Douds, Terry

Terry Douds is a broadcast engineer who specializes in audio. He entered The Ohio State University as an EE major, graduating in 1979 with a BS in Audio Recording. While at OSU he received the 1st “deebee” award from Downbeat Magazine for Best Engineered Studio Recording by College Students. His professional career in Audio Recording began in 1977 in Columbus, Ohio at Mus-I-Col Recording Studios, working with The Count Basie Orchestra and Rusty Bryant. In 1981 he joined the staff of The Recording Workshop in Massieville, Ohio as well as teaching Audio Production at Capital University in Columbus. He then became an Editor/Engineer for The Media Group, then moved to SOS Productions, working as an Online Editor, AVID Editor, and Digital Media Specialist. He joined the Faculty of Ohio University's School of Telecommunications in 2002-03 teaching Audio Production, worked for Wendy's International as a DVD Author, and then joined WOUB Public Media in 2005, where he is now Broadcast Operations Supervisor. He is a member of SBE, IEEE-BTS, SMPTE and AES, and holds a MS in Industrial Engineering (Engineering Management) from Ohio University. He is on the IEEE/BTS AdCom, is a member of the Board of Directors of SBE, and is active in ATSC, representing PBS in the Audio working group (S42), the Specialist Group on Applications and Presentation (S34), is a member of the AES Technical Group on Audio Guidelines for Over-The-Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS), the IEEE Broadcast Standards Committee, and as a member of the CTA (R4WG8) Audio Loudness Working Group.