April 2001 to October 2002:
KRCA-TV 62 Burbank, California
Engineer
As a KRCA TV engineer, getting KRCA DT 68 on the air at the new
Mt. Harvard site above Los Angeles was an important
accomplishment,
in addition to installation of an eleborate MRC
Twinstream STL system
to Ch. 29 in San Diego. Five relay points delivers KSDX 29 to Mt.
San Miguel from Burbank, a system I helped install
during my tenure
at Liberman.
June 1994
to Feburary 2001:
KPXN-TV 30 Los Angeles, California
Chief Engineer
At KPXN, I recruited and supervised the operations
staff of this
full power UHF channel 30. Three studio moves were
accomplished,
taking the facility from an all-tape Infomercial
facility to the
PAX network facility it is now on the NBC campus in Burbank. I
prepared FCC applications for KPXN-DT 38 and have done planning
and specifications for KPXN DT channel 38 to be constructed at
Mt. Harvard near Mt. Wilson serving Los Angeles. Additionally,
as a side item, I also do a small amount of talent
work at KPXN,
where I voice the PAX 30 NEWS at 7pm and 11:30pm
news openers
for those two weekday broadcasts.
August
1992 to June 1994:
KNET-TV 38 Los Angeles, California
Chief Engineer
I installed three ADC transmitters for World Television,
KNET 38 in Hollywood, Ca, Sylmar, CA, and Riverside, CA. Also
supported Ventech stations in Houston TX, Phoenix AZ, and Charlotte,
NC
January
1991 to August 1992:
"MARS FMî KSRF Santa Monica / KOCM Newport Beach,
California
Chief Engineer
Specified and installed a groundbreaking synchronization
system at these facilities to make 103.1 a seamless signal from the
two stations along Southern California beaches.
June
1986 to January 1991:
KREQ-TV ch. 23, Eureka, California
Chief Engineer
Installing a full power FOX affiliate to serve this
California coastal community was the job accomplished
here.
July
1984 to June 1986:
KITS-FM 105.3 San Francisco, California
Chief Engineer
Supervised tech operations at this San Francisco FM. Set up
the studio for the live audience ìAlex Bennett Showî for this
Entercom San Francisco FM.
January
1980 to May 1984:
KROQ-FM 106.7 Pasadena-Los Angeles, California
Chief Engineer
Working
with program director Rick Caroll and ìFreddy Snakeskinî,
I installed
transmitter equipment that turned this FM in to a market leader in
the 1980ís
August
1979 to January 1980:
Circuit Research Labs, Tempe, Arizona
Field Engineer
April
1977 to January 1980:
WEFM 99.5 Chicago, Illinois
Chief Engineer
April
1976 to April 1977:
KPFT Pacifica 90.7 and KIKK 95.7 Houston, Texas
Chief Engineer
April
1974 to April 1976:
KEYH News 850 Houston, Texas
Engineer and Announcer
Also
did work at KILE and KGBC in Galveston TX during this
period.
