from Radio World

McDowell was at the commission seven years. He left in May 2013 and has been a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute.

The vice president of engineering at Meredith Corp. lives in Las Vegas and is a member of SBE Chapter 128 in that market.

MANASSAS, VA. The National Religious Broadcasters annual convention traditionally crosses over a weekend but that will no longer be the practice, at least for next year’s show.

The FCC has cautioned broadcasters to check their EAS encoders/decoders to ensure the false EAN that went out in late October as part of “The Bobby Bones Show” is purged.

Headed by co-chairs Sascha Spors and Umberto Zanghieri, the convention will feature over 100 tutorials, workshops, engineering briefs and paper sessions.

NAB released the full lineup of 30 speakers for the two-day symposium NAB Show @ Mobile World Congress, “Capturing the Moment Through Mobile and Broadcast.”

Much of U.S. broadcasting meant for overseas consumption will continue despite the federal government shutdown.

The FCC reorganized its International Bureau, saying the changes make work more efficient and “enable new analyses of trends” in international telecommunications.

Joyce MacDonald will become vice president of journalism for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, a new position.

The National Religious Broadcasters has adopted the theme of “Proclaim” for its 2015 International Christian Media Convention.

The FCC is holding firm on its $25,000 fine against Four Corners Broadcasting for operating three studio-to-transmitter links in an unauthorized location. The penalty is now a forfeiture.

The National Association of Tower Erectors has released the official results of its Board of Directors election.

The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee has slated a nomination hearing for Tom Wheeler, a former telecom and cable industry group executive, for June 18.

Harman’s Studer has appointed Danmon Asia as its distributor for its entire Studer product range in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar

Three equipment-related fines came out of the commission last week, one involving EAS, another concerning an unlocked tower fence and a third involving the lack of red obstruction lighting at night