Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, who wishes he was still as slim as he was when that photo was taken in 1969, recently retired as a Broadcast Engineer with KTTV Fox 11 / UPN 13 Television in Los Angeles.  He remains a private Broadcast Consultant specializing in the design of video post production facilities. He is the co-founder and Managing Editor of the all-volunteer Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) bulletin service and Creator/ Administrator of the annual “ARNewslin(tm) Young Ham of the Year Award” program. He is the author of three books, production staff member to several educational films and videos ioncluding the award winning “Amateur Radio Today,” authored the “Looking West” column for 73 Amateur Radio Today Magazine for 26 years, currently writes a monthly "VHF, FM and Repeeater" column for Worldradio Magazine, is a contributing writer to several broadcast trade publications and is a frequent contributor to CQ Magazine. He is a member of the ARRL, Radio Club of America and Quarter Century Wireless Association as well as a founding member of the Hollywood Hills QRP Contest Club. Bill is the only person ever chosen to be recipient of both the prestigious Dayton Amateur Radio Association’s “Specific Achievement” (1981) and “Radio Amateur of the Year” (1989) awards. He also was presented the ARRL National Certificate of Merit (1995) in recognition of his contributions to the “furtherance of the goals of the Amateur Radio Service.” His other interests include photography, cycling, swimming and live musical theater. Bill and his wife Sharon (KD6EPW) reside in Santa Clarita California with their “puppy people.”