TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech - Podcast

We tend to live, work, and observe within the circles of friends and colleagues that we already know. The TWiRT podcast strives to introduce radio engineers and creators who bring new ideas, techno…

Stereotypically speaking, broadcast engineers may not fit the “leadership” mold.  Many of us are perfectly comfortable dealing with equipment, and not with leading other people. While some engineer…

Brett Gibson explores the topic of vertical real estate and tower leasing on this episode of TWiRT.  What are the structural concerns for adding antennas and feedlines to existing towers? How can a…

Explore the broad array of virtual processing platforms available for Radio broadcasters and hear the real-world experience of planning, installing and operating a cloud-based audio processing and …

TWiRT is live at the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) 2025 convention.  This year TAB chose the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in Round Rock, TX, for their convention location. What a hug…

Dave Anderson, Chief Broadcast Engineer at WUSF, Tampa - brings us two tales of two fibers. One tale surrounds the fantastic utility, capability, and flexibility of using fiber to connect different…

Chris Tarr is one of the busiest broadcast engineers you’ll ever meet. He loves radio engineering, and he’s highly motivated to work hard and keep learning more about his profession. Chris has asse…

This Week in Radio Tech dives into how broadcasters can build rock-solid, multi-layered broadcast plants that keep them on the air and their audiences happy, even when equipment fails. Chuck Bullet…

As we celebrate the 4th of July - Independence Day - in the United States, we’re reminded of the relative freedoms we enjoy here in the realm of broadcasting. In our case we’re speaking of radio br…

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is launching a rare program to train students in broadcast engineering. The emphasis followed years of planning and consultation within the RTF department and th…

Join us for a special on-location episode of This Week in Radio Tech, recorded at the historic Armstrong Tower in Alpine, New Jersey—the birthplace of wideband FM broadcasting. We’re joined by elec…

The spark, motivation, and process for invention is absolutely fascinating! This week we got lucky and found two gentlemen who epitomize the spirit of invention. They often do this by asking, “What…

On this episode of This Week in Radio Tech, we welcome a true legend of the newsroom—Bob Hardt. From his early days at WXYZ to anchoring at WABC and ultimately rising to the top at ABC Radio News i…

Seven hundred and fifty episodes of TWiRT!  Wow!  It’s my honor today to welcome two innovative broadcast engineers and businessmen - and business partners with Telos Alliance - Tyler Everitt and G…

Oakwood University, located in Huntsville, Alabama, is renowned for its significant contributions to gospel and Christian music, particularly through its alumni who have achieved fame in these genr…

The Story of the Broadcast Cart Machine is fascinating, especially to those of us who used them on-air, or installed and repaired them as engineers.  Andy Rector, who was heavily involved in the bu…

Most of us in radio engineering have worked with broadcast cart machines. While it’s been a good 25 or 30 years since we’ve had them in our studios, we’ll never forget the pleasure - and occasional…

Young broadcast engineers are few and far between, but Cameron Lasley is making a big difference for broadcasters in Kentucky.  Cam’s primary role is with wireless broadband technologies; he’s the …

Today’s TWiRT webcast is a double-header - two guests on very different yet important topics.  First up is Robbie Hulett, owner of Tower Maintenance Corp.  Robbie shares his company’s work and achi…

Congratulations to Paul Shulins, co-owner of Over The Air RF Consulting. He is the recipient of the 2025 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award, which was presented at the NAB Show on April 8. Pau…