Posts Tagged ‘Spencer Koch’

KMOV has relinquished its crown for partnering with the Variety Club and surrendered it to FOX 2/KPLR, according to Suzi Schrappen.  “The stations will play an integral role in raising funds and awareness leading up to and during Variety Week (April 30-May 7),” said the stations’ prez and gm Spencer Koch. . .The holidays bring cheer from many expatriates including Mark Wittcoff, now living in BevHills and managing buildings and shopping centers in 36 states. Mark brought greetings from his dad, Ray Witcoff, and step mom Roma Broida, who just celebrated her 86th birthday.  They live in Scottsdale these days. . .Dr. Alan Londe and Sandy Tucker are hosting a black-tie New Year’s Eve and guests are clamoring for the doc’s cuisine extraodinaire. . Zillionaires Judy and Dennis Jones are still recovering from the 40th anni dinner of the West County Wine Tasters at their manse.  He said, “We enjoyed our last bottle of 1970 Chateau LaTour – the vintage of the year the club began.” (Must be nice to be rich!). . .Commercial real estater Jay Holland spent Saturday choosing new eyeglasses at Erker Optical, while Tom Schmidt ditto’ed and boasted that his Franco’s Restaurant has continued rolling out its prize osso buco, the veal shank first introed in the 19th century. . .Nearby, at David Shockley‘s Saville Row financial planner Steve Wedel of Four Seasons Wealth Management was getting kudos on having been named one of the best 1,000 planners in the U.S. by Barron’s and #1 in Missouri. Meanwhile,  Shockley was measuring clients for custom-made Zegna clothing.

“We have broken ground on a new Carol House in Valley Park,” spewed Brook Dubman, bossman of the furniture and accessory giant “where you like nice things.” A familiar face on television via the company’s blitz of commercials, Dubman, with his wife,

Brook and Melissa Dubman

Melissa, fawned over their children, Garrett, 5 and Eliana, 3, at the KPLR, Channel 11 fall preview launch party at Dierdorf & Hart’s Westport Plaza eatery. Beginning Sept. 20, the station’s Patrick Clark will headline a new 4 o’clock news block, that will feature the arts and entertainment, according to Channel 11 and KTVI FOX 2′s leader, Spencer Koch, who hails from Staten Island, and later recalled his five years as production assistant with the Mets. He turned to the print media and opined, “It’s going away with the era of tech. And now, you can read newspapers online with Google. Some day, you’ll have to pay for it.” Jenny and Rich Wolkowitz were on hand and got kudos on their 5-unit Car Credit City independent dealerships – “The largest in the area,” hyped Rich, who confirmed he’s given up political aspirations. As for buying time on KMOX radio for Cardinal baseball, Wolkowitz said, “It’s not my mix, but I do buy a great deal of advertising on cable.” Creative advertising maven Bob Kochan got backpats on landing the Pulaski Bank account and ad exec Ben Turec waxed on about his Golden Oak Lending and Casino Queen accounts. Kochan also mentioned, that his daughter, Emily, now serves Laclede’s Landing as exec director. Turec pointed out, that even KTRS, whose broadcasts of Cards games will end this year, did a salute that day to KMOX for snagging the rights. Then it was onward for rounds at Herbie’s Vintage ’72 for a chat with twosome David Charak and his steady, Diane Zebell, who lamented the passing of the popular Redel’s. Nearby were Nestle-Purina’s James Kristol and Matt Kurusz with Patty Abel, toasting Matt’s 27th birthday dinner, amiably served by Herbie’s star waiter, Charlie Manns.

Savvy television exec Spencer Koch (KTVI-TV/KPLR-TV) has begun beefing up KPLR, Channel 11′s fall programming by beckoning station regular Patrick Clark to helm a 4p.m. newscast, which will feature Clark – not only delivering the news of the day – but also making the rounds ’round town. Koch has also inked for the fall sked: 10 a.m airings of “Doctors”; 11 a.m. “Milliionare”; 2 p.m. “Housewives” and 6 p.m. “How I Met Your Mother.” Meanwhile, by popular demand, Koch has focused on junior football by slotting games on digital tv’s Channel. 11.2.