[BC] Why One answer

[Chuck Lakaytis]

Broadcast Engineering, even in the TV end of the business, has never been
very well paid.  When I started there were two types of engineers:  the guys
that were hired and hung around because of the FCC requirements and those of
us who just sort of fell in love with it.  I have been privileged to be
around some of the best people in the world during those three AM, "Well,
that was interesting!" times. 

Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
907 277 6300
907 301 4339 (cell)


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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Glen Kippel
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [BC] Why One answer

On 7/21/06, JYRussell at academicplanet.com <jyrussell at academicplanet.com>
wrote:
>
> One of the answers I was given years ago was that it was "paying your
> dues"... The reasoning was "Obviously, the well-paid CE for a bajillion
> watt
> TV powerhouse had to start somewhere... and you only get that kind of
> education a couple of ways... one way is to pay to go to college for it...
> the other, pay for it in labor and hands-on experience"...
>
> <snip>



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Yeah, right.  And they EXPECT you to quit and find a better-paying gig
elsewhere, right?  And how much does it cost them to get someone else
trained in all the ins and outs of that particular installation?  Sounds
like false economy to me...

GK
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