TWiRT 734 - Grand Ole Console with Jim Gilmore

When a classic audio mixing console needs to be refurbished and brought back to life in Tennessee, everyone knows to call on Jim Gilmore. One reason is that he may have installed it in the first place! Jim might be a true Renaissance Radio Engineer! From on-air work, to traveling the world for Harris Broadcast, to engineering at The Nashville Network to CMT, to even teaching audio classes at Belmont University, Jim has certainly “been there and done that”. Join us as Jim shows us a totally refurbished audio console, originally built by WSM engineers, and used for a decade at The Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium. Plus, meet Linda Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, as she takes us through Bran Ahern’s 42-food Encatron Mobile Recording Studio! 

Show Notes:
The Musicians’ Hall of Fame and Museum
Special thanks to Jackson Albrecht, Sound Engineer at Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
How to Move a Recording Studio by Joe Chambers

Guests:
Linda Chambers - CEO & Co-Founder at The Musicians’ Hall of Fame and Museum
Jim Gilmore - Legendary Broadcast & Recording Studio Engineer

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas Broadcasting, & Akamai Broadcasting

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TWiRT 733 - Transmitting Through Snow & Ice in Florida with Charlie Wooten

Charlie Wooten is usually dealing with tornados, thunderstorms, and hurricanes. But last week brought a rare hazard to the Florida Panhandle - an ice and snow storm. With chunks of ice falling from hundreds of feet above, Charlie was keeping his stations on the air. Let’s find out what Charlie did to prepare for this snowstorm, and how his planning for other bad weather provided more assurance for continued operation for his 12 transmitters in the Florida Panhandle.

Show Notes:
The Freeze State of Flurryda: The science behind the epic snow and a magical one percent
A rare winter storm across Panhandle sets Florida snow records and knocks out power
Charlie mentioned Hugo’s Cellar, a classic steakhouse in the Four Queens Hotel, Las Vegas
Charlie travels often to Amateur Radio Station 9A1A in Croatia. Here’s info from QRZ.com.

Guest:
Charles Wooten - Regional Engineering Manager at iHearMedia

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas Broadcasting, & Akamai Broadcasting

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TWiRT 732 - Broadcasters Need Today's Technology with Shaun Dolan and Rob Bertrand

Today we're diving into a critical topic: the evolution from solo engineering efforts to collaborative support models in broadcasting. Just as a one-person band can only play so many instruments at once, a single engineer can't tackle every technical challenge alone. By banding together and working in groups outside traditional broadcast companies, we can support one another, foster career growth, and achieve a healthier work-life balance. Our guests Rob Bertrand and Shaun Dolan aim to do just that at Inrush Broadcast Services,, a 14-person broadcast technology service provider.

Show Notes:
Inrush Broadcast Services is a consulting engineering firm serving the radio industry and adjacent media fields.
Shaun mentioned PagerDuty, a web platform designed to coordinate working teams and their efficient response to customers’ needs.
Shaun likes CoScreen, a multi-user screen sharing platform that makes collaboration truly efficient.
Rob is delighted with the Scout Pro 3 Ethernet cable tester and identifier from Klein Tools. Kirk loves it, too.

Guests:
Shaun Dolan - Partner at Inrush Broadcast Services
Rob Bertrand - Partner at Inrush Broadcast Services

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas Broadcasting, & Akamai Broadcasting

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TWiRT 731 - Radio Network Engineering with Mitch Glider

What kind of “radio station” is on-the-air only twice per hour?  How about CBS Radio News? With the precision of a watchmaker, the CBS Radio News network delivers news updates to hundreds of radio stations and millions of listeners. Mitch Glider is the Supervising Engineer at their headquarters on West 57th Street in New York City. Through the challenges of at-home news anchors (through the pandemic) and changes in technology, Mitch and just a few colleagues keep the audio and metadata correctly routed. In this episode, we’re learning about past, present, and future network radio operations. Mitch encourages engineers to “Respect the past, and embrace the future.”

Show Notes:
CBS News Radio (web site)
Here’s where to find CBS Radio News
Skyview Networks Technology page

Guest:
Mitch Glider - Supervising Engineer at CBS News Radio

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas Broadcasting, & Akamai Broadcasting

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TWiRT 730 - Back to Basics - STLs and Studios with Chris Tarr

If you’re building a new radio studio, or rebuilding one, Chris Tarr is here to help.  This is your opportunity to get The Ninjaneer’s expert advice without laying out thousands of dollars in consulting fees. In this episode, we’re looking at various technologies to link your radio studio with your transmitter site. There are more choices now than ever! And we’re looking at today’s radio studios; how are they different from those of the past? We think studios can be a lot simpler than they used to be, mostly thanks to Audio over IP technology.

Show Notes:
Broadcasters Have More STL Options Than Ever - a Radio World article by Kirk Harnack
Understanding Studio to Transmitter Links (STLs) in Radio Broadcasting - video by Marcos O’Rourke
Studio Transmitter Link - Wikipedia article
Check out these classy and modern radio studios from Wale Ewedemi on Pinterest
Setting Up a Professional Radio Studio: What You Need to Know - video from Radio.co

Guest:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum Media, Inc.

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas Broadcasting, & Akamai Broadcasting

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