Background
Wodlinger, Mark Louis was born on July 13, 1922 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Mark H. and Beatrice Mae (Boney) Wodlinger.
Wodlinger, Mark Louis was born on July 13, 1922 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Mark H. and Beatrice Mae (Boney) Wodlinger.
Bachelor of Science, University Florida, 1943.
Salesman, Station WQUA, Moline, Illinois, 1948;
manager, Station World (also Wonders) Of Chiropractic-AM-FM-television, Davenport, Iowa., 1949-1958;
vice president, Station WMBD-television, Peoria, Illinois, 1959-1961;
vice president, general manager, Station WZZM-television, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1962-1963;
vice president, general manager, Station KMBC-television, Kansas City, Missoury, 1963-1969;
president, Intermedia, Kansas City, 1969-1973;
builder, owner commercial radio stations, Swaziland, Africa
operator, Radio Malawi, Blantyre, and Marknews television and Radio News Bureau, Nairobe, Kenya, 1971-1974;
owner, president, Station KBEQ, Kansas City, 1973-1977;
owner, Station WCJX-FM, Miami, 1985-1986;
owner, Station WIXI-FM, Naples and Fort Myers, Florida, 1986-1995;
owner, Station KKLO-AM, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1982-1992;
owner, Station KCWV, Kansas City, Missoury, 1982-1990;
owner, television-5, Hit Video United States of America, Satellite Music Network, Houston, 1985-1988;
owner, SMR-2-way radio/telephone, Naples, Florida, since 1993;
owner, SMR-2-way radio/telephone, San Francisco, since 1993. Chairman, Board Of Directors Wodlinger Broadcasting Company, Naples, since 1978. Partner Wireless Cable, Naples, since 1990.
Owner, partner KABELTEL KFT (Hungary), Budapest, Sopron, Nagykanizsa, Szombathely, 1991-1996. Commercial FM Radio Ikva, Sopron, since 1993, commercial FM Radio Kecskemet, Hungary, since 1995, FM Radio Zalaegerszeg, since 1995, commercial FM Reflex Radio 99.2 MHz, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, since 1996, FM Love Radio 97.8, Tallinn, Paide, Rakvere, Tartu, Sindi, Viliandi and marjamaa, Estonia, since 1993. Partner, Chairman, Board Of Directors wireless cable television Ukrainian-American Broadcasting, Kiev, Ukraine, since 1990, commercial television Channel 7, since 1990, commercial FM Radio 69.89, Kiev, since 1992.
Owner, partner commercial FM Radiocentras, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1992-1996. Owner, partner commercial FM Radiola 99.70 MHz, since 1996. Partner joint marketing American Telephone & Telegraph Company Paradyne, Largo, Florida, 1992-1994, Bellcore, Morristown, New Jersey, since 1995.
Owner, partner, Chairman, Board Of Directors real estate development, Croatia, since 1991. Owner outdoor advertising billboards, Tallinn, Estonia, 1993-1995. Owner, partner real estate development, Hungary, since 1991.
Board directors Kansas City Philharmonic, Kansas City Civic Council, Naples Young Men’s Christian Association, Budapest Festival Orchestra, 2000. Member Conservancy, Naples Civic Association Served to lieutenant United States Navy, Air 1941-1945. Member National Association Broadcasters, Missouri Association Broadcasters, Broadcast Pioneers.
Clubs: Kansas City, University, Vanguard, Carriage, Port Royal, Naples Yacht, Houston Yacht, White Lake Yacht (Whitehall, Michigan), Haile Plantation Country Club. Lodges: Rotary, Reynolds Plantation Country Club, Lake Oconee, Georgia.
Married Marilyn Stone-Birk. Children: Kevin, Michael, Stephen, Mark.