David Abel
Eau Claire, Wisconsin · davidabel98@gmail.com · davidrabel.com
Open to broadcast engineering, operations and software roles starting summer 2027. Open to relocation.
Education
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Expected May 2027
B.S. Software Engineering and B.A. Journalism, double major
Experience
Production Director
Fall 2023 to present
TV10, UW–Eau Claire campus television
Video Technician
Fall 2022 to present
Rice Lake Community Media
Video Production Specialist
Fall 2024 to present
The Sonnentag Center
Freelance Video Producer
Ongoing
Independent
Student Sports Videographer
Summer 2019 to 2020
Elmwood-Plum City (EPC) Wolves athletics
- Shot game film for coaches to use in film review
- Ran the end zone camera for football and the bleacher camera for basketball
Awards
- Crystal Pillar Recipient (Student Production Award), College Sports Program. Upper Midwest Emmys, 2026. Blunation, December 5, 2025
- Third Place, Sports Story, TV (Student Awards for Excellence). Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 2025. New Season, New Home, New Head Coach
- Award recipient. Wisconsin Community Media, 2024. Showtime Pro Wrestling
- Award recipient. Wisconsin Community Media, 2024. Hudson at Rice Lake football
- Award recipient. Wisconsin Community Media, 2024. St. Croix Central at Rice Lake football
- Award recipient. Wisconsin Community Media, 2023. MITP 4th of July
Skills and systems
- Positions
- Directing, Technical directing, Producing, Graphics, Replay, Audio, Camera, Streaming and encoding, Engineering and setup
- Switching
- NewTek TriCaster, vMix, Blackmagic ATEM, Panasonic Kairos, OBS Studio
- Graphics
- NewBlue Titler Live, SuiteCG
- Cameras
- JVC GY-HC500U, GY-HC550U and GY-HM850CHU, Panasonic AK-HC3900 studio camera, Panasonic AJ-CX4000 and AG-CX350, Panasonic AW-UE150 and AW-UE160 PTZ, Sony HXR-NX3
- Audio
- Allen & Heath, Behringer and Yamaha consoles, RØDECaster, Pro Tools
- Intercom
- Clear-Com
- Transmission and streaming
- LiveU, Teradek, Hudl production truck, YouTube Live, WIAC Network
- Post
- Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve
- Engineering
- TypeScript, Node.js, NodeCG, Google Apps Script, ffmpeg, Vitest, Git