Radio World - January 15, 2014 - (Page 1) NEEd A TAlk SHoW SySTEM? SEE buyER'S GuIdE January 15, 2014 inside Inspector confIdentIal * Retired FCC field inspector John Reiser remembers highlights and lowlights from knocking on station doors. - Page 4 007 on the dIal Federation of American Scientists * Coded numbers from the Cold War espionage era still offer intrigue to some radio hobbyists. - Page 12 Hobbyists believe a station dubbed "Cynthia" was run by the CIA from this Virginia facility. condItIon crItIcal * Broadcast's important role in emergency situations; a commentary by NAB Senior Vice President, Technology, Lynn Claudy. - Page 29 | The News Source for Radio Managers and Engineers | $2.50 | radioworld.com Hadfield Advocates 'Service' Mindset Clear Channel's Seattle cluster DOE shares tips for efficient station support ◗radio it management SEATTLE - Marty Hadfield is director of engineering for the Seattle cluster of Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, a position he'll have held three years come June. As part of our expanded coverage of radio information technology as well as traditional engineering management, Radio World contributor and technical advisor Thomas R. McGinley conversed with Hadfield via email about issues such as IT standards and requirements regarding hardware and software purchases, updated skill sets, organizational tools and cluster support. In a broadcast engineering career of more than 40 years, Hadfield has had stints at Fisher, Qualcomm and Alpha, among other broadcast groups. He's perhaps best known from a 17-year stint as corporate vice president of engineering for Entercom Communications. Hadfield, like other group engineers these days, needs to keep up not only with changes in RF needs but with IT issues as well. Clear Channel has seven stations - five FM and two AM - in the SeattleTacoma market, which is ranked by Nielsen Audio as Radio Market 13, with a Metro 12+ population of about 3.6 million people. RW: Many chief engineers or their designated staff people are responsi- ble for IT operations at their stations. That often includes not only the audio delivery and automation systems but also the office LAN with all of its servers, workstations and portable devices used in the facility. How is IT support handled in your operation? 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