Background
III, Ben Trested Givaudan, was born on October 5, 1936 in New York City. Son of Ben Trested and Winifred (Brown) Givaudan.
III, Ben Trested Givaudan, was born on October 5, 1936 in New York City. Son of Ben Trested and Winifred (Brown) Givaudan.
Engineer Stations KTAR and KVAR Radio-television, Phoenix, 1954-1959. Announcer, chief engineer Station WOPI-Department of Administration and Management, Bristol, Tennessee, 1959-1960. Announcer, chief engineer Station WKIN-Department of Administration and Management, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1960-1961.
Staff engineer Station WDBJ-television, Roanoke, Virginia, 1961-1965.
Producer-director, 1965-1980, creative director, 1980. Volunteer examiner amateurradio examining program Federal Communication Commission, 1984.
Broadcast engineering consultant to architectural firms. Active Mill Mountain Theater, March of Dimes, Gourmet GalaAdv.
Board, local community theater.
Named Jaycee of Year, Cave Spring Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1968.
Engineer Stations KTAR and KVAR Radio-television, Phoenix, 1954—1959. Announcer, chief engineer Station WOPI-AM, Bristol, Tennessee, 1959—1960, Station WKIN-AM, Kingsport, 1960—1961. Staff engineer Station WDBJ-television., Roanoke, Virginia, 1961—1965, producer-director, 1965—1980, creative director, since 1980.
Volunteer examiner amateur radio examining program Federal Communications Commission, since 1984.
Member of American Advertising Federation (board directors Roanoke chapter), Alpha Delta Sigma.
Married Nancy I. Bartol, May 22, 1956 (divorced). Married Trina L. Ferrell, August 26, 1971.B.A. in Radio-television Production, Arizona. Children: Scott J., Raymond L.