Ogden “Oggie” Prestholdt, 1917-2003
   Mr. Prestholdt was a long time resident of New Rochelle and Ardsley, NY,    Potomac, MD and Venice, FL. Ogden, “Oggie” was well known in the radio
   antenna and transmitter fields. He was the first director of technical operations
   at the yet to broadcast WLOL radio after his graduation from the University of    Minnesota in 1938. He brought the station onto the air in June 1940. He moved
   to New York as a network engineer for the Columbia Broadcasting System
   (CBS) in 1943, eventually becoming Director of Radio Engineering in 1960.
   Oggie worked in both radio and TV engineering, including rebuilding the original    WCBS channel 2 TV transmitter on the Chrysler Building in New York, and
   later creating a TV transmitter on top of the Empire State Building in 1952.
   This transmitter was available and used after the 09-1 1 incident. In 1965 he    created a combined radio transmitter facility for both the CBS and NBC radio    stations in New York City. Oggie left CBS to join the A.D. Ring consulting firm
   in 1969 where he continued to design and patent changes in antenna and    transmitter design. These included designing antenna systems to allow radio    signals to “go around” nearby buildings, including an antenna system in    Minneapolis. He retired to Florida in 1985 were he continued to work on special    projects for selected clients. Mr. Prestholdt was a 50+ year member of the
   Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers (IEEE), having been honored as a
   Life Fellow of the Institute and receiving their Prestigious Centennial Medal
   Award. In 1996 he received the Engineering Achievement Award from the
   National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). He was a member, and past
   president of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers    (AFCCE). He published and presented several technical papers on antenna
   design at IEEE and NAB conferences, and held two U.S. Patents.