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In Memoriam
A remembrance of Arizona broadcasters who are no longer with us.
2000 - 2009
- Willard Shoecraft, KIKO Radio, Globe, Owner - March 2000
- Jeff Morris, Phoenix KPNX-TV, VP/Gen. Sales Manager - June 2000
- Fiske Martin, Phoenix KTAR Radio, Sales - September 2000
- Joe Crystall, KOLD, General Manager; KGVY, Green Valley, Owner - January 2001
- Jay Watson, KOLD-TV, General Manager - April 2001
- Chris Corr, KTVK-TV, TV Sales Executive - April 2001
- Jack Murphy, KOOL-TV, Phoenix, News Director-June 2002
- Ira Loeb Lavin, KXIV Radio, Phoenix, Owner - March 2003
- Jewell McFarland Lewis, KTVK-TV, Phoenix, Owner-April 2003
- Leonard (Lenny) Ingebritsen, KOOL Radio, Personality, Phoenix - November 2003
- C.E. "Pep" Cooney, KPNX-TV, President/GM, Phoenix-2003
- H.G. Listiak, KOY Radio, KMLE Radio, Personality, Phoenix - April 2004
- Fred Vance, KHOS Owner; General Manager, KVOA and KGUN-TV, Tucson - June 2004
- Aquanetta, KPHO-TV Talent - 2004
- Steve Dodge, Bandleader, Musician - January 2005
- Ray C. Smucker, KTAR Radio, General Manager, Phoenix - March 2005
- Doc Hamilton, KVOA-TV General Manager, Tucson-April 2005
- William "Bill" McNamara, KTAR Radio, Sales, Phoenix - June 2005
- Phyllis Ehlinger, KSAZ-AM Radio, Owner-February 2006
- George Wallace, KGUN-TV General Manager-June 2006
- Buck Owens, KNIX Radio, Owner, Phoenix-2006
- William John Lester, KOOL Radio, Personality/Manager, Phoenix - February 2007
- Scott Bowerbank, KTVK-TV, Helicopter Pilot, Phoenix - July 2007
- Jim Cox, KTVK-TV, Photojournalist, Phoenix - July 2007
- Rick Krolak, KNXV-TV, Photojournalist, Phoenix - July 2007
- Craig Smith, KNXV-TV, Helicopter Pilot, Phoenix - July 2007
- Geoffrey Erb, On-Air Talent - July 2007
- Ron Bergamo, KAZ-TV, Phoenix-Part Owner - January 2008
- Duane Brady, KPNX-TV Personality-April 2008
- Mark Wright, KTAR Radio, Salesman-April 2008
- Norm Ginsburg, Professor of Cronkite Journalism School-April 2008
- John Jacobs, Phoenix - President, AZ Division, Clear Channel Outdoor-September 2008
- Homer Lane, KOOL-TV/Radio-General Manager-September 2008
- B. J. Hunter, KOOL-FM, Disc Jockey - November 2008
- Jim Galvin, KTVK-TV3, General Sales Manager-November 2008
- Tom Dillon, Sportscaster, ASU, Cardinals - December 2008
- Hal Davis, KMEO-FM, Account Executive - January 2009
- Jack Jacobson, KTVK-TV3, Station Manager; formerly Program Director, KGUN-TV, Ch.9-March 2009
- Daniel J. Durrenberger, KAET-TV, Station Manager-March 2009
- Clare Yares, KPHO-TV, Director Wallace & Ladmo Show - 2009
- Duke Jacobs, Owner of Duke Jacobs Adv. - September 2009
- Jim Jeffrey, KTAR and KFYI-AM Sportscaster - September 2009
2010 - 2019
- Vicky Deur, KIFN and Univision TV Salesperson - March 2010
- Dan Armstrong, KOY Afternoon Personality for 13 years - May 2010
- Bill Austin, KESZ Morning Personality for 20 Years "Beth and Bill" - June 2010
- Bruce Dunbar, Newsman, KSAZ-TV - June 2010
- Jan Jacobson, Sandusky Public Service Director/Board Member of House of Broadcasting - July 2010
- Randy Cantrell, General Sales Manager, KPNX-TV - October 2010
- Tom Petersen, TV/Radio/Newspaper - Manager/Salesperson - November 2010
- Bill Owens, Owens Advertising Agency - December 2010
- Dede Wathey, KTAR Radio Executive - December 2010
- Jon Ruby, KVOA-TV, General Manager - May 2011
- Walter Lowe, Owner, and General Manager, KDJI, Holbrook - August 2011
- Bill Heywood, Valley Radio Personality-KOY, KTAR, and wife Susan - January 2012
- Betty Waters, Ch. 5 Open House Host - March 2012
- Dick DeAngelis, Vice President/General Manager - KPHO-TV - April 2012
- Dave Chamberlain, Skyview Network Founder-April 2012
- Ray Thompson, First News Director Anchorman at KPNX-TV, Ch. 12 - June 2012
- Bill Close, CBS News Anchor at then KOOL-TV for 25 years - January 2013
- Lenore Grobstein, First Female Television Salesperson for CBS, Ch. 10-KOOL-TV - June 2013
- Barbara Maack, Community Volunteer/Board Member of House of Broadcasting - October 2013
- Lou Silverstein, Owner KYCA/KAHM, Prescott - January 2014
- Chuck Artigue, General Manager, Sandusky Radio (retired 2014) - July 2014
- Bill Thompson - aka - "Wallace", Creator of the longest-running children's show in the U.S. (35 years) - July 2014
- Victor Figarelli, TV Guide/HOBI Board Member - December 2014
- Perry Damone, Radio Personality/KidStar Radio - December 2014
- Marge Injasoulian, Vice President of Information Services - November 2015
- Lisa Schneider-Cipriano, Media Sales/Co-host of TV Morning Scramble with Pat McMahon - January 2016
- James Taszarek, Vice President/General Manager - KTAR and K-Lite - February 2016
- Jack Miller, Owner Jack Miller Productions - May 2016
- Bill Phalen, Chairman of the Board/CEO-Owner Cities West Magazines - May 2016
- Dee Courtwright-Smoot, P.R. Director for several ad agencies - more recently co-founder of Bosom Buddies, volunteer support group for Women with Breast Cancer - July 2016
- Robert Miles Allingham, V.P. Programming/Station Manager of KPNX-TV, CH. 12 - August 2016.
- Mike Horne, General Sales Manager, KOY/KRFM - then marketing success in broadcasting direct response, digital marketing, started Results Media - August 2017
- Linda Ann Whitlow, HOBI Board Member Communication Chair, Previous career General Manager of Biltmore Fashion Park and most recently Director of Communications for DeRito Partners - August 2017
- Dave Weiser, HOBI Board Member. KTAR Sales - October 2017
- Jack Nietzel, HOBI Board Member. KTAR Radio - February 2018
- John Kenebrew Browning, General Manager, KNOT Radio, Prescott, KNIX, KMEO Sales in Phoenix - May 2018
- Bill Gene Mortimer, Disc Jockey, KCUB Radio, Tucson – September 2018
- Dave Zorn, Newscaster, KOY, KTAR, Phoenix; KNX-LA – September 2018
- Sandy Gibbons, Television Personality, KPHO TV - December 2018
- Karl Eller, Eller Media, Eller College of Management - March 2019
- Jack Clifford, Clifford Consulting - Founder of The Food Network, Sports Reporter KTVK Channel 3, General Manager KPNX Channel 12 and former HOBI Board Member - July 2019
2020 - 2029
- Leah Lewis Stone, daughter of Del and Jewell Lewis former owners of KTVK 3TV and former HOBI board member - February 2020.
- Hugh Downs, Television Broadcaster, Announcer, Game Show Host, and Music Composer, Established at ASU - Hugh Downs School of Human Communications - July 2020
- Ron Harkins, builder/operator of KSTM - 107.1 FM "The Storm" - August 2020
- Robert "Bob" Harry Ellis, Newswriter, Announcer, Continuity Director KOY Radio and Director of Radio Operations, General Manager KAET TV (1961 - 1986) - March 2021
- Dr. W. Dale Hoskins, Northern Arizona Professor who taught broadcasting and communications. Received Jack Clifford Excellence in Broadcast Education from Arizona Broadcasters Association - March 2021
- Richard (Dick) William Rasmussen, Promotion Director of KTVK-TV, CH 3 - March 2021
- Joseph (Joe) S. Canty, General Sales Manager KTTU-TV, Tucson, Local Sales Manager KTVK -TV, Phoenix - May 2021
- Julian Reveles, KTAR Radio, Freelance Writer, Public Speaker, Latino Culture, Arizona History, Movie Critic – May 2021
- Robert “Bob” William Coombs, KRUX Radio/Audio Visual – September 2021
- Thomas Marshall Churchill, Founder with his brother Mike, Easy-Listening KRFM-FM Radio in Phoenix - November 2021
- Ellie Ziegler, Public Relations and Community Services. – Helped establish ASU Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, “Women of the Year” in 2014 by Valley Leadership - December 2021
- Ray Odom, On-Air talent KRIZ Radio and KRUX Radio , co-founder KHEP and KHAT Radio (1950's), concert promoter, hosted local tv shows in the 60's managed KJJJ Radio in the 70's, co-owner KMOP Radio in Tucson - February 2022
- Kent Dana - News Reporter & Anchor KSAZ TV, KPNX TV, KPHO TV - April 2022
- Larry Schnebly-Longtime Executive – KGUN-TV, Tucson – Legendary Community involved -October 2022
- Phillip Edward Allen – News Anchor – Phoenix KOOL-TV, KTVK-TV and KPNX-TV and KOLD-TV, Tucson – October 2022
- Ray Cox – Executive VP-Combined Communications, Worked at KTAR, Voice of Sun Devil Sports for 19 Years, Built and Operated KFNX Radio – December 2022
- Ginny Michaelson – Media Buyer at Jennings & Thompson and Foot Cone & Belding for many years – December 2022
- Jack Curtis – Newspaper Entertainment Columnist, TV Host, Music Producer, Concert Promoter – February 2023
- Jerry Foster - Phoenix First Airborne Television news personality at Ch. 3, Ch. 12, KOOL-AM – April 2023
- Steve Clawson – Managing Editor/Anchor Skyview Networks – May 2023
- Delbert R. Lewis – Former Owner/President/CEO – Ch. 3, KTVK-TV – May 2023
- Andy Limber – Owned The Limber Advertising Company since 1965-Writer – June 2023