Bill Bragg

Current

• Chief Broadcast Engineer at EDS
• The Voice of BIGTEX at The State Fair Of Texas
• Television & Satellite Broadcast Engineer at Trinity Workplace Learning

• Founder / Executive Director at The Yesterday USA Radio Networks

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Past

• Broadcast Engineer / On-Camera and Voice-over Talent at KRLD / KDFW Channel 4 Television ( CBS / FOX Affiliate ) Dallas, TX.
• Contract Broadcast Engineer at KDAF-TV, Channel 33/WB Television, Dallas, Texas.
• Freelance Camera Operator, Video Engineer, and Audio Engineer. at CBS TELEVISION / News / Sports, New York City.

• Founder / Executive Curator at The National Museum Of Communications, Inc.
• Freelance Contractor at KSKY RADIO, Dallas, Texas.
• Broadcast Engineer / On-Camera and Voice-over Talent at KTVT-TV, Channel 11/CBS Television Fort Worth, Texas.
• On-air Talent / Broadcast Engineer at KPCN RADIO (Now KKDA), Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Education

• Abilene Christian University

Recommended

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Connections

408 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Portfolio

Bill Bragg’s Summary

Bill Bragg joined the EDS Global Broadcast Network in May of 2005; as Chief Broadcast Engineer. His responsibilities include maintaining the video and audio quality standards for the many worldwide broadcasts and teleconferences that originate from the two ( 2 ) Television Studios located on the EDS Plano, Texas campus. Mr. Bragg brings over 38 years of television, radio and motion picture experience to the GBN Broadcast Team, and has enjoyed numerous successes in many local and national markets! He is considered a pioneer in the industry, after being involved in television from: “Black & White to Satellite”. He has also evolved with technology too, being one of the first broadcasters to stream audio on the Internet. Whether it’s a screw driver in his shirt pocket or a script in his right hand; Bill is comfortable both in front of and behind the camera or microphone.

Bill Bragg’s Specialties:

Bill presented a class in the “Set-up & Proper Adjustment of Color Television Cameras”; teaching EDS Team Members how to recognize & correct poor quality video images. Participated in The Jason Project by writing, producing and providing all voice characterizations for a 15 minute Radio Show that was distributed to school students in N.Texas. Traveled to NASA Headquarters in Houston, TX; and secured the loan of a Moon Rock; which was placed on view at EDS during The 2006 Jason Project Exhibit.

Bill Bragg’s Experience

• Chief Broadcast Engineer

  EDS

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years)

  Bill Bragg is the Chief Broadcast Engineer for The EDS Global Broadcast Television Network and maintains the 8 EDS color television cameras. He manages the live studio area during all broadcasts and video taping sessions; working closely with the office of the CEO and the many other Department Managers who are featured on the Global Secure Television Network. Bill performs the "on-camera Test" before each live broadcast and provides voice talent for many of the instructional broadcasts as well.

• The Voice of BIGTEX

  The State Fair Of Texas

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  May 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

  In 2002, Bill Bragg was selected from a group of over 500 local and national announcers by The State Fair of Texas in Dallas to perform the voice of "Big Tex". The 52 foot tall statue towers over millions of annual fair visitors each October; and he has been the official mascot of the world's largest State Fair for over 50 years. All of Tex's announcements are preformed "live" and Bragg's booming voice echos over the entire 277 acre Dallas Fair Park for nine hours each day; during the entire 24 day annual event!

• Television & Satellite Broadcast Engineer

  Trinity Workplace Learning

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; E-Learning industry)

  March 1990 — Present (19 years 5 months)

  On camera spokesperson for the Interactive Distance Training Network (IDTN). Installed two (2) satellite network control centers. Installed and constructed "Studio C" Control Room & Studio. Installed the "One-Touch" interactive communications system. Repaired and restored 300 B-Mack satellite receiver units. Re-wired main telephone and computer system. Voice Over Announcer and Studio Camera & Audio Production Operator. Satellite Encryption Authorization Technician for eight (8) television networks, using the Scientific Atlanta PowerVu Digital Satellite Receiver Systems. Satellite Uplink Engineer.

• Founder / Executive Director

  The Yesterday USA Radio Networks

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

  April 1983 — Present (26 years 4 months)

  Bill Bragg founded The Yesterday USA Radio Networks in 1983, which has been broadcasting public domain Old Time Radio Shows across the nation and around the world for a quarter of a century! The Network is on the air 24 hours a day and can be heard on two powerful KU Band Satellites, many Cable Television Outlets, in 2,000 Hospitals & Nursing Homes and on many on Low-Power AM/FM Radio Stations. Bragg was the first to introduce Internet Listeners to Old Time Radio & the service is also available on Cell Telephones. Live shows are presented 7 nights a week. Bragg has assembled a staff of over 50 on-air professionals that include the likes of: Frank Bresee (the voice of "Little Beaver" on old time radio's Red Ryder program), 2 time Oscar winning song writer Richard Sherman, Milt Larsen (Founder of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.) and country music super star Ronnie Milsap. Bill Bragg holds the world's record for the most number of hours of Satellite Broadcast Time.

• Broadcast Engineer / On-Camera and Voice-over Talent

  KRLD / KDFW Channel 4 Television ( CBS / FOX Affiliate ) Dallas, TX.

  (Media Production industry)

  January 1968 — December 1997 (30 years)

  Bill Bragg was selected as one of four ( 4 ) Master Control Technicians for “The CBS Dallas Cowboy’s Television Network”. In the early days of broadcasting, the CBS Television Network divided it’s self into four ( 4 ) regional Networks; so that they could better serve viewers in all parts of the country. KRLD-TV ( now KDFW-TV ) in Dallas, TX. was picked as the control point for the southwestern section of the United States.
  
  Switched Network Commercials, Billboards and The Halftime Show for CBS, during all football games aired on the CBS Television S/W Network. Monitored all incoming and outgoing audio/video signals, adjusted aural and visual power remotely at The Cedar Hill Transmitting Plant, operated and maintained weather radar signals and tuned-in all incoming 2Ghz. ENG signals. Operated GE and RCA color television cameras, Ampex Video tape machines and Eastman Kodak film chains. The KRLD Color Television Remote Bus was leased to CBS on numerous occasions and Bragg was on board for coverage of President Eisenhower’s Funeral, Sixty Minutes and the dedication of The LBJ Presidential Library.
  
  Movies:
  
  "A Bullet For Pretty Boy" - 1970 w/Fabian
  
  "Semi Tough" - 1977 w/Burt Reynolds & Kris Kristofferson
  
  "TEXAS:The Big Picture" - 2003 w/Bill Bragg as the voice of BIG TEX
  
  "A Fair To Remember" - 2008 w/Barry Corbin Narrator and Bill Bragg as the voice of BIG TEX. This movie was picked by the U.S. State Dept. to be shown at all U.S. Embassies around the world in 2009.
  
  Television:
  
  The Funeral Of President Dwight D. Eisenhower - CBS
  The Dedication of The LBJ Library - CBS
  Sixty Minutes - CBS
  NFL Football - CBS
  Apollo 8 (Lunar Orbit Mission) - CBS
  Presidential Visits (Richard Nixon thru George W. Bush) - CBS
  The Visit of Her Majesty The Queen Of England - CBS
  The visit of the Holy Father Pope John Paul II - KDFW-TV
  4 Country Reporter, KDFW-TV
  8 Country Reporter, WFAA-TV
  The Eyes Of Texas, KPRC-TV

• Contract Broadcast Engineer

  KDAF-TV, Channel 33/WB Television, Dallas, Texas.

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  February 1994 — September 1994 (8 months)

  Installed, wired & constructed News Operations Center.

• Freelance Camera Operator, Video Engineer, and Audio Engineer.

  CBS TELEVISION / News / Sports, New York City.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

  February 1968 — December 1993 (25 years 11 months)

  Worked on the following projects:
  
  The Funeral Of President Dwight D. Eisenhower - CBS
  The Dedication of The LBJ Library - CBS
  Sixty Minutes - CBS
  NFL Football - CBS
  Apollo 8 (Lunar Orbit Mission) - CBS
  Presidential Visits (Richard Nixon thru George W. Bush) - CBS

• Founder / Executive Curator

  The National Museum Of Communications, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  January 1979 — September 1990 (11 years 9 months)

  In 1979, Bill founded The National Museum Of Communications, Inc., which became the world's largest broadcast and communications Museum. He personally designed the building and exhibits, secured 21 moving vans of artifacts; which included the TV camera that broadcast-ed the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, Thomas Edison's microscope, the audio consol from the Voice Of America Studios, Charlie Chaplain's movie camera, Walter Cronkite's microphone from his last CBS Evening News Broadcast, the Gold Record for "Rock Around The Clock" and the guitar that Bill Haley used when he recorded the song, Elvis Presley's silver clad belt and gold plated sunglasses and Buddy Holly's improvising guitar. Bragg went on to established a Board of Trustees that included actor Donald O'Connor, actress Patty Duke, Jack Valenti (Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson) and Trammell S. Crow. This group raised over 12 million dollars in funding for the 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt / non-profit Museum.

• Freelance Contractor

  KSKY RADIO, Dallas, Texas.

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  April 1967 — November 1975 (8 years 8 months)

  Announcer, Disc Jockey, News Broadcaster, Studio Engineer and Transmitter Engineer.

• Broadcast Engineer / On-Camera and Voice-over Talent

  KTVT-TV, Channel 11/CBS Television Fort Worth, Texas.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)

  March 1966 — December 1968 (2 years 10 months)

  Camera Operator, Lighting Director, Set Designer, On-camera & Voice-over talent and Floor Director.

• On-air Talent / Broadcast Engineer

  KPCN RADIO (Now KKDA), Grand Prairie, Texas.

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  February 1966 — December 1967 (1 year 11 months)

  Announcer, Disc Jockey, News Broadcaster, Studio Engineer and Transmitter Engineer .

Additional Information

Bill Bragg’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Portfolio

Bill Bragg’s Interests:

I have recently refurbished my home to include: two (2) full size 1930's General Stores, a 1940's two-window Post Office, a 1950's Mobil Gas Station and a 50's Dinner Malt Shop. A fully functional Amusement Park Train Ride meanders it's way through the house, allowing riders the opportunity to ring the bell & blow the whistle; while they inspect the celebrity wardrobe exhibit and the 5,000 die cast miniature model car collection. The indoor showroom includes a full size 1929 Model A Ford and a vintage 1974 Rolls Royce. Other items of interest include a collection of full size and miniature juke boxes , a slot machine, a pinball machine, a player piano and some 50 plus Edison and Victor antique phonographs, radios and television sets . There are several model train layouts, and the climate controlled Archive contains over 60 thousand sound recordings, films and videos. The backyard was once home to a 1902 caboose on 39 feet of rail.

Bill Bragg’s Groups:

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The Society of Broadcast Engineers
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Audio Engineering Society of America
The Radio Club of America
The Technical Club of Dallas
International Television Association
North American Radio Archives
Dallas Communications Council
Dallas Amateur Radio Club
Irving Amateur Radio Club
Vintage Radio & Phonograph Society
American Association of Museums
Museum of Television & Radio of New York
Texas Association of Museums
N. Texas Museum Association
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Dallas Historical Society
Big Band Society of the Metroplex
National Lum & Abner Society
S.P.E.R.D.V.A.C.
New England Country Music Historical Society
Houston Vintage Radio & Phonograph Society
Radio Historical Association of Colorado
The Northwest Vintage Radio Society
Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound
The Rolls Royce Club of Texas

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    International TV Professionals
•    DFW Entrepreneur Network
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
•    HDTV Group
•    TV News
•    Cable-TV
•    Showbizjobs.com
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com)
•    Actors and Casting Directors
•    Facebook network
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    CA Alumni and User Group
•    voiceover
•    EDS Employees, Past and Present
•    ARRL HAM Radio Operators
•    Radio Amateurs
•    Film TV Professionals
•    CTAM
•    Radio & Television Professionals Network
•    Corporate Communications Executive Network
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Music and Entertainment Professionals
•    Dallas Area Media Pros
•    HP Connections
•    Hooray for Hollyworld!
•    The Talent Buzz
•    Entertainment Industry
•    Amateur Radio Operators
•    Television Broadcast Technologies
•    Social Update.TV
•    Actor's Network
•    Associates and friends of Jim Patrick - Futurist
•    Entertainment Business
•    Amateur Radio Enthusiast
•    Voice Over Professionals
•    Working Voice Actor Group
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    Link_Texas
•    Free Radio Alliance

Bill Bragg’s Honors:

Selected by The State Fair of Texas to perform the voice of "BIG TEX", a 52 foot tall statue, who has become the official mascot of the Fair.

Founded The Yesterday USA Radio Networks. Broadcasting Old Time Radio Shows 24/7, it can be heard on 2 satellites, many Cable Television Outlets, in 2,000 Hospitals & Nursing Homes, on Low-Power AM/FM Radio, the Internet & Cell Phones
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Founded The National Museum Of Communications, Inc.; the world's largest broadcast and communications Museum. Personally designed the building and exhibits, secured 21 moving vans of artifacts; including the television camera that broadcasted the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald, the control console from the Voice Of America, Charlie Chaplain's movie camera, Walter Cronkite's microphone from his last newscast & the first printed copies of Webster's Dictionary and The King James Bible. Established a Board of Trustees that included Trammell Crow, & raised 12 million dollars in funding.

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