Kathleen A. Mehl Chadwick, PhD I am the daughter of Donald E. Mehl, the founding publisher and editor of Broadcast Engineering. At the age of 6, I helped out my father (e.g., stuffing mailers with some of the first editions, in our living room!) as he laid the foundation for today's "Broadcast Engineering. . . [now] the industry’s standard for reliable training and education for readers. . . [and] . . . the industry’s longest-running magazine" (Brad Dick, Broadcast Engineering, December 31, 2008). Although my own career took a different path, I enjoy learning from and about my father's many accomplishments. My very own copy of the first edition of Broadcast Engineering (June, 1959) enjoys a place of honor on my desk, alongside his more recent, equally significant historical contribution, Top Secret Communications of WWII, SIGSALY and SIGTOT (Don Mehl, 2002; available from the author: donmehl@comcast.com, or from the NSA Museum near Washington, DC). From time to time I glance at this Broadcast Engineering Web site (and other resources) to indulge the curiosities I have come by naturally regarding the history of broadcast, other telecommunications advances, and the many related scientific developments that blossomed during the first half century of my life and have influenced the shape of today's world in so many ways. REFERENCE: Mehl, D. E. (2002). Top Secret Communications of World War II: Unbreakable Encryption for Secret High-Level Conferences; SISALY - The Green Hornet: Secure Telephone Conferences; SIGTOT: Teletype Cryptographic System; The Beginning of the Digital Age. Raymore, MO: D.E. Mehl.