Sinclair Ups Keith Pelletier To President Of Dielectric

Sinclair Broadcast Group on Wednesday promoted Keith Pelletier to president of its Dielectric subsidiary. Pelletier has been employed by Dielectric for 25 years and has been vice president and general manager of the RF antenna and system manufacturer since Sinclair acquired it in 2013.

Previous president, Andy Whiteside, who is retiring this summer, said “Keith has in-depth engineering and manufacturing experience coupled with strong leadership skills and excellent rapport with Dielectric’s customer base.” He added: “Keith recognized early on the unprecedented demands that the U.S. spectrum repack would place on the industry, and drove his team to develop and implement the innovative engineering and manufacturing process changes that resulted in Dielectric providing over 85% of the TV antennas to the repack program — a key factor in ensuring the timely success of the repack effort.”

Pelletier earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maine, Orono. He has gained experience working with all of Dielectric’s products and services, authoring numerous technical papers and presenting at major engineering conferences.

Pelletier said: “I am looking forward to leading the company into the future.  Dielectric will continue to embrace change and lead efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology and manufacturing while solving broadcasters’ future RF needs.”