Ross Video’s founder, John Ross has been awarded the Order of Canada, the highest honour a Canadian Citizen can receive as announced by the Governor General on December 30, 2012. Nominated for his contributions as a technology innovator, developing products at the forefront of broadcast engineering, John Ross will accept his insignia at a ceremony
to be held at a later date.
“My fascination with engineering began with an electronics book I discovered at the age eight,” said John Ross, Founder of Ross Video. “By the time I was twelve years old, I was designing small transmitters. This led to my first job at age fourteen at CKY-FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where I became the transmitter operator for the summer.” In January 1954, the CBC hired John to be part of the initial staff of CBWT. At CBWT John was the youngest member of the pioneering “start-up” crew of the first TV Station between Toronto and Vancouver.
