Staff Engineer

Certifications / Licenses / Honors:
CSRE, AMD

Broadcast Work History:
KTBB 1974, 1984 to 1992
KPAN 1974 to 1976
KDJW 1980
KOOI 1992 to 1996
BW 1996 to date

Top 3 Areas of current Proficiency / Skill:
1. Instruction
2. Organization
3. Trouble Shooting

History:
I first became interested in over-the-air broadcasting in 1962, when I was 9 years old. I can remember making small cardboard station ID cards and pretending that I controlled several television stations. At the time, I lived in central Illinois and we received one VHF station from Champaign and 3 UHF stations from Peoria. (Perhaps you may remember UHF converters that were prominent at the time?) My favourite radio stations were WJBK, Bloomington and WLS, Chicago. The next year we moved to Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and my focus narrowed more towards radio. There, I made my first broadcasting set out of an old file cabinet, pretend of course, and gave it the call sign KANT, named after my small backyard town called Antsville. Why? I don't know. Who can figure the mind of a 10 year old? My favourite stations were KFSA and KTCS, both of which I could ride my bike to and stare in the windows, probably to the irritation of the station staff. The following year, having moved to Tyler, Texas, I obtained my first 3-tube Lafayette AM broadcasting kit. I played phonograph records and read excerpts from Mad Magazine to our immediate neighbours. They all probably thought I was going "no place fast!" It did, however, give me my first taste of what I thought would become my life's profession. My favourite stations were KDOK, KTBB, and the then defunct KGKB. KGKB was interesting as after lunch, on Sundays, I could stare through their abandoned studio windows. Nothing was ever moved and it was just as though the lights were turned off and everyone went home. Finally, after moving to Michigan, I was at an age where I could get my first FCC license: the 3rd class Radiotelephone. I thought I had it made. (but who in the Detroit area was going to give a teenage kid a break? No chance! No way!) My first on-air job was back in Tyler, Texas, in 1974 at KTBB, then to KPAN, Hereford, KDJW, Amarillo, and back to KTBB in 1984. At Broadcast Works, I am involved in scheduling engineers to various assignments, to meet customer needs and take advantage of that individual engineer's particular talents. I trouble shoot problems involving AM and FM transmission systems and related equipment. I am involved in equipment installation and wiring, with FCC compliance and licensing, with material procurement for construction projects. I will also recommend broadcast equipment and make specifications for various broadcast applications.