Radio Engineer John Bisset Dies At 73

Broadcast engineer and Radio World columnist John Bisset has passed away at 73. Bisset’s first job in radio was as a summer relief announcer at WFAX when we was 16. He worked at WFAX through high school and college and eventually became the station’s chief engineer. From 1980 to 1988, he managed the engineering services department at Metroplex Communications’ 730 AM (WPKX, WRMR and WCPT) and 105.9 FM (WVKX/WCXR).

Bisset wrote the popular Workbench column for Radio World, where he shared practical tips, technical advice and creative solutions to problems faced by radio engineers. Over the years, he wrote approximately 920 columns, helping generations of broadcast engineers keep their stations running.

His contributions earned him the Society of Broadcast Engineers Educator of the Year Award in 2007. More from Radio World.