BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
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Hollywood is the puppet master
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
If Hollywood has its way, broadcasters will become the modern equivalent of the bucket brigade.
One magazine couldn't hold it all.
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
To help readers gain access to as many new products from the 2004 NAB show as possible, we at Broadcast Engineering magazine developed the NAB Special

Outsourcing
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Outsourcing is simply contracting out for non-strategic services, those tasks that aren't part of a company's core business (or expertise).
Broadcast Engineering 3rd annual EXCELLENCE AWARDS
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
We're proud to present entries for the 3rd annual Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards. These awards recognize innovation and quality in the design

Broadcast meets the Bufflehead
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
First broadcast towers were accused of killing thousands of migratory birds. Now bird zealots have taken on a new target - wind generators.

Pregnant piping plover plunges Philly into panic
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DTV wizardry
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Always looking for the latest news on digital TV, I received a tip in my e-mail saying that a new DTV chip had been discovered, one that claimed to make DTV reception easy and reliable.

Competition lets everyone win
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
I have to acknowledge that even I, one who should know better, have become media-desirous. I finally got cable.

Make the switch by 2006
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
This month's issue of Broadcast Engineering provides readers with a truly unique and important article regarding our industry. For years now, stations

National Association of Everything
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
So are you planning on coming to the National Association of Everything (NAE) convention in April in Las Vegas? It's really called the National Association of Broadcasters, but now I call it the NAE.

Will Congress crush broadcasters?
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Brad Dick, editorial director, wonders aloud as to whether Congress will kill small market TV.

Losing the race
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
This month’s editorial focuses on TV broadcasters unfair treatment by the FCC.

Las Vegas, here I come
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
As I was planning my trip, I entered the city's name in the MapQuest search engine, and I found five listings for Las Vegas.

By the Numbers
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
In part V of our series on the industry's building plans, we focus on RF systems. Specifically we'll look at key issues related to the purchase and scheduled implementation of DTV.

Finger power
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Sometimes the oldest ideas make for the best new inventions. I thought of that recently as I was researching some ideas for articles in Broadcast Engineering.
By The Numbers
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
In part III of our State of the Industry series, we look at facilities' spending plans for camera technology. This information was obtained from readers

Incoming: the exaflood
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
Question: What is an exaflood? My first computer, a Radio Shack TRS-80, had 16K of memory and used a cassette tape for data I/O. Today, one of my several

Invention: 60 years later
By BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR published
What electronic device recently celebrated its 60th anniversary? Not sure? Here are some hints. It was called the greatest invention of the 20th century.
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