’s part of you. That really rubs off”
News Makers
Mark Persons: “I Never Had a Plan B”
Recipient of lifetime achievement award is a mentor and inveterate storyteller
From the Editor
Geary Morrill on SBE’s New TPTP Program
Effort aims to bring SBE resources together to benefit new entrants more
Headlines
SBE Launches New Training Program
Society says TPTP effort is a response to the “looming crisis”
From the Editor
Online Resources Blossom at SBE
President Wayne Pecena talks about normalcy and change at the society
Business and Law
New SBE Website Redesigned from Inside Out
The redesign gives the organization greater flexibility going forward
Workbench
How Michael Bolton Can Be 300 Times Worse
Also, a way to troubleshoot nitrogen leaks in pressurized transmission line
From the Editor
Mark Persons Receives SBE Lifetime Achievement Award
Born to be a broadcast engineer: “I never had a Plan B:”
Business and Law
SBE’s Ennes Educational Foundation Announces Five Scholarship Recipients
Each scholarship awarded this year is for $2,500
Business and Law
Lump-Sum Decision Deadline Extended Two Weeks
Stations get a bit more time, but not as much as SBE had asked...
From the Editor
Lump Sum Decision Causes Engineer Headaches
SBE asks for extension on time to choose in C-Band reimbursement program
Headlines
RJ Russell Is SBE’s Engineer of the Year
Fred Baumgartner and Roland Russell are honored as educators
Headlines
SBE Takes Its National Meeting Online
But the technical expo planned by Chapter 22 for September is cancelled
From the Editor
Linda Baun Will Retire from Wisconsin Association
The “heart and soul” of the Broadcasters Clinic is longtime advocate for engineers
Business and Law
SBE Begins Search for New Executive Director
Search deadlines indicate decisions to be made in summer
Business and Law
SBE Creates New Chapter in Florida Panhandle
Chapter 106 serves the Panhandle as well as portions of Alabama and Georgia
Headlines
SBE Sets 2019–2020 Committee Chairs
All were approved by the SBE Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting