About Us
CELEBRATING 28 YEARS IN OPERATION!THE HOUSE OF BROADCASTING (HOBI) is proud to be celebrating its 28 years of operation. It began in 1997, with financial support from the Phoenix Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television and the Arizona Broadcasters Association. It has prospered and grown, thanks to the support of television and radio stations, personal and industry contributions. It is Arizona’s largest private collection of broadcast memorabilia.The House of Broadcasting, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public and preserving and celebrating the history, personalities and paraphernalia of radio and television in Arizona. It is one of only five museums in the country dedicated to the broadcast industry. The four others are in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington D. C.
The museum has come a long way since its inception. HOBI’s beginnings were modest, a limited exhibition display in the South Arcade at Phoenix Chris-Town (now Chris-Town- Spectrum Mall). It started with just one window display and grew to several.
Several hundred visitors toured HOBI per month, from across the state, the nation and the globe. They enjoyed the treasures that fill the Museum’s gallery rooms. Visitors delighted in the one of a kind photographs and awards, cameras, editing and lighting equipment. Special favorites were costuming and classical memorabilia from Buck Owens, (HOBI is the only Museum with Buck Owens costume outside his Bakersfield Museum), early news attire from Mary Jo West, the Marty Robbins, Lew King, Karl Eller, Tom Chauncey, and the Ira Lavin collections.
The Museum also participated in the Smithsonian gallery in 1998, at the Tempe Festival, the Arizona Broadcasters Association exhibitor’s event, and did host community events including book signings for such notable authors as Hugh Downs, and Bill Thompson aka Wallace of Wallace and Ladmo, Maurie Helle (producer) Jana Bommersbach, Jan D’Atri, host on KPNX-TV … Al McCoy, Voice of the Phoenix Suns.
We also held an evening discussion on Hurricane Katrina with Jonathan Elias, Ch. 15 (Emmy Award winning anchor); Peter Busch, Ch. 5 with questions from the 100 plus audience attending. These two newscasters reported live from New Orleans. These high profile celebrity events garnered significant print and broadcast coverage. The museum has been featured on Fox 10, News 3, ABC 15, Channel 12 and CBS 5, as well as on Scottsdale Cable shows and in Trends Magazine, Scottsdale Magazine, Phoenix Magazine, Phoenix Home & Garden, Arizona Republic, Key Magazine and the Tribune.
In fact, HOBI had a 15-minute exclusive featured show touring the Museum in 2011 produced and playing on Scottsdale Cable 11.
THE CELEBRITY TOASTS HAVE HONORED NOT ONLY THE ICONS IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY BUT THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY. HOBI SALUTES/TOASTS HAVE HONORED1998 Mike Owens (former owner KNIX Radio-Owens Broadcasting)1999 Al McCoy (Voice of the Phoenix Suns)2000 Hugh Downs (20/20)2001 Karl Eller (Eller Media)2002 Del and Jewell Lewis (former owners Ch. 3)2004 John Junker (CEO Fiesta Bowl)2006 Jerry Colangelo (CEO Phoenix Suns)2008 Jack Clifford (Clifford Consulting) and Debbie Gaby, (Sleep America)2010 Susan Karis (Clear Channel/VP); Win Holden (Publisher) AZ Highways; and Tom Chauncey II, (Lawyer and media mogul)2012 Lin Sue Cooney (12 News, KPNX-TV); Pat McMahon (92.3 KTAR-FM and AZ-TV, Ch. 7, Cable 13); Bill Shover (Retired-Arizona Republic)2014 Luis Gonzalez (AZ Diamondbacks); Jude LaCava (Fox 10); Dan Majerle (Grand Canyon Basketball Coach-Phoenix Suns)2016 Beth McDonald (KESZ 99.9); Sean McLaughlin (KPHO-CBS 5); Bill Miller (Magic Dust Television) GOVERNOR’S AWARDHouse of Broadcasting was honored to receive the prestigious Governor’s Award by the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the Television Arts and Sciences. The 35th Emmy Awards event was held at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 2012.
PUBLIC SUPPORT The Museum is supported by our annual "Mike Chamberlin and the Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert". This year is our 12th annual concert. Proceeds from the concert ticket sales, raffle, and silent auction are used to support scholarships for students attending both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. NEW LOCATION REQUIREDHouse of Broadcasting Currently Looking for New Location. The House of Broadcasting Museum is temporarily closed. We are working to secure a permanent home and building for the Museum and it gems.
Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/houseofbroadcasting
Please send all correspondence and tax-deductible donations to:Mary Morrison7534 N. 7th StreetPhoenix, Arizona 85020602-944-1997email: pschu@q.com
The museum has come a long way since its inception. HOBI’s beginnings were modest, a limited exhibition display in the South Arcade at Phoenix Chris-Town (now Chris-Town- Spectrum Mall). It started with just one window display and grew to several.
Several hundred visitors toured HOBI per month, from across the state, the nation and the globe. They enjoyed the treasures that fill the Museum’s gallery rooms. Visitors delighted in the one of a kind photographs and awards, cameras, editing and lighting equipment. Special favorites were costuming and classical memorabilia from Buck Owens, (HOBI is the only Museum with Buck Owens costume outside his Bakersfield Museum), early news attire from Mary Jo West, the Marty Robbins, Lew King, Karl Eller, Tom Chauncey, and the Ira Lavin collections.
The Museum also participated in the Smithsonian gallery in 1998, at the Tempe Festival, the Arizona Broadcasters Association exhibitor’s event, and did host community events including book signings for such notable authors as Hugh Downs, and Bill Thompson aka Wallace of Wallace and Ladmo, Maurie Helle (producer) Jana Bommersbach, Jan D’Atri, host on KPNX-TV … Al McCoy, Voice of the Phoenix Suns.
We also held an evening discussion on Hurricane Katrina with Jonathan Elias, Ch. 15 (Emmy Award winning anchor); Peter Busch, Ch. 5 with questions from the 100 plus audience attending. These two newscasters reported live from New Orleans. These high profile celebrity events garnered significant print and broadcast coverage. The museum has been featured on Fox 10, News 3, ABC 15, Channel 12 and CBS 5, as well as on Scottsdale Cable shows and in Trends Magazine, Scottsdale Magazine, Phoenix Magazine, Phoenix Home & Garden, Arizona Republic, Key Magazine and the Tribune.
In fact, HOBI had a 15-minute exclusive featured show touring the Museum in 2011 produced and playing on Scottsdale Cable 11.
THE CELEBRITY TOASTS HAVE HONORED NOT ONLY THE ICONS IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY BUT THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY. HOBI SALUTES/TOASTS HAVE HONORED1998 Mike Owens (former owner KNIX Radio-Owens Broadcasting)1999 Al McCoy (Voice of the Phoenix Suns)2000 Hugh Downs (20/20)2001 Karl Eller (Eller Media)2002 Del and Jewell Lewis (former owners Ch. 3)2004 John Junker (CEO Fiesta Bowl)2006 Jerry Colangelo (CEO Phoenix Suns)2008 Jack Clifford (Clifford Consulting) and Debbie Gaby, (Sleep America)2010 Susan Karis (Clear Channel/VP); Win Holden (Publisher) AZ Highways; and Tom Chauncey II, (Lawyer and media mogul)2012 Lin Sue Cooney (12 News, KPNX-TV); Pat McMahon (92.3 KTAR-FM and AZ-TV, Ch. 7, Cable 13); Bill Shover (Retired-Arizona Republic)2014 Luis Gonzalez (AZ Diamondbacks); Jude LaCava (Fox 10); Dan Majerle (Grand Canyon Basketball Coach-Phoenix Suns)2016 Beth McDonald (KESZ 99.9); Sean McLaughlin (KPHO-CBS 5); Bill Miller (Magic Dust Television) GOVERNOR’S AWARDHouse of Broadcasting was honored to receive the prestigious Governor’s Award by the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the Television Arts and Sciences. The 35th Emmy Awards event was held at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 2012.
PUBLIC SUPPORT The Museum is supported by our annual "Mike Chamberlin and the Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert". This year is our 12th annual concert. Proceeds from the concert ticket sales, raffle, and silent auction are used to support scholarships for students attending both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. NEW LOCATION REQUIREDHouse of Broadcasting Currently Looking for New Location. The House of Broadcasting Museum is temporarily closed. We are working to secure a permanent home and building for the Museum and it gems.
Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/houseofbroadcasting
Please send all correspondence and tax-deductible donations to:Mary Morrison7534 N. 7th StreetPhoenix, Arizona 85020602-944-1997email: pschu@q.com
Supporting Our Community
House of Broadcasting, Inc. supports our community by funding annual scholarships for students attending the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, and the Karl Eller School of Management at the University of Arizona.