Friday, April 12, 2002

Proceedings, Papers and Webcasts at NAB 2002 Interested in Broadcasting?  The following papers and positions were presented at NAB2002 and are available online for a limited amount of time as a download: NAB2001 Digital Video Production Workshop Presentations (PDF) (All are PDF Files and require Adobe Acrobat.) Nonlinear Editing Techniques 4.51 MB Cameras: How To Get The Most From Them 2.29 MB Digital Cinema: HD in Production and Exhibition 1.84 MB Video Production Automation: A Guerrilla Approach 688 kb NAB2001 Broadcast Engineering Conference Proceedings Excerpts* (PDF) (All are PDF Files and require Adobe Acrobat.) Management of the Aspect Ratio Transition 263 kb 5.1 Channel Audio Update 912 kb An Experimental 60 fps Progressive-Scan HTDV Camera 492 kb Virtual Reality for Online Broadcast 597 kb The Challenges of Indoor DTV Reception 126 kb Getting The Picture 71 kb Future-Proofing Set-Top Boxes 893 kb *Excerpted from the NAB2001 Broadcast Engineering Conference Proceedings. NAB2001 Broadcast Engineering Conference Session MP3 Downloads (All are MP3 files.) DTV Production Challenges: Part 1 18.4 MB DTV Production Challenges: Part 2 17.5 MB Radio Transmitters: Part 1 17.2 MB Radio Transmitters: Part 2 9.2 MB A New Era For AM Directional Antenna Proofs 18.5 MB DTV Receivers, Displays and Set-Top Boxes: Part 1 18.3 MB DTV Receivers, Displays and Set-Top Boxes: Part 2 18.1 MB DTV Receivers, Displays and Set-Top Boxes: Part 3 9.1 MB The International Webcasting Association  a service organization to the webcasting industry and TVWorldwide.com, a web-based global TV network and streaming video service provider webcasted live from NAB2002 and the NABXstream Conference. The Archived convention events are found here. 5:35:47 AM

NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Induction of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (left to right) Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi, George Schlatter, Lily Tomlin, Jo Ann Worley, Alan Sues, Henry Gibson 4:30:49 AM

NAB2002 Crystal Radio Award Winners The top radio stations in the USA this year are: (Top row, left to right) John Davison, KABC, Los Angeles, CA; Cal Hall, WJON,St. Cloud, MN ; Bob Breck, KNCO, Grass Valley, CA; Bruce Agler, KWJJ, Portland, OR. (Bottom row, left to right) Bill McElveen, WTCB, Columbia, SC; Sandy Collins, WLQT, Dayton, OH; Donna Renae, KIRO, Seattle, WA; Susan Nguyen, KPAM, Portland, OR; Drew Horowitz, WTMX, Chicago, IL. (Credit NAB) LAS VEGAS, NV, April 9, 2002 - The National Association of Broadcasters has named the ten winners of the NAB Crystal Radio Award competition. Established in 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Award recognizes radio stations' efforts to improve the quality of life in their surrounding communities. The stations listed above were selected from a pool of 50 finalists. "The stations we honor today go well above the call of duty in serving their individual communities," said NAB President & CEO Edward O. Fritts. "NAB salutes these ten broadcasters for their commitment to localism and exemplary public service." The awards were presented during the Radio Luncheon, sponsored by ASCAP, at NAB's annual spring convention. Keith Reinhard, DDB Worldwide Communications Group, Inc., gave the keynote address. The luncheon also featured the induction of radio personality and producer, Dick Orkin  (of Chickenman fame) from "The Famous Radio Ranch", into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In a short conversation with Dick, he told me they're releasing a set of every one of the Chickenman episode ever done on-air for the 2002 holidays. If you want to get in line for the one of these CD's, email him here. For more about Dick's start in radio read this. NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inductee Dick Orkin (center) with David Kennedy (left) and Eddie Fritts (right) (Credit NAB) 4:27:02 AM

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