Month: June 2023

Steve Sandlin

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Steve Sandlin is celebrating his 50th anniversary in Texas broadcasting.  A native of Beaumont, Steve resides in Huntsville.  Though semi-retired, he still acts as a consultant and project manager for radio and television stations throughout the state, with emphasis on AM signals and other RF projects.

Steve also remains active as one of TAB’s Alternate Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) inspectors covering the southern half of Texas.  Steve has been on the inspection team for nine years.

Steve has been a DJ, Sales Manager, Newsman, Staff Engineer and Chief Engineer of both radio and television stations in Texas and has been involved in everything from management changes to new station construction in a number of markets.

Steve is a founding member of SBE Chapter 99 and holds lifetime certification as a Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer.  He also holds a valid FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License and is a member of Texas Radio Hall of Fame and is proud to have been recognized with an Award of Excellence in 2015 at the TAB Engineers Dinner.

When not working around a transmitter or conducting an ABIP review, Steve enjoys spending time with his classic cars along with other business ventures.

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Wayne Kube

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Wayne Kube’s career in Broadcasting spans over 50 years.  In his very early years, he started out as an announcer/engineer at KZOL-AM radio, 250 watts daytime station in Farwell, TX.

Wayne joined the US Air Force in 1972 where he specialized in the radar/electronics field for almost a decade.   

Beginning in 1980, Wayne spent the next chapter of his Broadcast Engineering career as the Chief Engineer at KBTX-TV in Bryan, Texas.  Wayne was founding member & president of SBE Chapter 99 in Bryan.

In 1990, Wayne moved to Dallas where he was Engineering Manager/designated chief operator at WFAA-TV.

In 2000, Wayne became the Director of Engineering & FCC Compliance at Belo Corp in Dallas.

In 2013 Wayne became a Consulting Engineer for Gannett/TEGNA Television and Hearst Television,

Wayne is currently one of the TAB ABIP Inspectors, a position he has held since 2014. 

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Crispin Corporation, a Sony Group Company

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: https://www.crispincorp.com/
Phone: 919.845.7744
Address: 600 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605
United States

Crispin Corporation, a Sony Group Company, is a leading provider of broadcast automation and media asset management solutions, known for its highly modular approach that enables each facility to build a system tailored to its exact needs.

Crispin’s next-generation CORE platform delivers a flexible, adaptable framework designed to meet today’s evolving broadcast environments. Supporting on-premise, virtualized, cloud, or hybrid deployments, CORE enables users to scale and evolve over time while ensuring system resilience with built-in disaster recovery and backup capabilities, supporting everything from single facilities to multi-site and group operations.

The CORE suite provides browser-based access to the entire system from anywhere on the network. Tools such as webRPX and TimelineView offer intuitive options for monitoring and controlling playlist operations, while Record & Prep Manager (RPM) manages all linear and baseband record workflows. AssetBase gives operators full visibility into assets, locations, and metadata to support efficient playout.

LoadingDock offers a powerful, browser-based ingest solution that simplifies and accelerates the processing of syndicated content, supporting both single-facility workflows and centralized ingest for group operations.

Beyond control, Crispin enhances operational confidence with Monitoring Dashboard, providing a streamlined, real-time system overview to quickly identify issues that could impact on-air performance. ListAssist adds another layer of analysis by reviewing traffic logs against an acceptable model, enabling corrections to be made directly within the system, demonstrating the full value of the CORE ecosystem.

With a combination of flexibility, accessibility, and efficiency, Crispin empowers broadcasters to deploy solutions that meet their needs today while preparing for tomorrow.

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Harvey Arnold

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Harvey Arnold is the Senior Vice President-Engineering for Sinclair Broadcast Group and has been with the company since 1998.

He is responsible for supporting the engineering activities of Sinclair television stations. 

Harvey is working to implement The Broadcast Positing System (BPS and is focused on completing the industry transition to the newest and most advanced broadcast television transmission system, ATSC 3.0, as quickly as possible.

Prior to joining Sinclair, Arnold spent 17 years with North Carolina Public Television, where he managed and expanded the engineering as well as transmission activities of one of the largest state-wide Public Television networks in the country.

Harvey served as an engineering consultant for PBS and its member stations. He was an active member of the FCC Advisory Committee for Advanced Television Service (ACATS) to develop the ATSC standard and to implement over-the-air digital television in the United States.

Harvey holds a BS in Communications from the University of Wisconsin.  He is a member of the SMPTE Board of Editors and is a SMPTE Fellow.  Additionally, Harvey serves as Chairman of the NAB TV Technology Committee.

He is active in many broadcast-related technical organizations such as ATSC, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE).

Harvey is the recipient of the Broadcasting & Cable Technical Leadership Award and the 2026 NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award.

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XPERI

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Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Corporate Information

Web: https://xperi.com/
Address: 6711 Columbia Gateway Dr., Ste. 500
Columbia, MD 21046
United States

For 35 years, Xperi brands have delivered game-changing innovations in imaging, sound and beyond. Our entertainment technology brands have global scale that extend to 30 million streaming households, 90 million cars and billions of consumer devices. Powering the next generation of smart devices, connected cars and digital entertainment, we make every moment more intelligent, immersive and personal with advanced technologies from our renowned brands, including DTS®, HD Radio, TiVo®, and IMAX Enhanced, an IMAX and DTS partnership. For high-quality, seamlessly integrated experiences that drive engagement and loyalty, partners across the digital value chain and consumers everywhere turn to Xperi. For more information, please visit www.xperi.com.

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