Hardened as a street reporter during the 1967 Detroit riots. Celebrated 54th year in broadcasting in 2018. Colonel became a professional broadcast name in the 1960s, several years before the U.S. Army hired Mason to be a broadcast spokesman for the All Volunteer Army in 1975, at which time the Army made Mason an honorary colonel in the St. Louis Recruiting Command. Award-winning Career Journalist; Speaker; Author; Writer; Events Producer; international ScienceNews Radio Network Host/Producer; Knight of the Nanotech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas; Press Relations Chair volunteer for many IEEE Conferences; Press & Communications officer for major international conferences of various genres; 2011 AAES Journalism Award; 2010 IEEE-USA Literary AwardProduced international nanotechnology conferences and trade expositions in Dallas, Texas: nanoTX ’06, nanoTX ’07, and nanotxUSA 2008 (in cooperation with Nano Tech Japan); and other expos for the entertainment and construction industries. Executive Producer of award-winning documentary on the lives and careers of the late Nobel Laureates Jack Kilby, inventor of the microchip; and Rick Smalley, father of modern day nanotechnology.Author of Those Roaring Riverboat Years, a history of the steamboat era. Authored scores of documentaries and editorials for broadcast, and thousands of words in commercial copy. Author and director of five murder mystery dinner playsHobbies and interests include: Sailing/yachting, historical research, creative writing. Endowed member of A. C. Garrett Masonic Lodge; Past Worthy Patron, The Colony Chapter Order of Eastern Star; member National Rifle Association; Society of Professional Journalists, ACLU, Amnesty InternationalSome admirers comment: “(I have) appreciation for your open minded attitude to learning and formidable communication skills.” The late Dr. Stephen Schneider, Nobel Laureate, professor and senior fellow, Stanford University “You are doing God’s work.” Stan Ovshinsky, historic American scientist and inventor “The things you are doing to educate the public in the importance of science are vital.”Dr. Ray Baughman, Director Nanotech Institute, University of Texas-DallasRead more about this authorRead less about this author