ANTHONY R. GARGANO

Countries, and the robustness of their economies, rise and fall on the basis of fiscal policies. All too often, those policies are dictated by the latest

Have you noticed the abatement in hype surrounding 3-D TV? The question cries out: What has happened to last year's declared breakthrough technology of

In May of this year, I joined about 30,000 others from around the world to converge in, of all places, Dayton, OH. Why would so many people from all around

One wonders if there is anything at all in Washington that isn't broken. Dysfunctional government has dropped the American public's approval rating of

Let the hype begin! The International CES Show has come and gone, and the 3-D juggernaut has now left the station. 3-D technology seemed to permeate every

When does a new decade begin? That's now a hotly debated topic, but why? The argument is whether it begins with the year ending in or ending in Put me

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Talk about a technology that refuses to accept no for an answer; welcome to yet another incarnation of 3-D as an entertainment viewing medium. From parlor

Is the broadcast community asleep at the switch? It certainly appears so. H-e-l-l-o-o?! Are you awake out there? Microsoft, Google, the Consumer Electronics

An electrical problem has shut down Amtrak and closed the northeast corridor tracks into New York. Those were the words I heard one morning at 5 a.m.

The world of high tech, it seems, is always rife with buzz words, and certainly broadcast is no exception. One of the buzz words we hear today constantly

Some recent newspaper headlines include: WUSA Drops Weekend Morning Newscasts, in the Washington Post on Jan. 7; WYOU-TV Pulls Local Newscast in the Republican

What's a broadcast guy doing at a cable show? Spending several days at the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE) annual expo in Philadelphia gave

Are you ready for active format descriptor (AFD)? Or maybe you're already sending it with your content. You should be. AFD codes will play a significantly

From the personal journal of Joe Broadcaster: Let's see. The DTV transition date is just a little more than six months away. The new antenna is in place.

World technical and scientific knowledge doubles every 14 months to every five years. The broadcast industry is a highly technologically driven profession,

At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates reported on the imminent doom of television because of Internet-distributed

The premiere trade show event of our industry NAB may be happening as you read this. For manufacturers, trade shows represent two opportunities: the opportunity

For years, the mainstay tools of television engineers in stations and facilities all around the country have been the trusty waveform monitor and vectorscope.

My name is Tony Gargano, and I am a junkie. Yes, I confess: I am hopelessly addicted. It all started many years ago when I read my first issue of Then

Another NAB convention is once again Las Vegas history. If you did not have a chance to attend and envelop yourself in the latest in industry technology