Honoring Tech Leader Wendy Aylsworth

TVNewsCheck’s third annual Women in Technology Leadership Award presentation and reception at the NAB Show on Tuesday honored Wendy Aylsworth, senior vice president of technology at Warner Bros. Technical Operations.

Aylsworth is known for her work overseeing creation of the first D-Cinema standards and the first woman to serve as president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Not only does she play a pivotal role in helping Warner Bros. navigate a sea of technological change, but she is also a leader in setting technical standards around the world.

The FCC’s Alison Neplokh, chief engineer of the commission’s Media Bureau, received TVNewsCheck‘s first Technology Women to Watch Award for her technical and legal expertise. The new award is presented to women engineers who show potential for making significant contributions to the advancement of their industry, the Women to Watch Awards will recognize women in TV, radio and online technology.

TVNewsCheck’s Women in Technology Leadership Award recognizes women who have contributed significantly toward advancing their industry technologically. It supports the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation’s Technology Apprenticeship Program, which places young engineers who are women or people of color in broadcast industry internships.

This year’s award presentation and reception were sponsored by HBO, Turner, Verance, Fox Networks, RealD, Movie Labs and Warner Bros. (Photos by John Staley.)

Wendy Aylsworth and TVNewsCheck Publisher Kathy Haley

National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation President Marcellus Alexander

SMPTE Executive Director Barbara Lange with Aylsworth

Bill Lake, Chief, FCC Media Bureau, accepted the Technology Women to Watch Award on behalf of Alison Neplokh, FCC Media Bureau chief engineer.