Resume of Andrew Funk, Television News Operations

Accomplishments

Created and maintain newsroom Intranet, providing latest versions of newsroom documentation and consistent interface for online research at all workstations.

Developed and implemented safety program for ENG operations which has seen industry acceptance and has been adopted by stations throughout the country.

Helped coordinate broadcast RF operations in during 1996 Olympic Games as member of Atlanta Olympic Broadcast Frequency Coordination Committee.

Developed and implemented cost-saving strategy for WCBS-TV Channel 2 News.
By switching multi-source breaking news reports to air from microwave control, bypassing control room, response time and personnel costs are greatly reduced.

Technical coordination of six hours live coverage of the World Trade Center bombing, which received an Emmy nomination.

Developed and implemented improved inter-division communications policy enabling greater access to Channel 2 News remote feeds by CBS News and affiliates.

Assistant News Operations Manager, FOX5 Atlanta WAGA-TV		1995 to present
	I have wide-ranging responsibilities centering on technical operations. Among these are managing ENG and SNG technical staff and fleet of seven ENG and one SNG vehicles for 6� hours of daily newscasts; determining equipment requirements, preparing capital budgets, purchasing equipment, and installing systems; operating AVID News newsroom computer system; training newsroom staff on computer systems; assisting with station World Wide Web site; and representing FOX5 to schools, governmental bodies and industry committees.
*Technical Producer, WCBS-TV Channel 2 News,* New York**		1985 to 1995
	(Formal titles: ENG Supervisor, ENG Coordinator, ENG Editor, and Technical Director.) Supervised and controlled live and feed operation of eight remote Electronic News Gathering crews using nine receive systems. Coordinated between field, newsroom, network, and affiliate station personnel. Switched on-air multi-source breaking news reports. Frequently supervised all newsroom technical (remote, edit, playback) operations. Edited news, sports and feature segments in high–pressure environment.
*ENG Maintenance Technician, WCBS-TV Channel 2 News,* New York**		1984-1985
	Designed and built edit, microwave control, and playback facilities. Upgraded fourteen suites from U-Matic to Betacam. Emergency and routine maintenance of newsroom technical facilities.
Engineer, WPRI-TV, Providence		1982-1984
Engineer, KPNX-TV, Phoenix		1982
Engineer, WPRI-TV, KVOA-TV, Tucson		1979-1982
	All facets of television operations, electronic maintenance, facility design and construction.

Professional Awards

Emmy Nominee: Outstanding Coverage of an Instant Breaking News Story ( World Trade Center Bombing), New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1992-93
Second Place: Tops in Tucson, Public Service Category, Tucson Advertising Club, 1980-81

Activities

Webmaster, Atlanta Section, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 1997 to present.: Maintain section’s presence on the Internet, including web site and electronic mailing list.
Technical Producer, Atlanta Press Club Gorilla Ball, 1996-1998: Planned and implemented audio/visual and videotape playback system for this annual celebration as a member of the planning committee.
Atlanta Olympic Broadcast Frequency Coordination Committee, 1995-6.: Represented the interests of local television broadcasters, especially WAGA-TV, as a member of this committee responsible for all broadcast-related frequency coordination during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Program Chairman, ARRL Hudson Division Convention, 1992,4.: Coordinated 20 hours of programming for conventions with attendance of 1,000. Secured Keynote speakers Ralph Haller, Chief, Private Radio Branch, FCC, and George Wilson III, President, American Radio Relay League. Designed and published flyers and Program Journals.
Communications Committee, New York City Marathon, 1985 to 1994.: Planned and executed communications for public and runner safety, race operations and logistics for roadrace of 40,000 runners with millions of spectators.
Chairman (1994) and Director (1988 to 1995), Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society.: Involved with development and testing of RF data communications projects, including the ROSE X.25 Packet Switch and ROSErver/PRMBS Packet Radio MailBox System. Edited and published newsletter; created and maintained RATS' presence on the World Wide Web.; Coordinating Committee, ARRL 11th Computer Networking Conference, 1992, co-sponsored by Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society.

Publications

"How a Newsroom Intranet Helps the Whole Staff". Wired Journalist: Newsroom Guide to the Internet, Third Edition (Radio and Television News Directors Foundation) 1999. pp. 40-42

"The Rise in ENG Tragedies" (contributor). Television Broadcast (Miller Freeman) Vol. 20 Issue 10, October 1997. p. 52

"On Remotes, Look Up And Live". Radio World (IMAS Publishing (USA) Inc.) Vol. 21 No. 9, April 30, 2025 pp. 29-30

"Microwave ENG Safety and Operations Guidelines" Internet World Wide Web (FOX5 Atlanta WAGA-TV). 1996-9 <http://fox5atlanta.com/ENG/>

"Intro to Packet Radio". Connect Magazine (Pegasus Press) Vol. 1 No. 1, May/June 1993: pp.44–47

"ROSE X.25 Packet Networks". QST (American Radio Relay League) Aug. 1992: p. 74; Sept. 92: p.114

"Using ROSE X.25 Packet Networks", "Network Enhancements...", "RMAILER: A Remote Ad Hoc Mailing List Expander". Proceedings of the 11th ARRL Computer Networking Conference (Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League 1992) pp. 74-88, 108-112, 113-116

"XMTP", "[...] Directory Services...". 10th ARRL CNC (Newington, CT: ARRL, 1991) pp. 1-10, 45-51

"A Personal Packet Radio Mailbox...". 8th ARRL CNC (Newington, CT: ARRL, 1989) pp. 43-56

"Hamming the Buggy Sweepstakes". 73 Magazine (73, Inc.) #199, April, 1977: pp. 114–116

Professional Affiliations

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Society of Broadcast Engineers

Society of Professional Journalists

Atlanta Press Club

Education/Training

Associate Degree, Pima College, Tucson, AZ, 1982

Managerial Skills, American Management Association, Atlanta, 1997

Supervising Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers, American Trucking Association, Atlanta, 1996

Sony Broadcast Equipment Maintenance, 1984,5

Television Lighting, Imero Fiorentino Associates, Providence, RI, 1983

Advanced Clarion and Clarion 3.0 Programming, Clarion Software, New York, 1992,93

Emergency Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1992

FCC General Radiotelephone Certificate (formerly First Class Radiotelephone License)

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