The National Association of Broadcasters is set to honor consulting engineer Winston Caldwell with the 2024 NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award. Established in 1959, the Award recognizes individuals for their significant contributions to advancing the field of broadcast engineering, with nominations coming from their peers.
Caldwell will be honored alongside Hubbard Radio’s David Kolesar during the We Are Broadcasters Awards at the NAB Show Main Stage on April 16.
Winston Caldwell boasts over 25 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on network communications, security, spectrum management, and standards development. Caldwell’s notable career began at Fox Corporation in 2000, where he spent 23 years in various engineering capacities, including vice president of spectrum engineering.
In 2023, he transitioned to independent consulting, with clients including Pearl TV, the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority, and NAB. Caldwell’s contributions include leading the development and deployment of the A3SA security system for Next Gen TV services and managing the transition of Fox stations to the ATSC 3.0 system.
He has also played a pivotal role in spectrum policy development and regulation, both domestically and internationally.
David Kolesar is being awarded the 2024 Radio Engineering Achievement Award, with more than three decades of experience in broadcast engineering. Currently a senior broadcast engineer with Hubbard Radio since 2006, Kolesar’s earlier career included a role as an Electronics Engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Information Technology Division.
