August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Harvey Arnold is Senior Vice President, Engineering for Sinclair Broadcast Group and has been with the company for 25 years. He is responsible for engineering activities, supporting approximately 185 television stations spanning over 600 channels in 86 markets.

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 Vice-Chair 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.

August 2-3

JW Marriott

Downtown Austin

Brian Wexler is Senior Vice President, Business Development at TVB, the national trade association representing America’s Local Broadcast Television Industry.

At TVB, Brian is responsible for working with local TV stations around the country to help support their sales and marketing efforts.  Using decades of experience and solid market research, Brian is able to provide member stations, and their clients, a unique perspective on the advertising choices and marketing trends today.  Brian speaks frequently at State Broadcast Conventions and Advertising Conferences about the state of the Television Industry today and tomorrow.

Residing in Tampa, FL, Brian represents the East Coast and Mid-West regions. He works closely with station management providing resources and support such as Sales Training, Category Webinars, Group Advertiser Presentations and In-Person Client Meetings. As a seasoned veteran in Broadcast and Digital Sales Management, Brian has the ideal complement of experience that makes him an asset for any team.  Sharing Information and learning thru other’s achievements, is how we help our clients achieve greater success.

Brian is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio ‘89.