June 12, 2025, Washington, DC — ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has honored AGC Systems Principal Aldo Cugnini with the 2025 Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award at the 2025 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference this week. In accepting the award, Cugnini thanked ATSC President Madeleine Noland, Chairman John Taylor, and the ATSC Board of Directors for bestowing this prestigious award upon him. He also thanked his many ATSC colleagues who have served as invaluable experts.
The Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award is presented annually to an individual within the ATSC membership whose technical and leadership contributions to the ATSC were judged to be invaluable and exemplary. The Award recognizes the first recipient, the late Bernard Lechner, for his outstanding service to the ATSC.
More information about the Award and its namesake is at the ATSC announcement.
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