Immediate past Chapter 36 Chairman Andrew Lombard just landed a job as Chief Engineer at Fox O&O KSAZ (TV) channel 10 in Phoenix. Lombard had most recently been Director of Engineering at KFMB Stations in San Diego. At KSAZ, he’ll replace Gerry Grunig, who is planning to retire in early 2016.
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Chapter 36 Officers Elected
The next crop of San Diego SBE chapter officer volunteers were elected in a late November online vote:
- Chair, Gary Stigall
- Vice Chair, Matthew Anderson
- Secretary, Doug Alman
Doug Alman was Chapter Chair in 2012 – 2014. Gary was Chair previously from 1998 – 2000.
The nominating committee consisted of past officers Andrew Lombard, Steve Moreen, and Gary Stigall.
Steve Moreen has been appointed to serve a second term as Program Chair.
The new officers succeed past officers Andrew Lombard, Chair; Manny Cervantes, Vice-Chair; and Matt Schiller, Secretary-Treasurer.
FCC Auction: What Will You Do With Your $221-Million?
When the FCC published on October 16 the TV spectrum auction starting prices, you have to believe a number of San Diego station general managers were dreaming of what they would do with the money. KSWB-TV had the highest listed price for abandoning its channel 19 spot at $221.5-million. All infomercial low power broadcaster KSEX-CD came in at $146-million. K35DG-D, the 300 watt flamethrower of UCSD’s has a starting bid of $91-million. Continue reading FCC Auction: What Will You Do With Your $221-Million?
October 21 Meeting: Video to Go by TV Pro Gear
The term “flypack” has meant many things over the years, from small, portable video production systems in a travel rack case, to satellite uplink systems built for airline cargo spaces. At our October meeting, TV Pro Gear will update us on current trends in production flypacks. With better large scale integration, users can pile more stuff into small spaces, and Andy Maisner will show us just what the current capabilities and limits are, in both a remote vehicle and Flypak™.
Join us October 21, 2015 at 12 noon, at KGTV, 4600 Airway in San Diego for a free lunch and presentation from TV Pro Gear. As always, this meeting is open to all. Continue reading October 21 Meeting: Video to Go by TV Pro Gear
Rick Hill Passes
San Diego sports radio technician Rick “Red” Hill died September 29 of pancreatic cancer. Rick was a fixture in setting up Padres and Chargers radio broadcasts, and worked for KFMB and iHeart Media, among others.