Peter Eckmann

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Peter Eckmann started in the broadcast profession in 1984 as a tower technician with Doty Moore Tower Services for a summer job. He attended ITT Technical institute from 1988 to 1990 graduating as salutatorian with an associate’s degree in Applied Electronic Engineering. Shortly thereafter a relationship was built with broadcast consultant William J. B. Smith. During the next several years working closely with Bill Smith he honed his network analyzer skills. Peter performed all of the RF work for Doty Moore Tower services until 2001 when he purchased the assets, client list, and endorsement of William J.B. Smith Broadcast Consultants, Inc. Since then we have had many projects all over the US and many parts of the world.

Prominent projects include:

First DTV system, Raleigh, NC
CBS DTV system on Empire State building
Sutro Tower interim DTV system
Sutro Tower permanent DTV system
Sutro Tower Repack 2017 thru 2021
Rede TV DTV system, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Mix TV Combiner 14, 15, 16, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Master FM repairs and tune, American Tower, Austin, TX
Travis Tower LLC, KVUE, KLRU, & KEYE, Austin, TX
CRP Radio, Lima Peru
American Tower Master Antenna System, Missouri City TX

Catch Peter at the following:

Antenna System Sweep: A Hands-On Experience

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Paul Jacobs

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Paul Jacobs is the Vice President/General Manager of Jacobs Media, which for forty years has provided programming, digital, sales, and social media consulting to commercial, Christian, and public radio stations, including stations owned by Beasley, Hubbard, NPR, PRI, and many Public Radio stations.

In a career in broadcasting and consulting that spans four decades, Jacobs began his career on the sales side of the business and WNIC and WRIF in Detroit, ultimately serving as a General Manager at radio stations in Dallas and Detroit before joining Jacobs Media in 1991.

In 2008, Jacobs also became the President of a startup mobile application development company – jacapps. The company is one of the largest mobile application developers with over 1,300 apps developed worldwide.

Paul has been a tireless advocate for the industry, working with the automotive industry to insure radio’s place in the car today and in the future, the industry’s digital transformation, and future prospects for revenue generation.

Paul has served as Board Chair of Greater Public, which serves public radio and television stations, and is the past Board Chair of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.

He was inducted into the Michigan Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2016, received the Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award from The Conclave in 2019, and was awarded the Outstanding Alumni award from Michigan State University’s ComArtSci Department in 2021.

In 2022, Paul and his brother, Fred received the National Radio Award, the highest honor in the industry from the Nattional Association of Broadcasters.

Catch Paul at the following:

What Should a Station Look Like in 2030?

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Pat Bryson

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Pat Bryson is the owner of Bryson Broadcasting International, a consulting firm that specializes in training and coaching radio salespeople and managers in Europe, Canada, Australia, Central Asia and the United States. Her work in Europe has included Poland, Albania, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Malta, Romania and Bulgaria. Her radio career has included on-air, sales, sales manager and general manager of stations.

She has a degree in Communications from the University of Tulsa, a management degree from Oral Roberts University, and continuing studies at Georgetown University. She was the recipient of two prestigious scholarships from the National Association of Broadcasters: The Executive Development program and The Broadcast Leadership Training program.

She has been a featured speaker at Radiodays Ireland, Radiodays Sweden, Radiodays Denmark, Radiodays Asia, Radiodays Munich, EGTA, Radio Conference Poland, Krakfilm Festival, Australian National Radio Convention, Ontario Broadcasters Association, Christian Music Broadcaster’s Convention, Gospel Music Association of Canada, Asia Pacific Broadcast Union, and the National Association of Broadcasters in the United States as well as state broadcast associations throughout the U.S.

She is the author of “A Road Map to Success in High-Dollar Broadcast Sales” and a new book, “Successful Broadcast Sales: Thriving in Change” available on her website. Her sales articles have been published in radio broadcast newsletters in Australia, Poland and Brazil and she is a regular columnist in Radio Ink and Small Market Newsletter.

She has four times been named to Radio Ink Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Radio.

Catch Pat at the following:

Getting The Appointment

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John Tkac

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

John Tkac was in the retail automobile business for 32 years and operated some of the largest retail auto dealerships in the country. He now travels the country teaching broadcasters how to more effectively communicate with, and sell to, these important local advertisers. John will share with you, the most effective strategies, tactics, and techniques that will make the auto dealers in your area long-term customers and true believers in the effectiveness of broadcasting.

Catch John at the following:

The Retail Auto Industry is Booming in Texas

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Jessica Nyman

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Jessica Nyman is a Partner with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP’s Washington, DC-based Communications group, working out of Pillsbury’s Austin, TX office. Her practice focuses on communications regulatory, litigation and transactional matters. In addition to advising on regulatory compliance issues and filings, Jessica has represented clients in a wide array of litigation before the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Labor, the Copyright Royalty Board, and state and federal courts. She has also represented clients in a variety of transactions, including retransmission consent negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, ATSC 3.0 hosting and spectrum usage agreements, and information technology outsourcing transactions. Jessica is a regular contributor to CommLawCenter.com, Pillsbury’s one-stop resource center for communications law matters.

Catch Jessica at the following:

ABIP/FCC Regulatory Update

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Howard Fine

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Howard Fine has been involved in FCC Part 74 issues since 1980 and has served at the frequency coordinator in Los Angeles since 1980 as well as at multiple Political Conventions and Super Bowls.

He is currently President of Fine Satellites & Fiber, LLC where he handles live transmissions of special events and medical conferences. He is also the on-site frequency coordinator at two of Los Angeles stadiums; SoFi for the NFL and BMO for LAFC and ACFC soccer matches.

Catch Howard at the following:

Could You Lose Your Licensed STL Link? Yes!

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Bobby Jenkins

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Bobby Jenkins is the owner of ABC Home & Commercial Services ‘With offices in Austin, San Antonio, College Station, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. ABC employs over 1,000 people and offers a wide variety of services including pest and termite control; lawn care and mowing; landscaping and irrigation; tree trimming and care; air conditioning and heating; plumbing and electrical; pool cleaning and repair; gutter, power washing, and window cleaning; handyman services; appliance repair; and water quality. Bobby is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in business management.

Bobby is a past chair of the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; he is the current chair of Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and chair-elect of the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. He is a past president of both the Texas and National Pest Management Associations and the current chair of the Professional Pest Management Alliance. Bobby currently serves on the executive committee of the Texas Business Leadership Council and is a past chair and current board member of the Better Business Bureau, Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and Alzheimer’s Texas . He is a current board member for the American Heart Association, the United Way, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Foundation, and the E3 Alliance. He is co-founder and board chair of Recognize Good and currently serves on the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce executive committee chairing Austin Gives. Bobby is a board member of the Moss Pieratt Foundation, the Friends of the ABC Kite Festival and current chair of the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Foundation.

Bobby is an avid sports enthusiast who loves to play tennis and golf and enjoys running and cycling. Most of all he loves watching Texas A&M sports.

Bobby has been married to his wife, Jan, for 40 years and they have three children; Jessica Pieratt, Chelsea Myers, and Bo. He and Jan have 5 wonderful grandchildren.

Catch Bobby at the following:

Breakfast for Champions

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Daniel Anstandig

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 13, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Daniel Anstandig is a technology and media expert who leads Futuri, an AI-powered SaaS company that grows audience engagement and sales for thousands of broadcasters and creators. With nine consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 List, Futuri enables media companies worldwide to leverage AI to drive content, audience, and revenue growth.

A serial entrepreneur and advisor holding 20 patents, Anstandig also founded AI investment platform SparkTrade.io, 721 Investment Systems, and guided hypnotherapy app HappiSeek. He is passionate about emerging technology trends and using innovation to better humanity.

Beyond tech, Anstandig is a producer, drummer, songwriter (BMI), and passionate about the convergence of technology and media. He applies his expertise to anticipate future opportunities at the intersection of tech and media.

Catch Daniel at the following:

Broadcasting’s AI Evolution: A 2-Year Retrospective and 3-Year Forecast

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Rusty Mooney

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 13, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Rusty Mooney is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Little Rock, and a retired Navy officer. His broadcasting career has spanned three decades. His career began at an independent television station in Little Rock, Arkansas and he has worked for companies including Clear Channel Television, Newport Television, and Screen Service America. He founded Baseline RF Telecom Service to provide a wide range of broadcast engineering services. He has also worked for two telephone companies, providing microwave and fiber optic transport engineering, and VoIP operations. He is currently the Director of Television Transmission Systems at Sinclair Broadcast Group, where he developed a curriculum for teaching basic RF theory and transmitter maintenance and operation for SBG employees.

Catch Rusty at the following:

Fundamentals of RF for Broadcasters

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Bob Stroupe

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 13, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Bob Stroupe began his broadcast career in 1973 at Mississippi’s first NPR affiliate, WNJC, in Senatobia. In 1974, while a junior in high school, Bob was hired to do afternoons at WSAO in Senatobia. Bob eventually became the chief engineer at WSAO after acquiring his First Class Radio Telephone license in 1975.

In 1976 Bob relocated to Greenwood, MS where he was a staff engineer at WABG-TV & AM.

In 1978, while attending Mississippi State University, Bob was the morning host and Chief Engineer at WSSO-AM/WSMU-FM in Starkville, Mississippi. Bob also did contract engineering work while in that area including serving as the Chief Engineer at WHKW-FM, Fayette, Alabama.

After Mississippi State, Bob relocated to Pensacola, FL in 1982 where he was Chief Engineer at WOWW-FM. At WOWW, Bob designed and constructed a new transmitter facility which included a 1400 foot tower. Bob also did a considerable amount of contract engineering work in both radio & TV, including construction of several AM directional antennas while in the Florida panhandle.

In 1990, Bob finally made it to Texas when he became Chief Engineer at Gannett’s KKBQ AM and FM in Houston which had a CHR format. Bob was honored to work with such Houston Hall of Fame inductees as John Lander and Ron Parker. During 1991, Gannett changed the format of KKBQ to Country. Bob then helped KKBQ to become the number 1 ranked Country station in Houston while working with Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductees, Pam Ivey, Cactus Jack Talley, and Sean O’Neal. While at KKBQ Bob designed and constructed three mobile broadcast studios and spent many hours in the mobile studios engineering live broadcasts.

In 1998, Gannett sold KKBQ to Chancellor Media and Bob became the Director of Engineering for all Chancellor stations in Houston. In 2000, Clear Channel purchased all Chancellor stations in Houston and Bob remained with Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) as the local Director of Engineering. In 2004 Bob designed and constructed a 26 studio complex that consolidated eight stations into one facility.

Bob is presently the Regional Engineering Manager for iHeartMedia in Houston. He holds an FCC General Class Radiotelephone License and holds a Certified Senior Radio Engineer, AM Directional Specialist, and Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist certifications from the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

Bob is the 2023 winner of the Steve Schott Award at the Texas Engineers Dinner during the 2023 Texas Association of Broadcasters convention.

A partial list of call letters that Bob has had responsibility for either as an employee, contractor, or consultant include, WNJC (FM), WSAO (AM), WABG-TV, WABG (AM), WSSO (AM), WSMU (FM), WHKW (FM), WMBC (FM), WJLJ (AM), WHBQ-TV, WOWW (FM), WTKX (FM), WPCS (FM), WKMX (FM), WFXP (AM), WECM (AM), WPAN-TV, WCOA (AM), WJLQ (FM), WXBM (FM), KKBQ (AM), KKBQ-FM, KODA (FM), KTBZ-FM, KKRW (FM), KHMX (FM), KLOL (FM), KTRH (AM), KPRC (AM), KBME (AM), KXYZ (AM), KLDE (FM), KLVI (AM), KKMY (FM), KIOC (FM), KCOL (FM), KYKR (FM), KNCN (FM), KRYS (FM), KMXR (FM), KSAB (FM), KKTX (AM), KUNO (AM), KHKZ (FM), KTEX (FM), KBFM (FM), KQXX (FM), KVNS (AM), WOAI (AM), KXXM (FM), KQXT (FM), KZEP (FM), KAJA (FM), KTKR (AM), KRPT (FM)

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