SBE Elects New Board, Chooses Hogan As Pres.

The Society of Broadcast Engineers today announced the results of the 2011 election for the national board of directors. Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB, CBNT was elected as the society’s president. Hogan is the director of engineering for KJZZ, KBAQ, SunSounds of Arizona, in Tempe, Ariz.

Others serving one-year terms as officers, which begin on Sept. 28 are:

Vice President — Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB, vice president of engineering at Meredith Corporation in Las Vegas.

Secretary — James Leifer, CPBE, director of engineering & IT at Clear Channel South Florida in Miami.

Treasurer — Jerry Massey, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT, corporate regional engineer and DoE at Entercom Communications in Greenville, S.C.

Serving two-year terms on the board of directors, which also begin in Sept. 28 are:

Raymond Benedict, CPBE, director of spectrum engineering at CBS in Washington.

Paul J. Burnham, CPBE, field support manager at Communications e2v Inc. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Mark Heller, CSRE, CTO, president/GM/chief engineer at WTRW Inc./WGBW Radio in Two Rivers, Wis.

Charles “Ched” Keiler, CPBE, 8VSB, CBNT, director of engineering at Reach Communications in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

David Priester, CPBE, director of the Ithaca College technical operations in Ithaca, N.Y.

Gary Stigall, CPBE, chief technology officer at TV Magic in San Diego.

The national board of directors of the SBE is responsible for the development of policy and determines the programs and services the society provides to its more than 5,100 members. Those elected will begin their terms on Sept. 28 during the SBE Membership Meeting. They will join the other six directors who have another year remaining in their terms as well as immediate past president, Vincent Lopez, CEV, CBNT.

The SBE National Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference and the Ohio Association of Broadcasters. The event will take place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel and The Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.