BULLETIN BOARD: LATEST NEWS & SITE UPDATES
PAT POULSON, PHX NEWSPAPER EXEC, PASSES AWAY: STORY
34TH ANNUAL REUNION OCT. 14 HUGE SUCCESS-SEE VIDEO
ANDY LIMBER, PHX AD AGENCY OWNER PASSES AT 87 OBIT
JERRY FOSTER, PIONEERING NEWS PILOT, DIES AT 82 STORY
RAY COX, 88, PHOENIX MEDIA/SPORTS EXEC PASSES AWAY: OBIT
CAROLE KANN ROTH, PHX AD EXEC DIES MAY 6,2022: OBIT
2022 REUNION, OUR 34th, ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS! VIDEO
LARRY SCHNEBLY, TUCSON TV PIONEER LEGEND PASSES: OBIT
PAUL DEAN, NOTED PHOENIX JOURNALIST, AUTHOR DIES: OBIT
KENT DANA, LONGTIME PHOENIX NEWS ANCHOR PASSES: STORY
PHIL RICHARDSON, TUCSON RADIO GM AT KTKT, KCUB DIES OBIT
RAY ODOM, LEGENDARY AZ BROADCASTER DIES: VIDEO BIO
TOM CHURCHILL FOUNDER OF KRFM-FM RADIO PASSES: OBIT
2021 REUNION WAS A GIANT SUCCESS! SEE THE VIDEO HERE
FROM RADIO EXEC TO ARTIST - SEE GARY EDENS FINE ART HERE
GRACE PERRY, PHOENIX PR & AD AGENCY EXEC PASSES: OBIT
GET JIM WEST'S NEW BOOK ON KNIX RADIO-SENSATIONAL! HERE
TEX EARNHARDT, CAR MOGUL, TV ICON PASSES AWAY DETAILS
JAY TAYLOR, TUCSON AD EXEC, HUMORIST, PASSES: STORY
SHERWIN BLOCK, AD SPECIALTIES OWNER LEAVES US: OBIT
SANDY GIBBONS, PHX PERSONALITY, ACTOR PASSES:OBIT
MAC JETT, PHX ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE DIES AT 76: OBIT
LARRY MARTEL, LEGENDARY KPHO ANCHOR PASSES: VIDEO BIO
JIM SPERO - PHOENIX RADIO LEGEND PASSES...OBITUARY
BOB MELTON, PHOENIX RADIO EXEC - KRUX, KUPD DIES:STORY
DEE COURTWRIGHT-SMOOT, PHOENX PR EXEC, PASSES OBIT
JACK MILLER, LEGENDARY PHOENIX AUDIO GENIUS DIES. STORY
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A special meeting place for ARIZONA
MEDIA AND ADVERTISING VETERANS!
ARIZONA SURVIVORS
WHO ARE THE SURVIVORS?
Many years ago a group of ad types after a few pops one night started in with the "Whatever happened tos." Names of old media folks no one had seen for a while. Were they retired? Out of town? Dead?
Somebody said, "Gee, wouldn't it be nice if we could get all the old timers together and see all the folks who have been in this exciting business for years, but have now scattered hither and yon?"
"This business?" The media and advertising biz. Folks in radio, TV, print, PR, and all forms of communication.
Some of these were celebrities like the local Disc Jockeys....Jim Spero, Lucky Lawrence, Tony Evans, Dave Pratt, W. Steven Martin. Or, TV people like Bill Close, Ray Thompson, Bill Denney, and of course, Wallace and Ladmo.
But, most of the folks were behind the scenes. The account execs., production managers, engineers, writers, media buyers, clients who believed in advertising. Some were still active; a whole bunch were retired.
So, let's name names. Who were these visionaries who wanted to form a group like this? Dee Courtright, Karen DeWall, Jim Fraser, Maurie Helle, Carole Kann, and Lisa McFadden.
They started it, and since 1989, there has been a "reunion" of these old-timers, or should I say "Survivors," almost every year since. That's the name we chose, the Arizona Survivors. And, those folks listed above have done most of the work, thank you very much.
There are no membership applications, no dues, you don't have to prove to anybody that you belong.
Who attends these annual reunions? Usually over 100 fun-lovin' guys and gals who love this business and want to keep in touch with one another. It's that simple.
If you haven't been to an annual gathering, we hope you'll come next time. We miss you, and it's a blast! In the meantime, enjoy this site, come often, and it will be like having a good time with your old friends, 365 days a year!
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TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE SURVIVORS WHO HAVE SIGNED IN...WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE US A MESSAGE, TOO!
Copyright 2006-2023 Arizona Survivors. But, take and use any material you want here...with only one request...please give us a link on your site to this one. And, we'll reciprocate. Just e-mail your link to: azsurvivors@aol.com. Thanks.
GUEST BOOK/
MESSAGE BOARD
The Arizona Media Survivors remembers the great Karl Eller for his financial support of our organization. We miss this media giant.
Take a look at these site features:
KRUX RADIO REUNION, A BLAST FROM THE PAST: DETAILS
JACK JACOBSON, TV EXEC, ENTERTAINER: TRIBUTE
SALUTING ART WALLER, TUCSON MEDIA LEGEND HERE
CHECK OUT THE NEW KTKT RADIO TUCSON TRIBUTE HERE
SALUTING LEGENDARY KPHO-TV DIRECTOR SHARON KELLEY
REMEMBERING TUCSON AD FED PRESIDENTS: 1983 PHOTO HERE
Also be sure to take a look at Ed Sharpe's incredible site for the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications, and Computation: smecc.org
Photos by Marlene Klotz-Collins Video by Gary Edens
Arizona Media & Advertising Survivors
34th Annual Reunion
on Saturday Oct. 14, 2023
was another
HUGE SUCCESS.
