Three Pioneers of NextGen TV Emergency Messaging

Three of the nation's leading technologists in using Next Generation Television?(ATSC 3.0) for advanced alerting and information gathered to discuss their progress at the?AWARN Summit in May:

• Pete Sockett, Director of Engineering and Operations, WRAL/CBC;
• So Vang, VP of Emerging Technologies, ONE Media 3.0;
• Fred Engel, CTO, PBS North Carolina

Each of these men "walk the walk" at organizations that have actually launched NextGen TV and that support the AWARN Alliance. And they are using their skills to further our collective mission: "Save lives and protect communities by leveraging advanced emergency alerting, news, and information powered by ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV."

Overview: Panelists offer progress reports and launch plans in their DMAs; discuss advances and challenges in technical integration of NextGen TV services; effective methods for maintaining collaborative relationships with local alert originators as they roll-out advanced emergency messaging, news, and information; and the use of broadcast datacasting as a method to reach first-responders with encrypted messaging.

This is the penultimate video in our series of sessions from the conference. The AWARN Summit laid the groundwork for upcoming roundtable discussions between emergency managers and local TV stations. We hope these model agreements will create a roadmap for a national roll out and creation of a "network of networks" for public alerting and warning.

Future video from the?AWARN Summit?

• Reaching People Across Platforms - A Cross-Industry Perspective with panelists from LG Electronics, Amazon Web Services, E.W. Scripps Company, and Everbridge.

Previous Videos

• Interactive?Keynote?with Lieutenant General Reynold Hoover (U.S. Army, Retired) - “A Call for IPAWS 3.0”:?https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/559926238/87ce31f7a2
• Keynote Presentation with Madeleine Noland, President, ATSC:?https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/559964030/834f6698b0?
• State of Alerting with the AWARN Advisory Council:?https://vimeo.com/567065857/a5c82f2be0?
• Keynote "Fireside" Chat" with Adam Symson, CEO, EW Scripps Company:?https://vimeo.com/559925621/1c6f5096be?
• All Emergencies Are Local:?https://vimeo.com/567244749/2d0ffb0b3d?
• Keynote Speech with Alex Amparo, Acting Deputy Director for Resilience, FEMA:?https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/571917466/681d65f341?

See?www.AWARN.org?for more information or contact Executive Director?John Lawson,?[email protected], or Deputy Director?Anya Shetler,?[email protected].