Background
Batson, Charles Alvin was born on August 14, 1916 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Austell and Bessie (McCauley) Batson.
Batson, Charles Alvin was born on August 14, 1916 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Austell and Bessie (McCauley) Batson.
Bachelor, Furman University, 1938.
Program director, Station WFBC, Greenville, South Carolina., 1936-1941;
director information, National Association Broadcasters, Washington, 1946-1949;
director television, National Association Broadcasters, 1950-1951;
assistant director, television Broadcast Advertising Bureau, 1949-1950;
director, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1951-1953;
vice president, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1953;
director, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1953-1986;
senior vice president, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1965;
member Executive Committee, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1965-1983;
president, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1968-1979;
chief Executive officer, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1969-1981;
Chairman of the Board, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1977-1981;
chairman of the executive committee, television Broadcasting Company of South (now Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation), Columbia, South Carolina., 1969-1977;
vice president, general manager, Station WIS-television, Columbia, 1953-1966;
senior vice president, general manager, station WTOL-television, Toledo, 1966-1968. Director, member profit sharing committee Liberty Corporation, 1969-1981. Also director Liberty Corporation Foundation.
Director Cosmos Broadcasting of Louisiana, Inc., 1972-1977, television Stations, Inc., 1966-1973. Columbia advisory board Citizens and Southern National Bank South Carolina., 1968-1981, chairman, 1978. Board delegations NBC-television, 1962-1966.
Member of advisory board Federation Center of Blind, 1971-1977. Board directors South Carolina. Board EasterSeals Society Crippled Children and Adults, 1970-1990, vice president, 1976-1981, president elect, 1981-1983, president, 1983-1985.
Board directors Columbia Urban League, 1975-1977, Broadcast Pioneer's Foundation, 1978-1982. Member Greater Columbia Community Rels. Council, 1972-1981, vice chairman, 1974-1976, chairman, 1976-1978.
Member South Carolina. advanced committee United States Commision on Civil Rights, 1977-1980, 81-85, South Carolina. Committee for Humanities, 1978-1982. Board directors South Carolina.
Baptist Medical Center Foundation, 1983-1989, chairman, 1983. Deacon Presbyterian church, 1963-1967, chairman finance committee 1965. Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Member South Carolina. Broadcasters Association (president 1957, Hall of Fame 1981), National Association Broadcasters (copyright committee 1960-1961, television industry advising committee to Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1969-1972, chairman television Code Review Board 1973-1974, board directors 1974-1978, task force on reorganization 1976-1977, code rewrite committee 1977, by-laws committee 1977-1978, congressional liaison committee 1977-1978), Association Maximum Svc. Telecasters University of Southern California (board directors 1978-1981), U. Associations University of Southern California (president 1980), Forest Lake Club, The Summit Club (governor 1971-1977).
Married Margaret Craig Havird, June 29, 1975. 1 child, Reginald Fleming.