Quincy, IL - Feb 21, 2007 - Broadcast Electronics (BE) has opened a sales office in Portland, OR, and appointed Lyle Garrison as the northwest regional sales manager. Garrison will handle sales support for BE studio and RF products in the six-state territory of Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska.

Garrison was previously a district sales manager for Harris. He comes to BE with a technical background in broadcasting and computer networking, including 20 years' military RF communications experience and several years representing computer and telecom networking for Fujitsu.

Garrison is taking over sales support for the region from Ellis Terry, who will remain BE's regional sales manager for the Western United States. Terry will continue to provide studio and RF support to broadcasters in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Hawaii.

Garrison can be reached at 503-922-0562 or lgarrison@bdcast.com.