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2024 Holiday Concert
The 2024 Concert will be held in our new home – the North Phoenix Baptist Church. It’s the same wonderful “Mike Chamberlin and the Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert” but with a new location, although still on Central Avenue. The church is located on the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road. This year’s ticket price is $20. The concert is scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. We’ll soon include location and parking maps, as well as how-to get tickets on this website.
BIG NEWS!
HOBI Will present a display titled “Radio Stations That Changed the Valley” at the Chandler Museum from September 2025, through February 2026. Board Members Susan Baker, Dr. John Craft, and Thomas Mihalchick have been working with museum staff, under the direction of HOBI President, Mary Morrison, to secure a topic and dates for the display. More details will follow.
Dr. John Craft presents ....
On Tuesday, April 2nd, Dr. John Craft, HOBI Board member, spoke at the HD South museum in Gilbert, Craft spoke about the history of newspapers, both on a national basis and locally.
Dr, Craft related that his father had along career as a typesetter for the local newspaper in Ohio. He spoke about his lifelong love of newspapers as a source of information, touched on the future of newspapers as we know them, and took questions from the audience.
Dr. Craft was asked to present on behalf of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He recently retired from the faculty of Cronkite. Dr, Craft spent more than 50 years teaching journalism and broadcasting, In 2022 he was awarded the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences Presidential Award, earning him an Emmy.
Dr, Craft related that his father had along career as a typesetter for the local newspaper in Ohio. He spoke about his lifelong love of newspapers as a source of information, touched on the future of newspapers as we know them, and took questions from the audience.
Dr. Craft was asked to present on behalf of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He recently retired from the faculty of Cronkite. Dr, Craft spent more than 50 years teaching journalism and broadcasting, In 2022 he was awarded the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences Presidential Award, earning him an Emmy.
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Dr. John Craft
HOBI joins CAMA
The House of Broadcasting is the newest member of the Central Arizona Museum Association, (CAMA), a regional consortium of museums dedicated to fostering professional development and promoting museums in Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yavapai Counties. Learn more about CAMA by clicking or tapping here.
10th Annual "Mike Chamberlin and the Living Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert" - 2023
This year is our 10th annual "Mike Chamberlin and the Living Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert"! Mark your calendar to join us at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023 at the Central Methodist Church,1875 North Central Avenue - on Central just north of the Phoenix Art Museum, on the east side of the road. Follow the link for a map. https://goo.gl/maps/uxZKVS7nviNSD2c39 .
Ticket prices are the same as in the past, $15.00. Children under 12 are free, and so is parking. Get your tickets by emailing pschu@q., or calling 602-944-1997. Tickets are also available at the door.
Ticket prices are the same as in the past, $15.00. Children under 12 are free, and so is parking. Get your tickets by emailing pschu@q., or calling 602-944-1997. Tickets are also available at the door.
HOBI Scholarship Awarded
Congratulation to Iris Diaz, a student at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. Ms. Diaz is the latest recipient of a scholarship funded by the House of Broadcasting.
The HOBI scholarship is available to students at both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
HOBI student scholarships are funded through the proceeds from our "Mike Chamberlin and the Living Legends of Broadcasting Holiday Concert" held each year in December. See more information about this year's concert on our Home page, or by clicking here.
Iris Diaz's Thank You Letter
Celebrating Legend City
HOBI Board member Pat McMahon and Phoenix artist, Lou Crandall, Jr. celebrated Legend City’s 60th Anniversary at the Sunnyslope Museum on Saturday, September 16th, 2023.
GOVERNOR’S AWARD TO DR. JOHN CRAFT
CONGRATULATIONS to House of Broadcasting board member Dr. John Craft. He is the 2022 recipient of the Prestigious Governor’s Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. John recently retired from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. As a recipient of the Governor's Award, Dr. Craft is also awarded a well deserved Emmy from the Academy.
We're in Phoenix Magazine!
The July/August 2022 issue of Phoenix Magazine inc;udes an article informing readers about the ON AIR exhibit of HOBI material displayed at the Arizona HIstorical Museum through July, 2023. If you haven't seen the display yet, check it out.
Congratulations!
Congratulation to Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism student, Lydia Curry. Through her hard work and diligence, Lydia was awarded a scholarship donated by the House of Broadcasting. We recieved a thank you letter from her, and are able to learn more about her and what the scholarship means to her (see image on right).
HOBI only has one fund raising event each year, our Holiday Concert. The money we raise through that concert is awarded to deserving journalism students at both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
Ms. Curry is the latest recipient of the HOBI Scholarship. Further down on this page is information about another Cronkite student, Alex Solomon, who was also awarded a HOBI scholarship.
Lydia Curry's thank you letter.
Thank You for the donation
House of Broadcasting thanks former KTVK Channel 3 investigative reporter, Mike Watkiss, for his donation of a SONY Beta video cassette player. This is the type of deck used in broadcast news departments all over the country. This deck was retired with the introduction of digital electronics in news gathering. It's in excellent shape and still works! Thank you MIke!
Congratulations Alex Solomon!
Arizona State University Junior, Alex Solomon, is 2022's recipient of the House of Broadcasting Inc. endowed scholarship. Alex will graduate next year and plans to pursue a career in the sports industry with her Communications degree from the ASU Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. The endowment was awarded at this year's ceremony held at ASU's University Club on April 15, 2022. This is the 22nd consecutive year that House of Broadcasting has funded this endowment. Attending the awards ceremony were HOBI Board members, Dr. John Craft, Lynda Gallagher, and Thomas MIhalchick, Below are photos from the event.
2022 House of Broadcasting Endowment Recipient, Alex Solomon
Dr. John Craft, Lynda Gallagher, Alex Solomon, Thomas Mihalchick
AL McCOY HONORED
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, THE LEGEND – AL McCOYMuch congratulations to legendary broadcaster Al McCoy who has been the “Voice of the Phoenix Suns” for 50 years. Not only is he a Hall of Fame broadcaster … the Suns inducted him into the “Ring of Honor” in 2017. A special unsolicited surprise from Devin Booker – a personally autographed jersey with a special message. House of Broadcasting salutes Al McCoy.
PAT McMAHON HONORED
On Friday, March 18 HOBI Board Member Irish Pat McMahon was honored by the Jewish Heritage Cultural Center located behind the Burton Barr Library - downtown Phoenix. Lots of work done to put together video of his life including his armed services in Europe. This story went virtual on their website.Another worthy honor for Pat McMahon.
KTAR RADIO
Congratulations to Historic KTAR RADIO for reaching their 100th Year in Broadcasting. At one time KTAR was an AM Station. In 2006 Scott Sutherland, Vice President and Marketing Manager, switched KTAR-AM to 92.3 FM … a very successful move.
Life Before HOBI
A recent project called "Life Outside of HOBI" is underway. The project involves HOBI Board members telling the stories of their lives before they joined HOBI. So far, Lynda Gallagher, Maurie Helle, Pat McMahon, Thomas MIhalchick, and Polly Schumacher have shared their stories in videos. See the videos on the "Life Before HOBI" page or on our YouTube page.
PHOENIX TELEVISION TALKS SCHEDULEDFuture signings to be announced.