8-29-2012
Battison was a broadcasting engineer whose career spanned more than seven decades. He wrote 15 technical books and more than 500 articles for publication. He also served as technical editor for Radio magazine and was a frequent contributor to Broadcast Engineering magazine. Battison may best be remembered for initiating a movement that lead to the creation of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. It's an organization he initiated and one that now includes over 5,500 members.