Our August meeting will be on Tuesday, August 18th at Noon at the Out-O-Town Club in Kaukauna.
Our August Newsletter is availabe.
Category Archives: News
Bill Moede 1958-2026
It is with a heavy heart that we must announce to you all, one of our members is gone. Bill Moede passed away last week, following complications resulting from a serious heart attack. His family was with him until the very end, and I hope that each and every one of you will keep Lisa and his whole family in your thoughts and prayers.
Bill was an amazing man. He gave freely of his time and knowledge, happy to help a fellow traveler with whatever they needed. His deep enthusiasm for our line of work made him a joy to be around, and I’ll always remember his quick wit and sense of humor. We’ve lost a great friend. For those members of SBE Chapter 80 who wish to remember Bill Moede and say goodbye, there will be a Visitation on Wednesday, June 10th at 9am, followed by a Celebration of Life at 11am, in Appleton.
The obituary can be found here.
This Week in Radio Tech Podcast: UW Oshkosh Broadcast Engineering Emphasis
This week on the This Week in Radio Tech podcast, Bill Kerkhof and Andrew Smock from UW Oshkosh were on the show to talk about the newly created Broadcast Engineering emphasis at the university. You can check out the podcast below.
May 2024 News and Notes
Our May meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21st at Sam’s Pizza in Schofield. Our presentation will be from long time Chief Engineer Mike Pappas on getting the most out of a Cheif Engineer’s work day, work week, month, and year. He will be joined by John Lynch, Director of Business Development for Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW). In addition to discussing how to make the most of a Chief Engineer’s job, Mr. Pappas will outline and demonstrate the new technology employed by Orban Labs in on-air processing and streaming processing. The company was founded 55 years ago by the legendary and still very active, Bob Orban.
Zoom meeting details for those who are unable to attend in person are in the newsletter.
Our May newsletter is available now.
Job Opening: Broadcast Engineer, ECB, Wheeler, WI
The WI Educational Communications Board has an opening for a Broadcast Engineer based in Wheeler, WI. For more information, click here.
SBE Promotes Stephen J. Brown to SBE Fellow
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has elevated Stephen J. Brown, CPBE, CBNT, of Appleton, WI, to the membership rank of Fellow. The SBE Board of Directors elected him at its meeting held April 16, 2023.
Mr. Brown’s career in broadcasting began in 1975 when he began working for WAPL-AM/FM as a part-time announcer and engineer. In 1978, he was hired by Woodward Communications as assistant chief engineer, being promoted to chief engineer in 1980, and then director of broadcast engineering in 1985. In that capacity, he oversees 11 stations in multiple markets.
For many years, Steve volunteered his time as a Program Committee member for the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association in planning the annual Broadcasters Clinic. He is also a founding member of SBE Chapter 80 Fox Valley. From 2018 to 2022, he served two terms on the SBE Board of Directors, serving as Membership Committee Chair. He is SBE Lifetime Certified as a Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer and a Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist.
For the full press release, click here.
Congratulations Steve!
September 2022 News and Notes
Our September 2022 meeting will be on Tuesday, September 20 at the Out-O-Town Club in Kaukauna or on Zoom (Zoom information is in the newsletter). Our program presenter will be Jay Gedanken of Media Excel. Jay will be talking about Multi Camera synchronization with arbitrary delays on the cameras as well as transcoding.
Our September newsletter is available now.
WBA Engineering Fellowship Grants
The WBA and the WBA Foundation appreciate those who have chosen broadcast engineering as a profession. We realize that all broadcast engineers must stay current in broadcast engineering knowledge, skills, practices, and technologies, and that involves an investment of time and money.
As the broadcast industry evolves, so must our understanding of how to implement new media transmission. Unfortunately, often busy schedules and tight budgets for most engineering departments do not permit engineers to learn new skills and acquire an understanding of new technology. How are broadcast engineers able to keep up-to-date so that our industry thrives?
The WBA and the WBA Foundation offer Engineering Fellowship Grants. This program is meant to provide a stipend for broadcast engineers currently serving Wisconsin member stations to acquire continuing education in broadcast engineering.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Job Opening: WMTV TV, Broadcast Engineer
WMTV TV in Madison has an opening for a Broadcast Engineer. For more information, click here.
April 2021 News and Notes
Our April meeting will be Tuesday, April 20th at Noon via Microsoft Teams.
Our April newsletter is available now.
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