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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
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, KMLE Radio, Personality, Phoenix - April 2004
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
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 - 2020
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
Kenebrew Browning, General Manager, KNOT Radio, Prescott, KNIX,
KMEO Sales in Phoenix - May 2018
Sandy Gibbons, Television Personality, KPHO TV - December 2018
Karl Eller, Eller Media, Eller College of Management - March 2019
Clifford, Sports Reporter KTVK Channel 3, General Manager KPNX
Channel 12 - July 2019
Leah Lewis Stone, daughter of Del and Jewell Lewis former owners
of KTVK 3TV and former HOBI board member - February 2020.
Ron Harkins, builder/operator of KSTM - 107.1 FM "The Storm" -
August 2020
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