VIP Biography for
Warren L. Braun, Chairman Emeritus
 | Warren L. Braun, Chairman Emeritus |
| Industry | Writing |
| Title | Chairman Emeritus of the Board, ComSonics Inc., Professional Engineer, Inventor, Environmentalist, Theologian, Writer |
| Expertise | Writing, teaching, consulting engineering in following fields-CATV, broadcast systems, audio visual systems, acoustics |
| Type of Organization | Self employed writer |
| Major Product | Books |
| Area of Distribution | National |
| University/Degree | B.S.E.E., Valparaiso Technical Institute, IN; Radio Engineering, Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, DC; Business Administration (extension course), Alexander Hamilton Institute, NY; Honorary Dr. of Science, Shenandoah College & Conservatory, 1987 |
| Born | August 11, 1922, Postville, Iowa |
| Honors & Awards | Numerous including, 1983 Executive of the Year, Professional Secretaries International; 1985 Businessman of the Year, Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Chamber of Commerce; Virginia Cable Television Association Award "Hall of Fame", 2002; Listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, World Who's Who in Finance and Industry; Outstanding Civic Leaders of America; Dictionary of International Biography; Engineers of Distinction; Who's Who in Engineering; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in Cable Communications; Who's Who in Technology Today; Who's Who in the Satellite Industry |
| Published Works | 30+ books, 100 articles, 22 U.S. patents, 1 Canadian patent, I European patent pending |
| Affiliations | Many including, Society of Cable Television Engineers; International Broadcasters Society; Acoustical Society of America; National Society of Professional Engineers; Virginia Society of Professional Engineers; Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers; I.E.E.E.; numerous civic organizations |
| Hobbies & Sports | Gardening, woodwork, golf |
| Career Accomplishments | In his career he has designed many cable television systems, 2 television stations, 5 AM & FM stations, and over a hundred various acoustical projects |
| Work History | Chief Engineer, WJMA (now WKEY), Covington, VA, 1941; Chief Engineer, WSVA Radio, Harrisonburg, VA, 1941-45; Technical Director, WSVA Radio, Harrisonburg, VA, 1946-58; Designed and constructed the following stations: WTON, Staunton, VA, 1947; WJMA, Orange, VA, 1948; WSIR, Winter Haven, FL, 1946; The new WSVA building and broadcast plants, 1950 & 1957; WSVA-FM, Harrisonburg, VA, 1946; WJZ-TV, Baltimore, MD, 1948-49; WSVA-TV, Harrisonburg, VA, 1953; Assistant General Manager, WSVA AM-FM-TV, Harrisonburg, VA, 1959-63; General Manager, WSVA AM-FM-TV, Harrisonburg, VA, 1964-65; Consulting Engineer, 1957-present; Chairman, C.E.O., ComSonics, Inc., 1972-90; Chairman Emeritus of the Board, ComSonics, Inc., 1990-present |
| Children | Dikki Ciechanski |
| Spouse | Lillian C. Braun |
| Married | May 24, 1942 |
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