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Engineering Achievement Awards

2024

RADIO
David Kolesar, Hubbard Radio, LLC
Washington, DC

TELEVISION
M. Winston Caldwell, Consulting Engineer
Chattanooga, TN


2023

RADIO
Michael Cooney, Beasley Media Group
Naples, FL

TELEVISION
H. Douglas Lung, NBCUniversal Local
Honomu, HI


2022

RADIO
Ashruf S. El-Dinary, Xperi Corporation
Columbia, MD

TELEVISION
Peter A. Sockett, Capitol Broadcasting Company
Raleigh, NC


2021

RADIO
David L. Hershberger, Continental Electronics
Nevada City, CA

TELEVISION
David Folsom, Pearl TV
Montgomery, AL

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Brady Dreasler, Quincy Media
Quincy, IL


2020

RADIO
Jeff Welton, Nautel
Hackett’s Cove, NS Canada

TELEVISION
James T. Stenberg, American Tower Corporation
Portland, ME


2019

RADIO
Gary Cavell, Cavell, Mertz and Associates
Manassas, VA

TELEVISION
Cindy Hutter Cavell, Cavell, Mertz and Associates
Manassas, VA


2018

RADIO
Carl T. Jones, Jr., Carl T. Jones Corporation
Springfield, VA

TELEVISION
Mark Aitken, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Hunt Valley, MD

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Clay Freinwald, Bustos Media Holdings, LLC
Seattle, WA


2017

RADIO
John Kean, Cavell, Mertz & Associates
Manassas, VA

TELEVISION
John Lyons, The Durst Organization
New York, NY


2016

RADIO
Andrew Laird, Journal Broadcast Group
Milwaukee, WI

TELEVISION
Richard Chernock, Triveni Digital
Princeton, NJ


2015

RADIO
Thomas F. King, Kintronic Labs
Bristol, TN

TELEVISION
Richard Friedel, Fox Networks Engineering and Operations
Los Angeles, CA

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Ray Conover, Hubbard Broadcasting
St. Paul, MN


2014

RADIO
Jeff Littlejohn, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
Cincinnati, OH

TELEVISION
Robert Seidel, CBS
New York, NY


2013

RADIO
Frank Foti, Telos Alliance
Cleveland, OH

TELEVISION
Jay Adrick, GatesAir
Mason, OH

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Leonard J. Charles, Morgan Murphy Media
Madison, WI


2012

RADIO
Paul Brenner, Emmis Communications
Indianapolis, IN

TELEVISION
Glenn Reitmeier, NBCUniversal
New York, NY


2011

RADIO
L. Robert du Treil, du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc.
Sarasota, FL

TELEVISION
Thomas B. Keller, Renowned Television Technology Innovator


2010

RADIO
Steve Church, Telos Systems
Cleveland, OH

TELEVISION
Mark Richer, ATSC
Washington, DC


2009

RADIO
Jack Sellmeyer, Sellmeyer Engineering
Lucas, TX

TELEVISION
Sterling Davis, Cox Broadcasting
Atlanta, GA


2008

RADIO
Thomas B. Silliman, Electronics Research, Inc.
Chandler, IN

TELEVISION
Antoon Uyttendaele, ABC Inc.
New York, NY


2007

RADIO
Louis A. King, Kintronic Laboratories, Inc.
Bristol, TN

TELEVISION
Victor Tawil, Association for Maximum Service Television
Washington, DC


2006

RADIO
Benjamin Dawson, Hatfield and Dawson
Seattle, WA

Ronald Rackley, du Treil, Lundin and Rackley, Inc.
Sarasota FL

TELEVISION
S. Merrill Weiss, Merrill Weiss Group LLC
Metuchen, NJ


2005

RADIO
Milford Smith, Greater Media, Inc.
East Brunswick, NJ

TELEVISION
Oded Bendov, TV Transmission Antenna Group, Inc.
Cherry Hill, NJ


2004

RADIO
Glynn Walden, CBS Radio
Philadelphia, PA

TELEVISION
Ira Goldstone, Tribune Broadcasting
Los Angeles, CA


2003

RADIO
John W. Reiser, Federal Communications Commission
(Retired)
Mt. Vernon, VA

TELEVISION
Robert P. Eckert, Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC


2002

RADIO
Paul Schafer, Schafer International
Bonita, CA

TELEVISION
Bernard Lechner, Consultant
Princeton, NJ


2001

RADIO
Arno Meyer, Belar Electronics Laboratory
Devon, PA

TELEVISION
Larry Thorpe, Sony Electronics, Inc.
Park Ridge, NJ


2000

RADIO
Michael Dorrough, Dorrough Electronics
Woodland Hills, CA

TELEVISION
Max Berry, Capital Cities/ABC (retired)
Elkins Park, PA


1999

RADIO
Geoffrey Mendenhall, P.E. Harris Corporation
Quincy, IL

TELEVISION
John Turner, Turner Engineering
Mountain Lakes, NJ


1998

RADIO
John Battison, P.E., John Battison, Consultant
Loudonville, OH

TELEVISION
Robert Hopkins, Sony Pictures High Definition Center
Culver City, CA


1997

RADIO
George Jacobs, George Jacobs & Associates
Silver Spring, MD

TELEVISION
Michael Sherlock, NBC
New York, NY


1996

RADIO
Ogden Prestholdt, A.D. Ring & Associates
Nakomis, FL

TELEVISION
Charles Rhodes, Advanced Television Test Center
Alexandria, VA

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Gerald Robinson, Hearst Broadcasting
Milwaukee, WI


1995

RADIO
Robert Orban, AKG Acoustics, Inc.
San Leandro, CA

TELEVISION
Carl G. Eilers, Zenith Electronics
Glenview, IL


1994

RADIO
Charles T. Morgan, Susquehanna Radio Corporation
York, PA

TELEVISION
Thomas J. Vaughan, PESA Micro Communications, Inc.
Manchester, NH


1993

RADIO
Robert M. Silliman, Silliman and Silliman
Silver Spring, MD

TELEVISION
Stanley N. Baron, Technical Development, NBC
New York, NY

SERVICE TO BROADCAST ENGINEERING
Herb H. Schubarth, Gannett Broadcasting
Denver, CO


1992

RADIO
Edward Edison and Robert L. Hammett, Hammett & Edison
San Francisco, CA

TELEVISION
James C. McKinney, Advanced Television Systems Committee
Washington, DC


1991

RADIO
George Marti, Marti Electronics
Cleburne, TX

TELEVISION
Kerns Powers, David Sarnoff and NBC Consultant
Princeton, NJ


1990

Hilmer Swanson, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Division
Quincy, IL


1989

William Connolly, Sony Advanced Systems
Montvale, NJ


1988

Jules Cohen, Jules Cohen and Associates
Washington, DC



1987

Renville H. McMann, CBS Technology Center
Stamford, CT


1986

Dr. George Brown, RCA Laboratories
Princeton, NJ


1985

Carl E. Smith, Smith Electronics
Cleveland, OH


1984

Otis S. Freeman, WPIX, Inc., Tribune Broadcasting
New York, NY


1983

Joseph Flaherty, Technology, CBS Inc
New York, NY


1982

Julius Barnathan, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
New York, NY


1981

Wallace E. Johnson, Association for Broadcast Engineering Standards
Washington, DC


1980

James D. Parker, CBS Television Network
New York, NY


1979

Robert W. Flanders, McGraw Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Indianapolis, IN


1978

John A. Moseley, Moseley Associates, Inc.
Goleta, CA


1977

Daniel H. Smith, Capital Cities Communications, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA


1976

Dr. Frank G. Kear, Consulting Engineer
Washington, DC


1975

John D. Silva, Golden West Broadcasters
Los Angeles, CA


1974

Joseph B. Epperson, Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co.
Cleveland, OH


1973

A. James Ebel, KOLN TV
Lincoln, NE


1972

John M. Sherman, WCCO
Minneapolis, MN


1971

Benjamin Wolfe, Post Newsweek Stations
Washington, DC.


1970

Philip Whitney, WINC
Winchester, VA


1969

Jarrett L. Hathaway, NBC Television Network
New York, NY


1968

Howard A. Chinn, CBS Television Network
New York, NY


1967

Robert M. Morris, American Broadcasting Company
New York, NY


1966

Carl J. Meyers, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.
Chicago, IL


1965

Edward W. Allen, Jr., Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC


1964

John H. DeWitt, Jr., WSM, Inc.
Nashville, TN


1963

Dr. George R. Town, Iowa State University
Ames, IA


1962

Ralph N. Harmon, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.
New York, NY


1961

Raymond F. Guy, Consultant


1960

Commissioner T. A. M. Craven, FCC
Washington, DC


1959

John T. Wilner, Hearst Corporation
Baltimore, MD








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