Tom Butts has been reporting on the broadcast industry for more than 10 years. Prior to joining IMAS Publishing as editor of TV Technology magazine in 2001, Tom was managing editor of digitalbroadcasting.com, a Verticalnet Web site covering all aspects of the broadcast industry.

From 1998-1999, Tom was editor of "DTV Business" (formerly "Video Technology News"), a bi-weekly executive-level newsletter published by Phillips Publishing of Rockville, Maryland. In 1995, Tom got his start in the business, joining the National Association of Broadcasters as a writer covering radio and television issues for the NAB membership. Tom also worked as a part-time radio announcer in Maine from 1986-1994.