Bruce A. Johnson

A 1981 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Bruce A. Johnson got his first job in broadcast television at WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, FL. While there, he rose through the ranks from teleprompter operator to videographer, editor, producer and director of many different types of programming. It was in the early 1980's that he bought his first computer - a Timex/Sinclair 1000 - a device he hated so much, he promptly exchanged it for an Atari 400. But the bug had bitten hard.

In 1987, Johnson joined Wisconsin Public Television in Madison as a videographer/editor, and still works there to the present day. His responsibilities have grown, however, and now include research and presentations on the issues surrounding the digital television transition, new consumer technology and the use of public television spectrum in homeland security. He freelances through his company Painted Post MultiMedia, and has written extensively for magazines including DV and Studio Monthly.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Any News on November 4th?

FCC Opens Up “White Spaces”

Wow, that Kevin Martin never ceases to amaze.  First he becomes the first Republican populist.  Now he has stood up to the National Association of Broadcasters - along with the other four members of the FCC - to create a plan to allow use of “white space,” unused television broadcast channels, as capacity for new unlicensed personal wireless services.  Many people have called this new service “WiFi on steroids.”  Now, the NAB hates any movement towards loosening it’s bulldog-like grip on bandwidth.  To be sure, there are other groups in this fight as well, not the least of which is users of wireless microphones, but at the base of it I sense this as a power struggle.  And as a long-time employee of several broadcast organizations, you’d think I’d side with the NAB, but not this time.  I trust that Silicon Valley and their suppliers can design and build compliant, non-interfering devices that could make iPhones and Android devices look silly by comparison.  Now they will get their chance.

Hang onto your hats.  This is going to be an exciting time.  And the NAB?  I think they’ll survive.

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