A slate of candidates for the 2025 SBE election has been assembled. The SBE Nominations Committee, chaired by Jeff Welton, CBRE, provided a list of candidates, and one floor nomination has been received. Additional floor nominations will be accepted until June 27. The slate of candidates: Officers: President Kevin Trueblood, Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has released its popular CertPreview practice exams in a new, online format. SBE CertPreview allows people preparing to take an SBE certification exam to evaluate their readiness through the sample tests. The sample tests have been offered in software formats for decades. The new Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has elevated SBE members Roswell Clark of Clearwater, FL; Steve Keeler of Auburn, NY; and Thomas McNicholl of Whitesboro, NY; to the membership rank of Fellow. The SBE Board of Directors elected them at its meeting held April 5, 2025. Roswell (Roz) Clark, CPBE, Read more…
Through May 16, 2025, the Society of Broadcast Engineers will conduct a survey to determine salary levels and benefits among broadcast and media technology engineers. The SBE conducted its first survey in 2016. This ninth survey continues to help us establish a baseline for subsequent surveys and build compensation trends. Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has released the latest addition to the Broadcast Station Self-Inspection Guides. The new document covers low-power FM (LPFM) stations. The SBE released the AM, FM and TV Guides in 2024. The SBE partnered with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to produce the Guides. These Read more…
With the theme Expand Your Professional Horizon, the SBE will launch the 2025 Membership Drive on March 1, 2025, running through May 31, 2025. As with Membership Drives in previous years, SBE members are encouraged to recruit new members, and in doing so, the recruiter could win prizes from the Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers will hold the 2025 SBE Leadership Development Course August 6-8, 2025, in Washington, DC. This three-day course is an intensive study of successful leadership and management, designed specifically for broadcast engineers. The course explores the nature of leadership, the difference between being a manager and Read more…
The annual election of officers and directors to the national SBE Board of Directors will take place this summer. The SBE Nominations Committee seeks qualified candidates who are voting members (Member, Senior, Fellow or the designated representative of an SBE Sustaining Member) in good standing (dues paid). Candidates must hold Read more…
SBE Ennes Workshop @ the NAB Show: April 4-5 NAB Show: April 5-9, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada Quick Links Register for the NAB Show (SBE members: Use the SBE code SBENAB25 for a free exhibits-only pass or $150 off the NAB non-member rate for the Core Education Collection.) SBE Schedule Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has hired Michael Downs, CAE, CMP, DES, CED, as the new executive director. He begins his employment on January 6, 2025. Downs has 27 years of experience in non-profit management at an International level. Since 2012 he was the director of conventions and meetings Read more…