CAROL LYNN BROWN

Air Switcher

• Controlled on-air quality of the station’s broadcast; airing E.A.S. Tests weekly and monthly; signed the station on/off air, now broadcasting 24-7.
• Pre-rolled and transitioned syndicated programs and network transmissions at the Master Control Switcher* for a commercial broadcast station.
• Logged local breaks, voice overs*, crawls*, cut-ins, and programs on the log; followed rundowns and time sheets*, stopping-down and re-cueing when necessary; back-timed taped shows to hit correct out-times.
• Converted and imported playlists for the Media Pool (Philips Media Pool, Digital Video System) at the Playlist Editor.
• Operated the Media Pool at the Diskcart/Stream, airing commercial, promo, PSA, and ID spots, per the log; replaced and appended playlists; added and deleted, or changed spots in the Media Pool.
• Scheduled feeds at the Earth Station*; routed* and recorded feeds and tape-delayed programs.
• Switched for Daybreak, Midday, 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm newscasts, severe weather cut-ins, election coverage, UNCF Telethon, Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, “Five Who Care,” “Friday Football Fever” roll-ins, and ABC’s Primetime; “count in” * Studio 2 during cut-ins, newscasts, squeezes, and Lotto.
• Communicated pertinent information to the other departments, News, Sales, Traffic, Weather, and Engineering.
• Built and ran back-ups for the high-dollar programming; SAP* for “Monday Night Football” and other Spanish speaking simulcasts; monitored streaming video* for “kvue.com.”
• Reported equipment failure to Engineering; documented trouble on a daily trouble report.
• Won the Air Switcher’s Contest three times for errorless logs and minimizing lengthy trouble reports.
• “Employee of the 3rd Quarter 1999.”
• Developed and wrote operational procedures for the equipment at Master Control, including the Philips Media Pool, the Tektronix Profile*, and the FlashCam.

Tape Operator

• Operated 1”, Beta, and 1/2” D-2 format VTRs*.
• Loaded the animations, news and sports tapes for Daybreak, Midday, 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm newscast.
• Prepared for the newscasts; transferred news briefs, promos, and IDs into the Media Pool.
• Assisted Master Control with feeds, dubs, tape delays, the Profile and the Media Pool operations.

Studio Operator

• Ripped scripts for the newscasts; studied the color signal on a Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope*; transferred commercial spots into the Media Pool.
• Set-up and maintained studios 1 and 2, the storm center, the newsroom, and the courtyard props, set and lighting*; measured incident light*.
• Ran cameras* for a three-camera studio, setting positions and shots, performing on-air zooms and focuses, trucks and dollies, pans and tilts, and externals and sidebars.
• Ran teleprompter* and CC encode during newscasts.
• Managed floor for newscasts, CMNT, news briefs, and storm weather coverage, giving stand-by cues* to the talent.
• Set-up the remote operations for a live, hockey game broadcast, “Austin Ice Bats vs Waco Wizards.”
• Edited newscast packages in the Edit Bays*.

KLRU-TV & KLRU-TOO, Austin, Texas (PBS Affiliate). March 1995 - Freelance

Operations Technician

• Raised Comark and RCA Transmitters at the Microprocessor Remote Control*, via computer comm-link and modem; recorded beam voltage and beam current for HPA-1 and HPA-2 from the transmitter control computer, logging visual power, aural power, intercarriers, and frequency deviations from the Modulation Monitor* to the Operations Log; monitored VITS for KLRU.
• Performed weekly EBS Tests with a Two-Tone Generator/AM Synthesized Receiver/Tone Decoder* for KLRU.
• Pre-rolled and transitioned VTRs and net feeds at the Master Control Switcher* for KLRU.
• Striped* 3/4" tapes for KLRU-Too's Automation System
• Monitored audio and video for KLRU-Too.
• Added and changed events to an on-line, automation-system computer with 12-3/4" VTRs* for KLRU-Too.
• Provided support* for Edit 1 and Studio 6B during edit sessions, pledge drives, and live-to-tape programs.
• Dubbed "Austin City Limits" with Dolby Encoders*.
• Set transponder and channel for the Digital C-Band Satellite Receivers*; set antenna polarity, horizontal or vertical, and channel for the Analog C-Band Satellite Receivers*; set Digital C-Band Satellite Receivers via computer, set and preset selections (PBS-IRD Master Controller Software, Windows for Work Groups).
• Routed* and recorded net feeds; dubbed 3/4" tapes* for the Automation System.
• Studied the color signal on a Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope*.
• Up-dated VR-8 and built the day/night dub reels, requiring the knowledge and usage of control track, time code, assemble and edit features, and master/slave capabilities on 1”, Beta, and 1/2" D-3 format VTRs*; operated a CMX Editor*.

KBVO-TV, Austin, Texas (Fox Affiliate). 180hr Fall 1994 Internship

Master Control Switcher

• Turned on the filaments and the transmitter at the Microprocessor Remote Control*, adjusted visual and aural outputs, and monitored VIRS.
• Downloaded and operated a Betacart* and edited an on-line, computerized playlist*.
• Pre-rolled and transitioned VTRs at the Master Control Switcher* for a commercial broadcast station.
• Recorded transition times and followed timing sheets and program logs.
• Synchronized a backup with the on-air, master tape.

Control Room Operator

• Operated 3/4", 1", and Beta format VTRs*.
• Studied the color signal on a Tektronix Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope.
• Dubbed, assembled, edited, and labeled* betacarts.
• Routed, recorded, and checked C-band satellite feeds.
• Set satellite dish telemetry (azimuth, elevation, & polarization) and satellite coordinates for the C-Band Satellite Receivers*.

Production Assistant

• Set-up a three-camera studio for the “Fox Kids Club.”
• Operated a studio camera* and a teleprompter for the production of several local, commercial spots.

KTSB-CableFM & KVRX-FM, Austin, Texas (UT Student Radio). Fall 1992 - Summer 1995

Radio Air Personality

• Hosted the early-morning wakeup, the mid-morning fiasco, the late-afternoon and the late-night freeform, college radio format*.
• Announced weekly road shows, giveaways, and a weekly music calendar.
• Interviewed alternative artists and plugged local club dates.

News/Sports Announcer

• Created and broadcasted copy from the Associated Press releases, weekday mornings (Summer 1993).

Production Assistant

• Conceptualized and produced the station IDs, PSAs, promos, indecency disclaimers, underwriting, and utility carts.
• Recorded the final productions to Mini Disc* for airing.
• Stored the SFXs on Digital Audio Tapes*.
• Operated a Digital Audio Production System (Apple Macintosh - Pro Tools*).

New Music Reviews

• Used a 1-10 scale, a brief description, and my picks.
• Marked indecent material.

Public Relations

• Promoted “Student Radio for Austin.”
• Hosted live simulcasts at the UT West Mall with giveaways on "Freebie Thursdays."
• Wrote feature articles for the station's newsletter, The Call Letter.

Engineering Technician

• Maintained equipment in the studio, production, and the news rooms; general troubleshooting and basic circuit theory (Spring 1993).

KPFT-FM, Houston, Texas (Pacifica Radio). 1989 - 1992

Board Operator

• Broadcasted "Fresh Air," live NPR with station breaks, twice weekly (1:00hr).

Production Assistant

• Recorded the weekly NPR feeds from satellite transmissions.
• Set-up the remote operations for special events.

Copy Writer

• Created live news, PSA and promotional spots.

Engineering Technician

• Assisted the station engineer with transmitter maintenance.

Education

1992 - 1994: BS Communication - Major RTF (Radio Television & Film). 3.0 G.P.A. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Production Track Sequence. Audio: Analog editing*; 24-track* mixing and sweetening; 8-track* recording. Television: Switching* for a 3-camera studio; character generator; studio camera*; Floor Manager; script writing and directing. Film: Digital editing, synchronization of sound to image via computer, Apple Macintosh (Pro Tools 2.0 by DigiDesign & Mezzo Media for DAT backup) with MIDI Controller and SMPTE Time Code Slave Drive. Advertising: Layout Artist, The Daily Texan; studied print ad strategy and development.

1981 - 1982: BA Liberal Arts - Major Psychology and Minor Advertising. 3.0 G.P.A. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Undergraduate Research: Psychopharmacology and Neuropsychology. Research design, analysis, and behavioral statistics.

1978 - 1980: Major Psychology and Minor RTF (Radio Television & Film). 3.0 G.P.A. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Technical

Stage Crew

• South by Southwest Music and Film Festival, March 1995, Steamboat, Austin, Texas.