Mr. Warren P. Williamson, III is the retired Chairman of the Board of WKBN Broadcasting Corp. and of Sygnet Communications, Inc. of Youngstown, Ohio. Over more than a 40 year period, he worked in various capacities in the family owned radio and television enterprise and was responsible for its entry into the cellular telephone business in 1985.
He was active in community affairs in Youngstown including serving as Chairman of the Board of the Mahoning National Bank. He was also active in broadcast industry affairs serving as Chairman of MSTV, an association representing U.S. television station operators. He served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Advance Television Test Center which was instrumental in development of the North American technical standards for the broadcasting of high definition television.
In the U.S. Air Force research and development command during the 1950's he served as a project engineer where he was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for his work in electronic countermeasures. Mr. Williamson earned Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Michigan and is a Registered Professional Engineer.
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