Background
Mayborn, Frank Willis was born on December 7, 1903 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Ward C. and Nellie C. (Welton) Mayborn.
newspaper editor and publisher
Mayborn, Frank Willis was born on December 7, 1903 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Ward C. and Nellie C. (Welton) Mayborn.
Bachelor of Arts, University Colorado, 1926. Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Mary Hardin Baylor College, 1976.
With Dallas News, 1926, North Texas Traction Company, Fort Worth, 1927—1929. Business manager Temple Telegram, 1929—1945, founder, president, 1936—1970. Operator radio station KTEM, Temple.
Editor, president, public Temple Telegram, since 1945. Founder, president KTEM, since 1953. Operator KCEN-television.
Owner, president Sherman Democrat, Texas, 1945—1977. President, director Bell Broadcasting Company, Temple, 1936—1970, Temple Daily Telegram, since 1945. Founder, operator radio station WMAK, Nashville, 1947—1954.
President, director Red River Valley Public Company, 1945—1977. President, owner, operator Killeen Herald, Texas, since 1952. President, director Killeen Daily Herald, since 1952, Community Enterprises, Inc., 1959—1974, Taylor Public Company, Texas, 1959—1974.
President, owner, operator Taylor Press, 1959—1974. President, director Channel 6, Inc., since 1962, FWM Properties, 1965—1975, County Developers, since 1967, Frank Mayborn Enterprises, Inc., since 1979. Member Texas Democratic Executive Committee, 1948.
Director Temple Industrial Foundation, 1955—1960, 1963—1965, 1967—1969, 1974—1982, president, 1963, Texas History Foundation, 1967—1968. Member Texas History Survey Committee, 1966—1969. Member advisory council University Texas Journalism Foundation, 1964—1966, Texas A. and M. University Department Journalism, 1958—1959.
Member advisory and development boards Texas Industrial Commission, 1958—1964. Member Fort Hood Civilian Advisory Committee, since 1963, Baylor University Broadcast Council, 1964—1965. Member advisory board Scott and White Hospital, 1956—1961.
Board directors Temple Boys Choir, 1969, Waco Symphony Association, 1968—1969, Frank W. Mayborn Foundation, since 1964. Life trustee Vanderbilt University. V. chairman Mary Hardin Baylor College Educational Federation, 1975—1977.
Trustee Central Texas Medical Foundation, since 1970, president, 1972. Chairman board trustees Kinsolving Youth Center, 1971—1972. Trustee Donald W. Reynolds Federation.
Served from private to major United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member of King's Daughters Hospital Association, Broadcast Pioneers, Texas Council Higher Education, So.newspaper publications associations (president 1962, chairman board 1963), Texas Daily Newspaper Association (past president), Retail Merchants Association Temple, Temple Chamber of Commerce (director, past president), Texas Daily Press League (director Texas Sunday comic section, award 1946, 1982), American Society Newspaper Editors (past director), Rotarian (honorary), Association United States Army (life. Member military affairs committee, certificate of achievement 1969, General Creighton W. Abrams medal 1979), Temple Country, Lancers (Dallas), Advertising (Fort Worth), Mason (50 year), National Press (Washington), Dallas Athletic, Headliners (Austin), Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Delta Chi. Presbyterian (elder).