Month: June 2023

Steve Sandlin

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Steve Sandlin is about to begin his 49th year 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 eight 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 reviews, Steve enjoys spending time with his classic cars.

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Comscore

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August 2-3
JW Marriott
Downtown Austin

Corporate Information

Web: comscore.com
Phone: (347) 885-9490
Address: 11950 Democracy Drive
Reston, VA 20190
United States

Comscore is the ONLY measurement solution positioned to provide the most accurate, precise and scalable addressability solution for the future of media. Enabling our customers to plan, activate and measure the way they need; acting as a verified “translation engine” to bridge TV and digital.

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TEGNA

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August 2-3
JW Marriott
Downtown Austin

Corporate Information

Web: tegna.com
Phone: 703-873-6600
Address:8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000
Tysons, VA 22102
United States

TEGNA owns 64 news brands in 51 markets, making us one of the largest and geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S. We are the largest owner of Big Four affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups and reach approximately 39 percent of all TV households nationwide.

TEGNA’s employees are united by a common purpose to serve the greater good of our communities. Our talented team is driven by our strongly-held values to make a difference in our work, our company and our communities. We strive to create an environment which offers professional challenges, encourages innovation and rewards results.

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Amy Villarreal

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Amy Villarreal has served as the VP/GM of KEYE-TV Austin – the CBS affiliate – since 2005.

In 2009, they launched a Telemundo affiliate. Sinclair Broadcast Group purchased the stations in 2012 and promoted Villarreal to Associate Group Manager in 2020. As of this year, she oversees stations in Amarillo, Beaumont, Corpus Christi and Abilene – in addition to the Austin stations.

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Rep. Todd A. Hunter

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Todd A. Hunter was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on August 26, 1953. He attended the University of Kansas (1971-1975) and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (1975-1978). Hunter has practiced law since November 1978 in Corpus Christi. Todd and his wife, Alexis Taylor Hunter, have three children: Todd Jr., Michael, and Christina. 

Hunter was originally elected to the House of Representatives in 1988 and served four terms. In 2008, Todd returned to the Texas House as the Representative for District 32 where he currently serves and was re-elected in 2020. 

Rep. Todd Hunter is currently serving his eleventh term as a state representative after running for re-election in 2020. For the 87th Legislative Session, he was appointed as Chairman to the powerful Redistricting Committee. He also serves on State Affairs and International Relations and Economic Development Committee. 

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Lincoln Stahl

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Lincoln Stahl is the Managing Partner at Capitol Chevrolet in Austin.

After only two years under his leadership, Capitol Chevrolet has been ranked as one of 50 Dealers of the Year and is a top five volume and net profiting Chevy dealership in the country (out of nearly 3,000 dealerships).

Stahl has been in the industry for almost two decades and had immediate success with a 22% year over year growth in new car volume along and with record setting profit when he first started out.

Being a true leader and making a difference in someone’s career and life gives him as much satisfaction, if not more, than reaching sales goals.

Stahl is always striving to create a community presence by donating and volunteering time to local schools, non-profits, fundraising events and local chamber of commerce events.

In 2021, he started the “Wheelchairs for Warriors” car show in Pearland.

He holds an Engineering degree from Buffalo State College and proudly served in the US Army as an Army Ranger.

Stahl lives in Austin with his wife, Christina (who is a former AE at KHOU-TV Houston) and their three children. 

He spends his free time with his family on their boat enjoying the beautiful Lake Travis.

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Mike Weinisch

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Mike Weinisch has been with Nielsen for more than 15 years and is currently the Vice President of Local Audience Insights, supporting Local Television clients.

Mike is based in North Caldwell, New Jersey; has two young daughters (Molly and Shea).

He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo and is an avid Mets fan.

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NBC / Telemundo Dallas-Fort Worth

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August 2-3
JW Marriott
Downtown Austin

Corporate Information

Web: www.nbcdfw.com / www.telemundodallas.com
Phone: 817-429-5555
Address: 4805 Amon Carter Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76155
United States

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS is the local NBCUniversal-owned television station serving the communities of North Texas with quality local news, weather forecasts, consumer and investigative reports and sports and entertainment programming across all platforms, including the station’s dedicated website NBCDFW.com, its mobile app, social media channels and on COZI TV (Digital 5.2), the station’s multicast channel.

Telemundo 39 / KXTX is Telemundo’s local television station serving the Spanish-speaking community throughout North Texas. Owned by NBCUniversal, Telemundo 39 delivers award-winning local breaking news, weather, entertainment, and sports programming across a variety of platforms, including on air, online at Telemundo39.com and via mobile and social media channels.

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Cox Media Group

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August 2-3
JW Marriott
Downtown Austin

Corporate Information

Web: coxmediagroupsa.com
Phone: 210-615-5400
Address: 8122 Datapoint Dr., #600
San Antonio, TX 78229
United States

We are CMG – an integrated and award-winning media company delivering weekly to over 60 million Americans 14 high-quality, market-leading television stations in 9 markets, 52 top-performing radio stations in 11 markets, numerous streaming and digital platforms, as well as local, regional and national advertising businesses.

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Wayne Kube

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August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

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

Wayne spent the next chapter of his Broadcast Engineering career as the Chief Engineer at KBTX-TV in Bryan, Texas; the Engineering Manager/designated chief operator at WFAA-TV in Dallas and the Director of Engineering & FCC Compliance at Belo Corp in Dallas.

Wayne then became a Consulting Engineer for Gannett/TEGNA Television and Hearst Television and is currently the TAB ABIP Inspector since 2014. 

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