WMRN Personnel Profile

Robert T. Mason

Founder / President & Treasurer

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WMRN Career

Robert T. Mason was a founding figure in WMRN and an incorporator of the Marion Broadcasting Company in 1940. The company was formally established on April 22, 1940, before WMRN signed on later that year. A 1947 WMRN advertisement identified Mason as president of Marion Broadcasting Company, and a 1965 Broadcasting profile identified him as president and treasurer of WMRN. Surviving records in the archive document his role in the station’s founding, management, civic-service philosophy, and public-affairs work.

Career Assignments

1940-04-22

Founder / Incorporator — WMRN-AM 1490

Department
Ownership / Management
Employer
Marion Broadcasting Company
Affiliation
Ownership/management
Workplace
Marion, Ohio
Verification
Confirmed

Named incorporator of the Marion Broadcasting Company in the company’s Articles of Incorporation. This documents Mason’s role in establishing the corporate entity created to own and operate broadcasting facilities in Marion.

Source: WMRN-2026-039 — Articles of Incorporation of The Marion Broadcasting Company, filed April 22, 1940.

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

1947

President — WMRN-AM 1490

Department
Ownership / Management
Employer
Marion Broadcasting Company
Affiliation
Ownership/management
Workplace
WMRN, Marion, Ohio
Verification
Confirmed

A 1947 WMRN advertisement identifies Robert T. Mason as president.

Source: WMRN-2026-076 — 1947 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook advertisement.

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

1965-11-29

President & Treasurer — WMRN-AM 1490

Department
Ownership / Management
Employer
Marion Broadcasting Company
Affiliation
Ownership/management
Workplace
WMRN, Marion, Ohio
Verification
Confirmed

A contemporary Broadcasting profile identifies Mason as president and treasurer of WMRN and documents his station and industry leadership.

Source: WMRN-2026-078 — Broadcasting, November 29, 1965.

The dates above document this role at those points in time; they do not establish continuous employment between them.

Sources & Documentation

WMRN-2026-039 — Articles of Incorporation of The Marion Broadcasting Company, April 22, 1940.
WMRN-2026-076 — WMRN “Friendly Neighbor Station” Advertisement, 1947 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook.
WMRN-2026-078 — Robert Tussing Mason profile, Broadcasting, November 29, 1965.
Original 1947 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook advertisement for WMRN, displayed against the WMRN-blue studio background.WMRN-2026-076WMRN “Friendly Neighbor Station” Advertisement — 1947 Broadcasting-Telecasting YearbookOriginal November 29, 1965 Broadcasting magazine profile of Robert Tussing Mason, presented against the WMRN-blue studio background.WMRN-2026-078Robert Tussing Mason Profile, “He Didn’t Wait to Be Asked to Serve” — Broadcasting, November 29, 1965Original documentary image for WMRN accession 059, presented on the understated WMRN-blue archive background.WMRN-2026-059WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Cover Sheet, March 13, 1960Original documentary image for WMRN accession 062, presented on the understated WMRN-blue archive background.WMRN-2026-062WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, March 6, 1966Original documentary image for WMRN accession 063, presented on the understated WMRN-blue archive background.WMRN-2026-063WMRN “As We View It” Editorial Attachment, May 15, 1966Original WMRN 1940 newspaper clipping Work to Start on Radio Station Soon, displayed without an added frame on the approved WMRN-blue background.WMRN-2026-055WMRN Construction and Site-Purchase Newspaper ClippingsOriginal documentary image for WMRN accession 043, presented on the understated WMRN-blue archive background.WMRN-2026-043WMRN Studios Promotional PostcardAuthentic front-cover scan of the 1940 Marion Broadcasting Company Articles of Incorporation, presented without an added frame on the approved WMRN-blue background.WMRN-2026-039Articles of Incorporation — Marion Broadcasting Company (April 22, 1940)