The NBC O&O in Philadelphia picks the former director of engineering and operations at KIRO Seattle to be its top tech.
DMA 4 (PHILADELPHIA)
WCAU Names Annette Parks Engineering VP
NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia (DMA 4)announced today that Annette Parks will be joining the station as vice president of engineering and operations starting Jan. 14. Parks joins the station from CBS affiliate KIRO Seattle, where she has been director of engineering and operations since 2010.
Prior to KIRO, Parks was director of engineering at WPXI Pittsburgh from 2004 to 2010. She was the technical operations manager at WSOC Charlotte, N.C., from 1991 to 2004. Parks served in the U.S. Navy as an electrician before starting her television career at Cox Cable Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Va., where she interned and then served as a headend technician.
Parks holds a BS in electronic engineering technology from Norfolk State University, a BA in industrial organizational psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and an MS in organizational management from Pfeiffer University. She is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Comments (2)
Adam Causey says:
January 2, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Good for her! I’m a guy, who believes it’s good to see a talented, creative female hold a top spot!
spike spike says:
January 2, 2013 at 8:56 pm
Dotty Pope was an engineer at the old WMBR TV-RADIO (NOW WJXT) way back in 1955 when I joined the station and she ended marrying the chief engineer Ernie Vordermark! Had an audio operator named Nell. Point is: women have been behind the scenes for years making those of us (men and women) look and sound better than perhaps we deserve(d)! The glass ceiling was smashed by them before the “term” emerged. Now when it comes to pay, a great deal still needs to be achieved in this area. I am MAN but I do admit WOMEN RULE at least around my house! Happy New Year and congratulations Annette. Pleased to see UNC-C was a part of your life and learning as UNC-CH was in mine!