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In Memoriam

HOUSE OF BROADCASTING - IN MEMORIAM Willard Shoecraft, KIKO Radio, Globe, Owner-March 2000 Jeff Morris, Phoenix KPNX-TV, VP/Gen. Sales Manager-June 2000Fiske Martin, Phoenix KTAR Radio, Sales-September 2000Joe Crystall, KOLD, General Manager; KGVY, Green Valley, Owner-January 2001Jay Watson, KOLD-TV, General Manager – April 2001Chris Corr, KTVK-TV, TV Sales Executive – April 2001Jack Murphy, KOOL-TV, Phoenix, News Director-June 2002Ira Loeb Lavin, KXIV Radio, Phoenix, Owner – March 2003Jewell McFarland Lewis, KTVK-TV, Phoenix, Owner-April 2003Leonard ( Lenny) Ingebritsen, KOOL Radio, Personality, Phoenix – November 2003C.E. “Pep” Cooney, KPNX-TV, President/GM, Phoenix-2003H.G. Listiak, KMLE Radio, Personality, Phoenix – April 2004Fred Vance, KHOS Owner; General Manager, KVOA and KGUN-TV, Tucson – June 2004Aquanetta-KPHO-TV Talent-2004Steve Dodge, Bandleader, Musician – January 2005Ray C. Smucker, KTAR Radio, General Manager, Phoenix – March 2005Doc Hamilton, KVOA-TV General Manager, Tucson-April 2005William “Bill” McNamara, KTAR Radio, Sales, Phoenix – June 2005Phyllis Ehlinger, KSAZ-AM Radio, Owner-February 2006George Wallace, KGUN-TV General Manager-June 2006Buck Owens, KNIX Radio, Owner, Phoenix-2006William John Lester, KOOL Radio, Personality/Manager, Phoenix – February 2007Scott Bowerbank, KTVK-TV, Helicopter Pilot, Phoenix – July 2007Jim Cox, KTVK-TV, Photojournalist, Phoenix – July 2007Rick Krolak, KNXV-TV, Photojournalist, Phoenix – July 2007Craig Smith, KNXV-TV, Helicopter Pilot, Phoenix – July 2007Geoffrey Erb, On Air Talent-July 2007Ron Bergamo, KAZ-TV, Phoenix-Part Owner – January 2008Duane Brady, KPNX-TV Personality-April 2008Mark Wright, KTAR Radio, Salesman-April 2008Norm Ginsburg, Professor of Cronkite Journalism School-April 2008John Jacobs, Phoenix - President, AZ Division, Clear Channel Outdoor-September 2008Homer Lane, KOOL-TV/Radio-General Manager-September 2008B. J. Hunter, KOOL-FM, Disc Jockey – November 2008Jim Galvin, KTVK-TV3, General Sales Manager-November 2008Tom Dillon, Sportscaster, ASU, Cardinals – December 2008Hal Davis, KMEO-FM, Account Executive – January 2009Jack Jacobson, KTVK-TV3, Station Manager; formerly Program Director, KGUN-TV, Ch.9-March 2009Daniel J. Durrenberger, KAET-TV, Station Manager-March 2009Clare Yares, KPHO-TV, Director Wallace & Ladmo Show – 2009Duke Jacobs, Owner of Duke Jacobs Adv. – September 2009Jim Jeffrey, KTAR and KFYI-AM Sportscaster – September 2009Vicky Deur, KIFN and Univision TV Salesperson – March 2010Dan Armstrong, KOY Afternoon Personality for 13 Years – May 2010Bill Austin, KESZ Morning Personality for 20 Years “Beth and Bill” – June 2010Bruce Dunbar, Newsman, KSAZ-TV – June 2010Jan Jacobson, Sandusky Public Service Director/Board Member of House of Broadcasting-July 2010Randy Cantrell, General Sales Manager, KPNX-TV – October 2010Tom Petersen, TV/Radio/Newspaper - Manager/Salesperson – November 2010Bill Owens, Owens Advertising Agency – December 2010Dede Wathey, KTAR Radio Executive – December 2010Jon Ruby, KVOA-TV, General Manager – May 2011Walter Lowe, Owner and General Manager, KDJI, Holbrook – August 2011Bill Heywood, Valley Radio Personality-KOY, KTAR and wife Susan – January 2012Betty Waters, Ch. 5 Open House Host – March 2012Dick DeAngelis, Vice President/General Manager – KPHO-TV - April 2012Dave Chamberlain, Skyview Network Founder-April 2012Ray Thompson, First News Director Anchorman at KPNX-TV, Ch. 12 – June 2012Bill Close, CBS News Anchor at then KOOL-TV for 25 years – January 2013Lenore Grobstein, First Female Television Salesperson for CBS, Ch. 10-KOOL-TV – June 2013Barbara Maack, Community Volunteer/Board Member of House of Broadcasting – October 2013Lou Silverstein, Owner KYCA/KAHM, Prescott – January 2014Chuck Artigue, General Manager, Sandusky Radio (retired 2014) – July 2014Bill Thompson–aka – Wallace – Creator of the longest running children’s show in the U.S. (35 years)– July 2014Victor Figarelli – TV Guide/HOBI Board Member – December 2014Perry Damone – Radio Personality – December 2014Marge Injasoulian – KOOL-TV Vice President of Information Services – November 2015Lisa Schneider-Cipriano – Media Sales/Co-host of TV Morning Scramble with Pat McMahon – January 2016James Taszarek – Vice President/General Manager – KTAR and K-LITE – February 2016Jack Miller – Owner – Jack Miller Productions – May 2016Bill Phalen – Chairman of the Board/CEO-Owner - Cities West Magazines – May 2016Dee 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 2016Robert 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 2017Linda 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 2017Dave Weiser – HOBI Board Member. KTAR Sales – October 2017Jack Nietzel – HOBI Board Member. KTAR Radio – February 2018John Kenebrew Browning – General Manager, KNOT Radio, Prescott, KNIX, KMEO Sales in Phoenix – May 2018Bill Gene Mortimer – Disc Jockey, KCUB Radio, Tucson – September 2018Dave Zorn – Newscaster, KOY, KTAR, Phoenix; KNX-LA – September 2018Karl Eller-Eller Media, Eller College of Management, – March 2019 Jack Clifford – Clifford Consulting-Founder of The Food Network, Sports Reporter-KTVK CH. 3, General Manager KPNX, CH. 12 and former HOBI Board Member – July 2019Leah Lewis Stone – Daughter of Del and Jewell Lewis, former owners of KTVK-3TV and former HOBI Board Member – February 2020Hugh Downs – Television Broadcaster, Announcer, Programmer, Television Host, News Anchor, TV Producer, Author, Game Show Host, and Music Composer, Established at ASU-Hugh Downs School of Human Communications – July 2020Ron Harkins – KSTM-FM – Builder & Operator –KSTM 107.1FM “The Storm”-August 2020Robert “Bob” Elllis – KAET-TV, CH. 8-General Manager – March 2021Dr. W. Dale Haskins – Northern Arizona Professor who taught broadcasting and communications, received Jack Clifford Excellence in Broadcast Education from ABA - March 2021Richard (Dick) William Rasmussen-Promotion Director of KTVK-TV3 – March 2021Joseph (Joe) S. Canty, National & Local Sales Manager – KTVK-TV3 – April 2021Julian Reveles – KTAR Radio, Freelance Writer, Public Speaker, Latino Culture, Arizona History, Movie Critic – May 2021Robert “Bob” William Coombs – KRUX Radio/Audio Visual – September 2021Thomas Marshall Churchill – November 2021 - Founder with his brother Mike, Easy-Listening KRFM-FM Radio in Phoenix Ellie Ziegler – Public Relations and Community Services. – December 2021, Helped establish ASU Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, “Women of the Year” in 2014 by Valley Leadership.Kent Dana – Longtime News Anchor – Ch. 12 – April 2022Larry Schnebly-Longtime Executive – KGUN-TV, Tucson. – October 2022, Legendary Community involved.Phillip Edward Allen – News Anchor – Phoenix KOOL-TV, KTVK-TV and KPNX-TV, and KOLD-TV, Tucson – October 2022Ray Cox – Executive VP-Combined Communications, worked at KTAR, Voice of Sun Devil Sports for 19 Years, built and Operated KFNX Radio – December 2022Ginny Michaelson – Media Buyer at Jennings & Thompson and Foot Cone & Belding for many years – December 2022Dawn Surber Pugh – 30 years as a talented professional in the radio industry – recently at KTAR Radio as national sales rep/then sales – December 2022Jack Curtis – Newspaper Entertainment Columnist, TV Host, Music Producer, Concert Promoter – February 2023Jerry Foster, Phoenix First Airborne Television news personality at Ch. 3, Ch. 12, KOOL-AM – April 2023Steve Clawson – Managing Editor/Anchor Skyview Networks – May 2023Delbert R. Lewis – Former Owner/President/CEO – Ch. 3, KTVK-TV – May 2023Andy Limber – Owned The Limber Advertising Company since 1965-Writer – June 2023Jim Scoutten – EYEWITNESS NEWS - KTVK-TV – July 18, 2023Pat Poulson – R & G Communications. Then Pat Poulson Productions – October 2023Lucia Madrid – Communications Director, KTAR, KAET, KPNX-TV – June 2024Michael Grant, Former KOY and Arizona Horizon Host- July 2024Jana Bommersbach, Author, Personality – July 2024Al McCoy – Beloved Legendary – 51 Years as Voice of the Phoenix Suns – September – 2024Ana Orsini, KOLD-TV, Tucson Anchor – December 2024Diane Kalas, KTAR-TV Anchor – June 2025Frank Camacho – Beloved News Anchor, Ch. 5, 3 – August 2025Bob Davies – KOOL Radio/TV – Weatherman, Editorialist – October 2025 Updated – 10/30/25
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