We Are Close -- Let's Bring it Home

[Dale]

Even as CEA president Gary Shapiro was urging Congress to pass legislation for a "certain" cut off date for analog terrestrial broadcast services (thus ending broadcasting as we have known it) he offered high praise to CBS and their affiliates for their exemplary work in HDTV. His remarks were given at the annual CBS NAB Engineering breakfast where affiliate stations are brought up-to-speed on what CBS did during the last year and what the outlook is for the next. Shapiro's remarks, made in Las Vegas, are presented here unedited in order that you may understand and gain a greater sense of appreciation for the strong influences shaping this movement. _Dale Cripps


CBS Breakfast
NAB2005

Good morning!
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you all this morning. I am honored to be here today, celebrating HDTV with the network that has believed in HDTV and has backed HDTV where it counts – with HDTV content! And not just any HDTV content – compelling, original HDTV programming that has spurred more consumers to embrace this dazzling technology. The NCAA tournament, the Masters, Monday Night Football, the SuperBowl…You know the list and I join millions of sports fans in thanking you and the manufacturers who helped pay for it.


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