The innovation arm of the National Association of Broadcasters on Friday (11/3) kicked off the third annual PILOT Next Gen TV Fellowship program at its Washington, D.C., headquarters.
The biggest change from 2022? This year’s program, its third, has expanded and includes students from Howard University and the University of Missouri.
Launched in 2021 with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the fellowship gives participants practical, first-hand experience with the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard and the broadcast television industry. Over the course of the program, fellows will participate in training programs, seminars and one-on-one coaching with Next Gen TV standard experts and AWS representatives. The program will conclude with fellows presenting their projects at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
The fellows also participate in the NAB Leadership Foundation’s Technology Apprenticeship Program (TAP), a complimentary career development program that is designed to train, inform and recruit a diverse workforce to meet emerging technology and engineering needs within the broadcasting community.
During orientation, fellows had the opportunity to visit the Technology Lab at NAB headquarters, which features equipment for testing and research of cutting-edge television and radio technologies.
The 2023-24 fellows are:
Howard University
YaSin Abdul-Musawwir, Film and Television, Junior
Rachel Ibihwiori, Computer Science, Senior
Emmarah Kouadio, Interactive Media and Computer Science, Senior
Teshi Waruingi, Computer Science, Senior
University of Missouri
Charles Dake, Finance, Senior
Amanuel Hailemariam, Information Technology, Senior
Shannon Worley, Journalism, Senior
“The PILOT Next Gen TV Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to get real-life experience in broadcast technology, learn more about television innovation and work beside industry experts,” said PILOT Executive Director John Clark. “We’re thrilled to partner with Howard University and the University of Missouri for this year’s program that will provide fellows an immersive journey into the next generation of television.”
