At a time of profound technological evolution for television broadcasting, Hearst Television has launched a fellowship program to recruit young engineering and IT talent to the industry, in honor of a longtime top engineering executive.

The Marty Faubell Broadcast Technology Fellowship is named for Martin “Marty” Faubell, who retired from Hearst Television in 2020 after serving the company for more than three decades, most recently as vice president of engineering.

Hearst Television’s programs to recruit and nurture entrants into local television encompass various backgrounds and disciplines.  The company launched a veteran recruiting effort in 2015 which has since grown substantially.  In 2016, to develop young news producers, the company established the Fred Young Hearst Television Producing Fellowship, in recognition of its longtime senior-most news executive and one of television journalism’s most honored leaders.  In 2021 Hearst Television and its parent company, Hearst, in league with the Emma Bowen Foundation, established an endowment in honor of Hearst Vice President of Finance Jeana Stanley — who passed away in June 2020 — to provide minority students need-based scholarships and internship opportunities within the media industry.

“Marty spent a great deal of his career focused on the development and growth of future talent in the technology arena of our business,” said Jordan Wertlieb, Hearst Television president.  “We are pleased and proud to honor him with the creation of this program, which was developed to help ensure a bright future for emerging generations of technology leaders in our company and the industry by applying the type of mentorship Marty provided so many for nearly four decades.”

“Marty has been my mentor, colleague and friend for many years,” said Stefan Hadl, Faubell’s successor as Hearst Television’s VP of engineering.  “I cannot think of a better way to honor all his accomplishments and contributions to our industry.

“It might surprise students and others not completely familiar with the industry that broadcast television stands on the cutting-edge of media and communications technology,” Hadl added.   “Television engineers and IT professionals touch every aspect of the field and are blazing trails in the use of CTV, OTT, VOIP and other developments, and hold in their hands a world of possibilities thanks to the latest technology enabling us to deliver what is known as NextGen TV.  There couldn’t be a better time for young people to enter the field, and for us to usher them into the industry via a program named for Marty.”

The fellowship, to begin fall 2022, is designed to expose students and recruits to and actively engage them in all aspects of television production, with emphasis on engineering, IT, and the role of these disciplines within a live broadcast facility.   The program will culminate in a 10-week period of active, hands-on experience within broadcast operations, engineering and IT maintenance and support, electronic newsgathering (ENG), production, and broadcast transmission, among other skills and activities.