Alaska Public Media
Craft Van has extensive experience in broadcast engineering, beginning with a role as Engineer at TCT Communications from 1990 to 1994, where responsibilities included installation and maintenance of an AM/FM broadcast facility. Following this, Craft Van served as Assistant Chief Engineer at Community Pacific Broadcasting, then progressed to Chief Engineer positions at Capstar Broadcasting and AMFM INC, overseeing multiple station clusters and their technical operations. From September 1990 to November 2021, Craft Van held the title of Broadcast Transmission Engineer at iHeartMedia, managing the technical aspects of a six-station cluster. Currently, Craft Van is employed as an FM Broadcast Engineer at Alaska Public Media since November 2021. Craft Van holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and an Associate of Science in Electronics with a broadcast emphasis from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.