THE 2012 SURVIVORS REUNION BASH
WAS A BIG SUCCESS!
To see all photos from this year's event, as well as pix from past reunions, 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?
23 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
2012 REUNION WAS A BIG SUCCESS...SEE ALL PHOTOS HERE.
DICK DeANGELIS DIES, KPHO-TV GENERAL MANAGER: OBIT
VANCE WAMPLER, AD AGENCY HEAD & COWBOY POET DIES: OBIT
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
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:
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
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 - Sandy Cowen
Sandy writes:
Been in the business since the early 60's when my first job was with KOOL Radio. Then, TV-Guide, KHJ in Los Angeles and a couple agencies in Arizona (Curran-Morton/Toppino-Golden-Schust/Owens & Associates) before opening my own shop in 1973, The Cowen Agency, Inc.
In the mid-90's the agency morphed into more of a national and international consulting entity where I did strategic market positioning work for major corporations. That ended that in 2003.
Was CEO of Fresh Start Women's Foundation for nearly 4 years (to help shore-up a nonprofit I helped get off the ground) and now, I am having fun - doing a tiny bit of consulting and pursuing other passions: am an expert on holistic healing (book/speaker) and intuitive pursuits (too weird to go into here - ha). Love our business - and love all my old, dear friends. See you soon!
