Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 17, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA
Photo atop the IDS Building in downtown Minneapolis, 792 feet above street level.
Photo atop the IDS Building in downtown Minneapolis, 792 feet above street level.
All broadcast engineers are welcome to join our group. We are a non-profit professional organization of radio and television engineers who build, repair and update radio and television broadcast facilities. There are 76 members in Chapter 17. Most live and work in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We meet monthly to exchange ideas and increase skill level. There is also an annual summer picnic in June and holiday party in December. Meetings are being held online during COVID.
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The next SBE Chapter 17 online meeting:
To be determined by Program Chairman - Taylor Robert Barker taylor.r.barker@gmail.com News from previous meetings |
News:
February 16, 2021: Joe Joncas, a long-time employee of WCCO, is in the Hennepin County Medical Center with a staph infection. His family has set up a Caring Bridge site for him. https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joejoncas/journal
December 10, 2020: WCCO TV has lost Mike Dorschner, one of the people who set the station apart from others. Mike passed away December 10th at home under hospice care after a fight with cancer. He spent 45 years in the Engineering Department making the rest of us look great. The first robotic controlled weather droids, election night return software, integrating the MnDOT traffic cameras with WCCO's Chyron and titling software, the bicycle powered newscast and countless other state fair projects....all Mike's engineering. It was always a wonder to walk back to his work area to see what "they said it couldn't be done" project he was making happen. Michael's family said they are planning a summertime outdoor celebration to remember Mike. They are also working on a Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/michael-g-dorschner-memorial to come up with a suitable memorial at the State Fairgrounds where he had so much enjoyment developing whatever was inside the WCCO Fishbowl. If you have photos of memories of Mike that you'd like to share, Mike and Rory's daughter Andrea Dorschner Jones would like to see them. She can be reached at: Jone1215@umn.edu Mike Dorschner was 75.
Job Openings:
2/19/21: South Washington County Telecommunications Commission (SWCTC) seeks an enterprising individual to support the organization’s information technology goals. https://swctc.org/contact/job-opening
Twin Cities PBS is looking for people. If interested, please apply by visiting our Career Center at http://www.tpt.org/careers/job-openings/
K-LOVE and Air 1 Radio Networks are looking for people. See: https://careers-kloveair1.icims.com/jobs/search?hashed=-435656068
Education:
SBE Technical Professional Training Program
Power Limited Technician classes in Minnesota. https://www.pltservices.net/register/full-day-of-ce-classes
2/19/21: South Washington County Telecommunications Commission (SWCTC) seeks an enterprising individual to support the organization’s information technology goals. https://swctc.org/contact/job-opening
Twin Cities PBS is looking for people. If interested, please apply by visiting our Career Center at http://www.tpt.org/careers/job-openings/
K-LOVE and Air 1 Radio Networks are looking for people. See: https://careers-kloveair1.icims.com/jobs/search?hashed=-435656068
Education:
SBE Technical Professional Training Program
Power Limited Technician classes in Minnesota. https://www.pltservices.net/register/full-day-of-ce-classes
SBE is an organization with 114 chapters and 5000 members world-wide.
