Wayne Kube

Written by Sydney Herrmann on June 28, 2023. Posted in Speakers.

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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FCC Regulatory Update

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Harvey Arnold

Written by Sydney Herrmann on June 21, 2023. Posted in Speakers.

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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NextGen TV – What’s Next on the Horizon

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David Ostmo

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 25, 2023. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

David Ostmo is a Regional Engineering Director for the Sinclair Broadcast Group based in San Antonio, Texas. He oversees the technical operations for 27 Sinclair owned stations spread out over 14 markets in Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska and Utah.

Since becoming a Regional Engineer for Sinclair in 1998, Ostmo was involved in several broadcast industry initiatives including the DTV transition, station HD conversions, spectrum repack and the current roll out of ATSC 3.0. He’s overseen major station construction projects in San Antonio, El Paso and Beaumont, Texas in addition to significant facility renovations in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ostmo began working at KABB-TV in San Antonio, Texas in 1992 as Director of Operations and Engineering. For 21-years he was in charge of commercial and news production in addition to On-Air Operations and Engineering. In that capacity Ostmo produced live coverage of 71 football games, parades, and special events.

David’s broadcast career started in 1976 as a radio announcer and production assistant for KGLO Radio and TV in Mason City, Iowa. Ostmo was Program Director at KCPS Radio in Burlington, Iowa when he returned to the television side of the industry in 1980. He worked at five different TV stations in Tulsa, Oklahoma before moving to Texas.

Broadcast History is Ostmo’s passion. He began writing on the subject while he was a columnist for TV Technology in the late 1980s. His personal library includes 1,500 books on broadcasting and motion pictures dating back to the early 1900s. Ostmo is a frequent speaker around the country delivering presentations about the evolution of broadcasting.

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Texas and Broadcast History: Part 6

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