Marty Faubell is vice president, engineering for Hearst Television, Inc., formerly Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., 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.
