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Larry Wilkins has over 40 years\u2019 experience in radio and television engineering. He started, like a lot of others, while in high school at a 1 kW day timer, in his hometown of Enterprise. After two years of electronics school he began working for the NBC affiliate in Montgomery.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career he has built numerous radio\/television studio and transmitter facilities. He worked for the Auburn Network for over 20 years handling on site engineering duties at all Auburn Football games. When Larry retired, it was from his position as Assistant Director of Engineering for Cumulus Broadcast, a job he held for 10 years. Larry now serves as the Director of the Alabama Broadcasters Association Engineering Academy and is also the chair of the Alabama EAS Committee and serves on the Amber task force for the State.<\/p>\n
Wilkins has served on the SBE National Board of Directors and presently serves on the SBE Certification Committee. He holds Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer (CPBE), AM Directional (AMD) and Certified Broadcast Network Technology (CBNT) certifications.<\/p>\n
He was named the SBE \u201cEngineer of the Year\u201d in 2005, was inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2012 and was named \u201cBroadcaster of the Year\u201d by the ABA in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Larry Wilkins has over 40 years\u2019 experience in radio and television engineering. He started, like a lot of others, while in high school at a 1 kW day timer, in his hometown of Enterprise. After two years of electronics school he began working for the NBC affiliate in Montgomery. Throughout his career he has built … Continue reading Larry Wilkins<\/span>