2011 SURVIVORS REUNION BASH - ANOTHER GIANT SUCCESS!
OVER 100 SURVIVORS ATTENDED TO MAKE IT A MEMORABLE EVENT!
Click the links below and see all the great photos:
Marlene Klotz-Collins Photos - HERE
Ed and Bette Sharpe,
Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV Photos - HERE
Ray Lindstrom Photos - HERE
These photos will all be on display at the 2012 gathering...you are welcome to take any featuring yourselves home with you.
Hey, and while you're at it, why not take a look at photos and memories from past reunions...just click HERE!
Read our columnists as they reminisce about the old days...
and "What's New" from our Webmaster
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A special meeting place for ARIZONA
MEDIA AND ADVERTISING VETERANS!
ARIZONA SURVIVORS
WHO ARE THE SURVIVORS?
21 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 about 200 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!
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TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE SURVIVORS WHO HAVE SIGNED IN...WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE US A MESSAGE, TOO!
BULLETIN BOARD: LATEST NEWS & SITE UPDATES
CARTER MULLEN, PHOENIX AD AGENCY OWNER, PASSES: OBIT
VETERAN RADIO STAR BILL HEYWOOD & WIFE SUSAN DIE: OBIT
WALLY BUTTERWORTH, LONG TIME PHX. AD EXEC, DIES: OBIT
ROD PETERSEN, KRUX, KTKT NEWS REPORTER PASSES OBIT
KRUX RADIO REUNION, A BLAST FROM THE PAST: DETAILS
JACK JACOBSON'S BOOK ABOUT HIS WWll ADVENTURES, "SKY BLAZERS," POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED. SEE IT AT AMAZON.
Copyright 2006, 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 thanks Karl Eller for his continued financial support of our organization! Karl...you're the greatest!
Take a look at these site features:
TRIBUTE TO KVOA-TV, CH. 4, TUCSON...IN THE 60'S...HERE
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
BROWSE THE ARIZONA MEDIA SURVIVORS GIFT STORE
Also be sure to take a look at Ed Sharpe's incredible site for the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications, and Computation: smecc.org
Entertainment at our reunions is always provided courtesy of fellow survivor Randee Mossburg.
See her latest video "Forever Loving Mind" at youtube. Click on the arrow, right.
Survivor of The Month - Larry Schnebly
Larry is a true Arizona broadcasting legend. His on air career began in Flagstaf, where he also graduated from NAU.
Moving to Tucson in the 1950's, he switched from radio to upstart TV business in 1953 with KVOA-TV, Channel 4. In 1960 he started his career with KGUN-TV, Channel 9, which would last for close to 40 years.
He began in production but moved to sales within a short time. He handled regional sales and called on virtually every media-buyer in Arizona at one time or other. Hence, the many friends he has throughout the state.
As a Tucsonan, he probably has attended more of our Survivor Reunions than anyone else from the Old Pueblo.
Larry is retired now but you can still hear him on many voice-overs. He is also active in his church and with public service organizations in Southern Arizona.
