Background

Dixon, Burl Allen was born on January 25, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Lexie Burl and Corabelle Vivian (Smith) Dixon.

Education

Graduated from high school, Muncie, Indiana.

Career

Technical engineer, construction chief engineer, Great Commission Schools, Anderson, Indiana, 1950-1952; chief engineer, Station WCBC, Anderson, 1952-1954; operational engineer, Station WKJG, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1954, 55; chief engineer, Station WBLN-television, Bloomington, Illinois, 1955-1957; operational engineer, Station WLBC-television, Muncie, 1957, 58; chief engineer, Station WBLN-television, Bloomington, Illinois, 1958; chief engineer, WCNB, Connersville, 1958, 59; operational engineer to assistant chief, Station WLBC, Muncie, 1959-1970; chief engineer, WWHI, Muncie, since 1965; owner, Electronic Svc. Company, Muncie, since 1970; chief engineer, WLBC, Muncie, 1980-1993; retired, WLBC, Muncie, 1993; design construction and maintenance professional, WZBD, Berne, since 1994. Owner, operator Chieftain Recordings, 1965-1970.

Installation and maintenance professional LPTV, Muncie, since 1982. Construction, maintenance professional WPGW, Portland, 1993-1997, WMDH, New Castle, 1993-1996, WWDS, since 1985.

Achievements

• Burl Allen Dixon has been listed as a noteworthy telecommunications engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society of Broadcast Engineers (life).

Interests

• Avocations: woodworking, photography.

Connections

Married Marolyn Beth Martz, June 20, 1952. Children: Julia Christine Dixon Murphy, David Allen, Paul Theodore.

Father:

Lexie Burl Dixon

Mother:

Corabelle Vivian (Smith) Dixon

Spouse:

Marolyn Beth Martz

child:

David Allen Dixon

child:

Julia Christine Dixon Murphy Dixon

child:

Paul Theodore Dixon