Background
Battison, John Henry was born on September 11, 1915 in Wembley, England. Son of John Charles and Emily Florence (Butler) Battison.
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John Henry Battison
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Education
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1936. Doctor of Science in Radiocommunications, Florida State Christian University, 1973.
Career
Research engineer, EKCO Radio Company, 1934-1937;
member technical division, British Air Ministry, 1937-1939;
technical director, Midland Broadcasting Company, 1945-1947;
assistant chief allocations engineer, ABC, 1947-1949;
associate editor, Tele-Technology magazine, 1949-1952;
faculty member, New York University, 1949-1952;
director television commercial production, Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, Inc., 1951;
director, television National Council Churches, 1951-1952;
director education, National Radio Institute, Washington, 1952-1954;
associate professor, American U., 1952-1954;
general manager, vice-president, director engineering, CHCT-television, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1954-1955;
general manager, director engineering, KAVE and KAVE-television in name of Voice of the Caverns, Inc., Carlsbad, New Mexico, 1955-1958;
technical controller programs, Associated Rediffusion Ltd., England, 1958-1959;
president, director, Engineering International Telecommunication Cons., Inc., 1959-1963;
vice-president, director engineering, National Roadar, Inc., since 1966;
head, Frequency Allocation Group IIT Research Institute, 1963-1968;
also construction engineering. Manager communications, electronics division, Chesapeake Instrument Corporation, 1968;
chief engineer, Saudi Arabian television, 1968-1970;
construction engineering, Smith Electronics Inc., 1970-1972;
director engineering radio station, WINW, Canton, Ohio., 1972-1973;
director engineering radio station, Ohio Communications, Inc., 1973-1975;
president, Batcom International Inc., Cleveland, since 1975. Broadcast consultant, Washington, since 1955.
Director Engineering Telecommunications Center, Station WOSU-television-AM-FM, Station WPBO-television, Ohio State University Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, Columbus, 1978-1985. Retired, 1985; construction engineering, since 1985. President Belfry Broadcasting Company Inc., Columbus, 1985-1990.
Member United States delegate to World Administrative Radio Conference, Buenos Aires, 1980, Rio de Janeiro, 1981. Lecturer Beijing Broadcasting Institute, Peoples Republic of China, 1981, 82. Director Omni Broadcasting Corporation, 1988-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Former trustee Annapolis Junior High School. Operations officer flotilla 7-1, communications officer division United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Squadron leader Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. Fellow Society Broadcast Engineers (founder, past. president).
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Ohio Association Broadcasters, British Institute Radio Engineers, Society Motion Picture and television Engineers. National television Film Council, United States Power Squadron, Army and Navy Club (Washington), Royal Air Force Club (London), Link Club (Cleveland), Rotary (past president Loudonville).
Connections
Married Cicely Church, 1942 (divorced 1954). Children: Diana Penelope, John Christopher. Married Nancy H. Mackenzie, 1954 (divorced 1971).
Children: Florence Victoria, Jonathon, Mark. Married Sara Bennett, 1971.
