Who were the announcers for the KTVT show?
The first Channel 11 wrestling host we know of was Paul Boesch, who had previously been the announcer for WFAA-Channel 8’s live telecasts from the Sportatorium in the 1950s. We don’t know when Boesch began commentating on KTVT, but he left the show following the taping of the August 8, 1966 card (which aired August 13th), in the midst of the escalating promotional war between Ed McLemore and Houston promoter Morris Sigel. Boesch, who took over the Houston booking office following Sigel’s death at the end of ’66, went on to become one of wrestling’s most respected and legendary promoters. He retired in 1987 and passed away on March 7, 1989. Dan Coates, who had handled ring announcing chores in Dallas and Fort Worth since 1954 as well as such North Texas events as the Kowbell Indoor Rodeo in Mansfield and the annual Golden Gloves boxing tournament in Fort Worth, took over as Channel 11’s ringside commentator following Boesch’s departure. Subbing for Dan on occasion were ring announcer Bo
