Welcome to The Order of The Golden Greenie

Honoring the Legacy of Television’s Finest
The Order of the Golden Greenie is a distinguished fraternal order founded to honor retired professionals who dedicated their careers to shaping the golden age of television. Named after the iconic “Greenie” alignment tool—a symbol of precision, craftsmanship, and behind-the-scenes mastery—the Order recognizes engineers, technicians, and innovators whose quiet expertise kept the screens glowing and the signals clear. Through fellowship, storytelling, and ceremonial tributes, the Order celebrates the legacy of those who ensured the magic of television reached millions, honoring their enduring impact on broadcast history.

About

In electronics and television repair, especially in the mid-20th century, a "Greenie" was a nickname for a small green-handled alignment tool . It was commonly used for Adjusting variable capacitors or coils in radios and televisions.Tuning circuits without causing electrical interference (non-metallic tip).Common during the vacuum tube era of TV repair and calibration. In the 1950s–1980s, before digital tuning and solid-state reliability:TVs often required manual tuning and internal alignment. Technicians would use a Greenie to adjust IF (intermediate frequency) stages, horizontal/vertical hold, or color balance circuits.
This was part of routine maintenance or repair, usually done in-home by TV repairmen or in service centers.

2025 Inductee Mark Turner

Mark Turner retired from Nexstar Media Group on July 1st 2025 , where he served as Vice President - Station Operations. Prior to Nexstar Mr. Turner spent twenty-nine years with Media General, led initiatives to automate or improve operations including news production, master control, traffic and graphics. where he served as Vice-President of Station Engineering and Operations. Prior to that, he served as Vice-President of Broadcast Technology for Media General beginning in April of 2011, Vice-President of Technology for Media General Digital beginning in September 2007, and Director of IT for Media General Broadcast beginning in January 1988. "Mark's contributions to Nexstar over the years cannot be overstated," said Blake Russell, Nexstar's executive vice president of Operations. “He was instrumental in the technical development, construction and roll out of NewsNation, as well as the hub for our Washington, D.C., bureau including NewsNation, The Hill, and our local stations in the nation's capital. He has helped flawlessly execute the expansion of Nexstar's station group and broadcast operating centers and consistently delivered projects on time and on budget. We will miss Mark."

2025 Inductee George Beneman

George Beneman is set to retire at the end of the month after 56 years working at Maryland Public Television. He is currently the longest-tenured employee at MPT. Beneman was raised in a Reform Jewish home, and the arts always drew his attention and were a major part of his life growing up before he got an education in television and eventually joined the station. He never looked back. Beneman holds an impressive resume as an award-winning director and production manager. He is a member of several industry technology committees and has overseen the development of MPT over the last half century.

2026 Inductee Mark Remijan

After 46 years in broadcast engineering, I've decided it's finally time to power down the test equipment, put away the tool bag, and begin a new adventure called retirement. My last day at KLAS will be September 1, 2026. Looking back, it's been quite a ride. I spent 7 years as a Radio Engineer, 5 years in Cable TV, 3 years CBS WWJ Channel 62 in Detroit, 25 years with Fox Television Stations in Detroit (WJBK) and Los Angeles (KTTV), and the past 5 years here at KLAS. Over those 46 years, I've seen our industry evolve from analog to digital, from tape machines to servers, from rooftop antennas to IP networks, and from "Where's the schematic?" to "Did you open a trouble ticket?" I've worked with some amazing people along the way. The friendships, teamwork, and occasional engineering miracles at 2:00 a.m. have made this career more rewarding than I could have imagined. I've learned that every station has a few universal truths: • Problems always happen during weekends and holidays. • Equipment behaves perfectly when engineers are watching. • The phrase "It'll only take five minutes" is rarely accurate. • Every engineering rack room contains at least one mystery cable that nobody dares unplug. Thank you to everyone who has made my time at KLAS so enjoyable. Whether we worked together on major projects, fought through breaking-news emergencies, chased down strange technical problems, or simply shared a laugh in the hallways, you've made these years memorable

2026 Inductee Matt Heffernan

After 40 Years in the broadcast