About Speaker

David Bialik holds a B.S. in Audio Technology from American University. Having been a broadcast engineer in U.S. major market radio since 1983. While working at NPR affiliate WAMU-FM and at the NAB Science and Technology Department, he contributed extensive material to the NAB Engineering Handbook Seventh and Eighth editions. In 1986 he went to work in New York City at WNYC and then Bonneville’s WNSR. During this time, he became chair of the Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 15 and started a 35 year-run of chairing the Broadcast Sessions at the Audio Engineering Society Convention. David joined United Broadcastings’ WKDM in 1991, as chief engineer. Forming a systems engineering consultancy in 1995, advising various industries including broadcasters on integrating technology applications such as studio construction, computer networking, VOIP telephony and Internet Streaming. In 2010 he joined CBS radio eventually being promoted to Director of Stream Operations for CBS Radio and later Entercom Media. While at CBS, Bialik collaborated with Telos to create the R2 encoder. Currently he is Director of Engineering for MediaCo’s New York Stations , WQHT and WBLS. Also, David has published many articles in Radio World and Television Technology. Bialik is a Co-Chair of the AES’s Technical Committee for Broadcast and Online Delivery and is chairing the NRSC’s Metadata and Streaming Working Group. He is an active member of SBE, AES, SMPTE, and IEEE (BTS). He is an SBE Life Member and AES Fellow and was awarded the AES Distinguished Service Medal, Citation, and Board of Governor’s Award. David is one of the co-chairs of the AES’ Technical Committee for Broadcast and Online Delivery. Along with the members of the TD1008 drafting group he was among the inaugural recipients of the AES President’s Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, December 2021.

David Bialik resides in New York with his wife, Alicia, and two children, Madeline and Richard. He is a board member of the AES NY section for 25 years, over and has planned many events.