Warren P. Williamson, III

Mr. Williamson III is the retired Chairman of the Board of WKBN Broadcasting Corp. and of Sygnet Communications, Inc. of Youngstown, Ohio. Over a more than 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 Advanced 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 1950s, 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 MBA degrees from the University of Michigan and is a Registered Professional Engineer.