JOHN W. KIERMAIER ’43

JOHN W. KIERMAIER, 87, a past president of Channel 13, the New York area’s major public television station, and a former Wesleyan trustee, died July 27, 2009. He was a member of Chi Psi and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, receiving his degree with honors and with high distinction in government. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he received his law degree from Yale University, after which he joined NBC and CBS, later becoming president of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation. He introduced many popular programs at each station. After his retirement, he was appointed a vice chancellor of Long Island University and later returned to CBS as president of the CBS Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Constance Whitehead Kiermaier, four children, and three grandsons.