SBE Chapter 17 Meetings and Stories in 2023 |
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They heard from from Ricki Lee of Aiir https://aiir.com/, a California-based company specializing in audio playout and planning tools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GSNtiwrpS0&t=15s |
The SBE 17 attendees that day.
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Eddy Vanderkerken
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Bob Lewis
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August 3, 2023: Our meeting speaker that day was Bob Lewis of DeTect, Inc. They have a wide array of products https://detect-inc.com/aircraft-detection-lighting-systems which help protect critical ground assets, specifically the communications business.
To reduce light pollution, the systems turn off tower lights or lights on wind farms when there are no aircraft in the area, then turn them on when planes are within three miles. The systems use Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB), used on aircraft, to report position. They also use 9 GHz and 3.03 to 3.30 GHz radar to spot planes. |
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July 15, 2023: From Robert Taylor Barker: I'm terribly sorry to report that Ms. McMullen-Boyer passed away on Wednesday at the age of 54, in Saint Cloud. In college, I had the pleasure of being one of many students who encountered her at KVSC-FM. She was the lifeblood of Ampers, and any conversation you had with her automatically made you feel smarter.
Arrangements with the Benson Funeral Home http://www.bensonfuneralhome.com/obituary_display.php?id=2662. Please take a moment to honor her tremendous legacy. Robert Taylor Barker. |
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July 14, 2023: Jim Wychor, age 91, of Worthington, MN, died. Wychor was KWOA AM/FM's co-owner, vice president and general manager for 26 years, according to his biography in the Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He served as president and CEO of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association from 1989 to 1997 and served in leadership roles in many other industry groups. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, July 21, with the funeral at 3 p.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1 Shephard Court in Circle Pines.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/twincities/name/james-wychor-obituary?id=52492494 https://news.yahoo.com/jim-wychor-remembered-great-gobbler-141700558.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma https://www.dglobe.com/news/local/jim-wychor-remembered-for-great-gobbler-gallop-a-life-in-radio-and-his-abiding-love-of-worthington |
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June 14, 2023: Retired Twin Cities Radio Engineer Steve R. Brown passed away. You will remember him from WCCO-FM, which became WLTE, then KMNB Radio.
A memorial service was Monday, June 26, 2023. See a recording of the livestream at: https://livestream.com/accounts/5053468/events/10887558 Steve Brown was the SBE Chapter 17 Engineer of the Year in 2017. 
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Jill Walters
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June 12, 2023: We heard from Jill Walters, Director of Key Accounts for Digital Broadcast Inc https://www.digitalbcast.com/, about OTT Platform Services. It is all about content delivery to television stations and streaming.
Programming is moving away from traditional televisions and going to smartphones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDncYhugq7o |
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June 3, 2023: (l-r) National SBE Executive Committee Member Shane Toven CPBE, DRB, CBNE, then Mark Persons CPBE, AMD, CBNT appeared on episode 646 of TWIRT (This Week in Radio and Television) with host Kirk Harnack . They discussed the Emergency Alert System.
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Shane Finch
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May 21, 2023: Shane Finch has passed away. You might remember him from the Next Best Thing Tour. Shane spent time with MusicMaster and ENCO as well as doing air work at WTRS in Savanna, Georgia, and WFMQ Radio in Lebanon, Tennessee. It was just one year ago that he was promoted to the Sales Director position at Broadcasters General Store. See the Radio World story at: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/people-news/shane-finch-dies
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