Walter Windsor came to Orlando in 1969 and worked as
general manager and editorial spokesman at WFTV-Channel 9. When the
station was sold in 1984, he became head of the new owner's broadcasting
division. Windsor also dabbled in radio. The corporation he formed, Comco,
Inc. had interests in two Venice, Florida stations; WAMR-AM 1320
and WRAV-FM 92.1. Stations in Central Florida included WGGG-AM
1230, WWLD-AM 1190, WKIQ-AM
1560 as well as WKTK-FM
98.5. In 1987, Windsor along with his partners planned the Star
Television Network, which would air vintage-TV shows such as Ozzie
& Harriet, What's My Line, Route 66, as well as Baretta, Adam 12, The Bionic
Woman as well as Honey
West and Mr. and Mrs. North. Unfortunately Star could not sign
enough affiliates. One of Walter's passions was listening to and collecting
Frank Sinatra
records. In a 1990 article, Windsor told the Orlando Sentinel; ''I knew
him slightly in the early years in radio when he was first getting started.''
''I was a radio announcer in 1938-39, and Sinatra used to sing on the local
radio station in Jersey City. Once or twice a week, several singers came in and
sang for car fare. It was when he was first trying to get started, shortly
before he latched on with Harry James.'' At the time of the 1,200
commercial recordings Sinatra had made, Windsor lacked only 47. Windsor established a solid reputation for himself in Central Florida theatrical
productions, and was a partner and later sole owner of Winter Park's Theatre
on Park, which closed in 1983. Windsor retired in 1996. In
Memory
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