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Hal Hostetler

Hal Hostetler

The Television Wizard

๐Ÿ† M365
United States 30 years as MVP Retired Official Profile

๐Ÿ“‹ Biography

I'm a Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer and I.T. Professional, I worked for KVOA Television here in Tucson, AZ. for over 34 years. My first "PC" was a Radio Shack Model I (A friend had one, I got hooked on an adventure game, and one thing led to another). I became the IT director/designer/fixer at KVOA when we went to newsroom automation in 1992. I was invited into the MVP program in 1996; I'd discovered Microsoft's peer support newsgroups, started searching them for problem solutions I couldn't find anywhere else, and wound up posting a good many more answers than questions...so it goes today. The most important benefit I've gained from being an MVP is my fellow MVPs. These folks are the most gifted, intelligent, caring, and totally COOL human beings I've ever met and its still overwhelming to be considered a peer.

โœจ High-Impact Contributions 5

SBE HF CHapter 73

The SBE HF HAMnet takes place on the second Sunday of every month at 2400 GMT. Hal Hostetler, CPBE, WA7BGX, serves as net control. The published frequency is 14.205MHz. Occasionally, that frequency is busy and you may need to move up or down (no more than 10kHz) to find the SBE meeting. Hal is a long-time member and lives in Tucson, AZ.

Speaker/Presenter at Third-party event
Mar 2026
#Collabtalk TweetJam

This is a recurring Twitter/Bluesky/Mastodon event that Christian Buckley does on a monthly basis.

Speaker/Presenter at Third-party event
Apr 2025
Phoenix/Tucson SBE Monthly Meeting

This is the combined Chapter9 (Phoenix)/Chapter 32 (Tucson) monthly meeting. I've attended all of them and I add content to them.

Speaker/Presenter at Third-party event
Nov 2024
Online Support for Event at M365 Chicago Community Days

This is a system auto-created Activity associated with the M365 Chicago Community Days.

Online Support for Event
Jul 2024
Buckley Planet M365AMA

These are video Microsoft M3665 Q&A sessions hosted by CHristian Buckley.

Speaker/Presenter at Third-party event
Apr 2024

๐Ÿ“… Events 2

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SBE HF CHapter 73
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M365 Community Days - Phoenix