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Former CBC/Radio-Canada exec John Lee elected to World Broadcasting Unions technical committee

TORONTO – North American Broadcasters Association VP and former CBC/Radio-Canada exec John Lee is one of three new elected members of the World Broadcasting Unions technical committee (WBU-TC) for 2017-2018.Lee (pictured) retired from the public broadcaster in December after serving most recently as executive director of technology solutions.  He is also a vice-president of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) and is chairman of NABA’s technical committee.In addition to Lee, other members of the elected management team for the WBU-TC is Amal Punchihewa, ABU technical director (vice-chair), and EBU director of technology & innovation Simon Fell, who was elected as...