There is no shortage of federal policy impacting radio and television stations from a technical perspective. Our opening session features the NAB’s Chief Technology Officer and regulatory counsel for IBA, KBA, MAB, and OAB covering the latest regulatory issues of interest to broadcast engineers.

Sam Matheny is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at the National Association of Broadcasters. With over 25 years of experience in the broadcast and data networking industries, including earning a patent for inventing mobile and interactive DTV technologies, Sam leads NAB’s technology team in its efforts to promote innovation and propel broadcast technology into the future. He also provides overall leadership for PILOT as well as NAB’s TV, Radio, Digital Officer and Cybersecurity Committees.

Patrick Cross is an associate with Brooks Pierce, LLP representing media and broadcasting companies and radio and television stations in resolving issues regarding FCC regulatory compliance, technical matters, FCC enforcement matters, programming, licensing, copyright and other intellectual property matters, ownership, and a variety of other issues. Patrick has been practicing law since 2016 and clerked for two federal judges prior to joining Brooks Pierce’s Communications Practice.

David Oxenford is a partner with Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, and serves as regulatory counsel for the IBA, MAB and KBA. He has represented broadcasters for 40 years on a wide array of matters, from the negotiation and structuring of station purchase and sale agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC’s multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters and FCC technical rules.

David’s clients range from family-owned broadcasters to active mid-market venture-backed companies to one of the largest noncommercial radio licensees in the country. In addition to representing station groups, David represents a number of state broadcast associations, the trade association for media brokers, program and service providers to the broadcast and digital media industry and banks and others providing financing to media companies.