TWiRT 446 - Skip the Ransomware with Stephen Kurtz

The spectre of ransomware encrypting all the computer files we need to run our broadcast operations is truly scary – heart-stoppingly scary.  Ransomware - as well as other malware - keeps morphing to get around our blocking and mitigation techniques. But there are basic, important things every broadcaster can do to seriously reduce the risk of losing everything to ransomware.  Stephen Kurtz has a broadcast engineering background and is now an IT consultant. He shares current advice and tips to help you avoid the most common IT security mistakes.

 Guest:
Stephen Kurtz - CEO at Total IT

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

Show Links:
Total IT - IT Consultants to Broadcast and Industry
IT Security Notes from Total IT
Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateway
Cisco Meraki Cloud-Managed Security and SD-WAN

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TWiRT 445 - Like a General Contractor

Thinking about all the skills and responsibilities that broadcast engineers have, it seems we’re akin to General Contractors.  We have to know something about a lot of things. Disciplines from basic structural load calculations to audio circuit optimization to complex digital modulation schemes. Those and a thousand other topics are critical to the well-rounded and effective broadcast engineer.  Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack discuss how diverse skills relate to our recent experiences.



Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 444 - Pleasing Audio Processing with Mike Erickson

As a young lad, Mike Erickson was curious why songs sounded “different” on the radio than on his home record player. When a radio station owner gave Mike a retired audio processor he never looked back; he’s been customizing audio processing at for AM, FM, HD, and Streaming ever since. Mike joins us from the Wheatstone processing lab to talk about legacy processing techniques and today’s latest, too.

Show Links:
Mike Erickson Is That Processing Guy
“How to Give Your Station an Amazing On-Air Sound” - article interview with Mike Erickson

Guest:
Mike Erickson - Systems & Support Engineer, Wheatstone Audio Processing

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 443 - I Didn't Know I Couldn't – with Geary Morrill

How did we broadcast engineers learn our craft? What experiences, resources, and people helped become broadcast engineering professionals? Geary Morrill got started with the likes of Steve Church, Vern Post, and Dave Gorman. Now Geary joins us with ideas and solid advice for finding and encouraging the next generation of audio, video, RF, and IT engineers.



Show Links:
SBE Mentor Program - Developing Tomorrow’s Broadcast Engineers
Cleveland Institute of Electronics Broadcast Engineering
SBE MemberPlus (access to all broadcast engineering webinars)
Information about the late David C. Gorman - one of Geary’s mentors
Steve Church - tribute video

Guest:
Geary Morrill - Regional Director of Engineering at Alpha Media

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 442 - Give me a Clean Feed with Marc Bakos

Connecting remote talent to the studio has come a long way since dial-up phone lines, frequency extenders, and even since ISDN codecs. One method is Cleanfeed, an online service that uses WebRTC in the browser. Marc Bakos is co-founder of Cleanfeed.net and joins us to explain the tech and its uses for broadcasters and podcasters.

Show Links:
Cleanfeed.net
Facetime for iOS and MacOS
Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB combo mic
Audio-Technica ATR2005 USB combo mic
TRX for Linux (inspiration for Cleanfeed)

Guest:
Marc Bakos - Co-founder of Cleanfeed.net

Hosts:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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