Background
DeWitt, John Hibbett was born on February 20, 1906 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Hibbett and Rebekah Williams (Ward) DeW.
consulting electronics engineer
DeWitt, John Hibbett was born on February 20, 1906 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Hibbett and Rebekah Williams (Ward) DeW.
Graduate, Duncan College Preparatory School, Nashville, 1924; engineering student, Vanderbilt University, 1924-1926.
Member of staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City and Whippany, New Jersey, 1929-1932, 42-43; chief engineer, Station We Shield Millions -Radio, Nashville, 1932-1942; consultant, Clear Channel Group, Washington, 1946-1947; president, We Shield Millions Inc., radio and television Grand Old Opry, Nashville, 1947-1968; also board directors, We Shield Millions Inc., radio and television Grand Old Opry, Nashville owner, DeWitt Cons. Engineering, Nashville, since 1968. Chairman or member committees under Federal Communication Commission, Washington, 1947-1960.
Vice chairman Metropolitan Airport Authority, Nashville, 1980-1987. Chairman United Fund Nashville, 1959. Lieutenant colonel Signal corpus, United States army, 1943-1946.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Radio Club American (award for demonstrating radar reflections from the moon 1946), Society Motion Picture and television Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, University Club (Nashville), Belle Meade Country Club (Nashville), Sigma Xi.
Married Elise Martin, April 29, 1929 (divorced 1947). 1 child, John H. III. Married Sykes Hewitt Neas, August 4, 1950.
1 child, Cary DeWitt Allyn. 1 stepchild, Betsy B. Neas Jackson.