The long-time head of engineering and operations at Cox’s ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C., is ending his career on June 1.
He joins from KING Seattle to oversee technical operations at Nexstar’s Bay Area MyNetworkTV affiliate.
He is responsible for a team of four, managing all of six of the Maryland Public Television broadcast facilities and transmission tower sites across the state.
Opening For Chief Engineer In A Cool City
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a chief engineer at a Gray station in one of the best small cities and coolest urban spaces in America.
WNJU Promotes John Gonzalez To Tech VP
Telemundo-owned WNJU New York (DMA 1) has named John Gonzalez vice president of technology and operations. An industry veteran with more than 30 years of professional experience as a photojournalist, […]
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Meteorologist Kosek, 4 Others Out At WGCL
Just four days after News Director Frank Volpicella was abruptly let go with no tangible explanation, Meredith’s CBS affiliate in Atlanta dropped five more employees Friday in the latest house-cleaning move. The list: chief meteorologist Jim Kosek, managing editor Paul Caron, operations manager and chief engineer James Estes, noon producer Jason Becknell and Volpicella’s news administrator Amanda Smith.
The station group promotes him from operations manager at WLEX Lexington, KY., to succeed the retiring Andy Suk as vice president of engineering and technology.
WMAR Names New Engineering Director
The Baltimore ABC affiliate promotes Sal Iacia, its assistant chief engineer, to replace the retired Paul Wilkinson.
KGO Taps Brandon Carleton To Head Tech
Carlton comes from ABC-owned KABC Los Angeles where he was assistant director of engineering. At ABC’s San Francisco O&O, he will be VP of broadcast and digital technology.
Stefan Hadl Named WCVB Engineering Dir.
The longtime Hearst tech executive, and veteran of the United States Air Force, will head broadcast engineering and operations at Hearst Television’s Boston ABC affiliate.
CBS Names New Top Techs In New York, Philly
Rich Paleski joins CBS-owned WCBS-WLNY New York from the company’s KYW-WPSG Philadelphia where he’s being succeeded by Marc Musgrove. Both have the title of director of broadcast operations and engineering.
CEs Expect Budgets, Staff To Remain Steady
A recent TVNewsCheck/Playout survey shows that most chief engineers expect their operating and capital budgets and engineering staff levels to remain about the same in 2013.
CEs Downbeat About Mobile DTV Propects
In February survey of station techs, more than 80% say are pessimistic or ambivalent about mobile DTV becoming a consumer success.
