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Marty Faubell is vice president engineering for Hearst-Argyle Television overseeing the engineering operations and staffs for the 29 TV stations. In this role he has supervised the Hearst-Argyle stations’ adaptation of digital broadcast technology and their transfer from analog broadcasting to digital (DTV) television broadcasting and its premium application high-definition digital television (HDTV). He also arranged for the use of dedicated satellite access for enhanced newsgathering and content-sharing between the Company’s stations and developed and implemented a sharecasting framework serving various Hearst-Argyle stations.
Faubell moved to the corporate headquarters of Hearst-Argyle as vice president in 1997. Previously he was since 1987 the director of engineering for WTAE-TV the Company’s Pittsburgh PA station where he supervised the introduction of numerous technological advancements including robotic cameras satellite newsgathering resources and digital editing equipment.
Prior to joining Hearst-Argyle predecessor company Hearst Broadcasting at WTAE-TV Faubell was assistant chief engineer at WPIX-TV in New York City. Before that he was engineering maintenance supervisor at WRAL-TV in Raleigh NC a highly respected broadcast TV innovator.
A native of Cherry Hill NJ Faubell holds a bachelor of science degree in broadcast engineering and a master’s degree in broadcast management both from Bob Jones University in Greenville SC. A member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and the Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers he does volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity. | 