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  Inside Publications - Museum of Broadcast Communications moving to River North; INSIDE Newspaper Serving Chicago's ...
One is owned by the Smithsonian Museum in Washington and the other by Candice Bergen, daughter of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, who used the McCarthy figure and that of Mortimer Snerd and others to insult and confound celebrities during radio broadcasts of the 1930s and ‘40s.
Those broadcasts were punctuated by intermission memoirs of the first World War orated by Col. Robert R. McCormick, who was the publisher of the Tribune, owner of WGN facilities, sponsor of the program and one-time aide to General Douglas McArthur.
MBC is also the site of the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, which since 1991 has been the place where tribute is paid to many of the most famous names in broadcasting, among them Jack Brickhouse, Don Imus, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope, Paul Harvey, and Wally Phillips.
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 Museum of Broadcast Communications
One of the earliest broadcasting museums in America, the Museum of Broadcast Communications opened to the public at 800 S. Wells in 1987.
Bruce Dumont, a television and documentary producer for WBBM-TV, launched the museum both to preserve and to exhibit over 40 years of American radio and television history.
In June 1993 the Museum of Broadcast Communications moved to the Chicago Cultural Center at the corner of Washington Street and Michigan Avenue.
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 Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is Located in or near Chicago, Illinois and was a suggested place to visit for ...
Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is Located in or near Chicago, Illinois and was a suggested place to visit for the Traveling Webmaster who has been on his RV traveling adventure for 1095 days.
Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is a Suggested Place for the Traveling Webmaster to Visit.
The museum's unique interactive exhibits attract a diverse group of visitors-from students researching the history of radio and television to senior citizens reminiscing about the great moments in their lives.
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 Underground Chitown - Culture - Museum of Broadcast Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) educates the public about the profound influence of radio and television and advertising in our world.
The Chicago Cultural Center, where the museum is located, was built in 1897 and has four floors of reception rooms and galleries which always have something to see.
The MBC is located on the corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, one block east of all CTA's elevated trains.
www.luc.edu /orgs/undergroundchitown/culture/broadcast.html   (450 words)

  
 National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum
"The new Museum of Broadcast Communications will be a wonderful example of energy efficiency and green construction, setting a high standard for buildings throughout the Chicago area and throughout the nation.
Educational kiosks and media access points will be installed in the museum to tell visitors “the green building story,” showcasing the benefits of the green features incorporated at the Museum.
As one of only three such museums in the country, the Museum of Broadcast Communication celebrates the history of broadcasting in the United States, with special emphasis on Chicago's rich radio and television heritage.
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 Museum of Broadcast Communications :: TV Land and Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications Join Forces to Celebrate ...
The new Museum of Broadcast Communications is projecting first year attendance in excess of 240,000 visitors in its new tourist-friendly home.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of only three broadcast museums in the United States.
The new MBC will be the first public museum in the nation to achieve the Gold rating of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria.
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 Museum of Broadcast Communications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (or MBC) is located in Chicago, Illinois.
The museum opened in Chicago's South Loop in 1987, and from 1992 to 2003 was located in the Chicago Cultural Center.
In 2007, the museum will reopen in a new 70,000 square foot (7,000 m²) facility on State and Kinzie Streets, adjacent to Harry Caray's Restaurant and the House of Blues Hotel, just north of the Chicago Loop.
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 Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > American Music Awards donated to The Museum of Broadcast Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The collection will be accessible to the public in the archives of the new $21-million media museum that will be completed later this year.
MBC founder and president Bruce DuMont says, "The American Music Awards are always one of television's highest rated awards shows because of the top-tier talent that performs and because of the quickness of the production.
The MBC is one of only three broadcast museums in the US.
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 AlphaZeta, Inc. :: Clients :: Museum of Broadcast Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Museum of Broadcast Communications wanted to create another interactive exhibit, this time to honor the fine disc jockeys of rock 'n' roll, they came to AlphaZeta again.
The museum's objective was to create an audiovisual Radio Hall of Fame exhibit that allowed visitors to walk along the exhibit and pause at three stations to use the interactive touch-screen kiosks.
Housed within these walls are three interactive kiosks that explore rock ‘n’ roll in detail while offering the museum visitor the opportunity to listen to a compilation of the RHOF inductees ‘on-air’ careers.
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 IBM case study on The Museum of Broadcast Communications, Telestream, Inc., Ancept, Inc., Logicalis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Founded in 1987, the Chicago-based institution (www.museum.tv) is one of only three broadcast museums in America and home to the Radio Hall of Fame.
Museum staff would be free to focus on their core skills, and provide more personalized services to patrons.
When the museum opens the doors to its new facility in 2006, patrons will be able to enjoy in-depth programs provided via displays and a media café, complemented by two floors of exhibitions and a research center.
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 American Music Awards Donated to The Museum of Broadcast Communications @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music ...
(Museum of Broadcast Communications) - Veteran television producer-director Al Schwartz has donated his collection of American Music Awards shows to The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is one of only three broadcast museums in the United States.
The new MBC at State Street and Kinzie in downtown Chicago will be located right next door to the famed House of Blues.
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 Museum of Broadcast Communications :: The Museum of Broadcast Communications Receives $50,000 Grant From the Siragusa ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is announcing it has received a $50,000 grant from the Siragusa Foundation in support of the Museum's capital campaign.
With the grant from the Siragusa Foundation, the MBC will develop "Inventors and Inventions" -- an exhibit that will showcase the technical contributions to the development of radio and television by introducing the inventors, inventions, and early manufacturers that shaped mass communications in America.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is one of three broadcast museums in the United States.
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 World-Wide Web Resources - Museums and Exhibits
The Brooklyn Museum, pictures from the museum's collection of Ancient Egyptian art, and the Arts of Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas.
Museum of Broadcast Communications, pop culture and latter-day U.S. history through the lens of radio and television.
Museum of the City of San Francisco, features reports on the earthquakes of 1906 and 1989, the Oakland firestorm, and a chronology of San Francisco World War II-related events.
www.uky.edu /Subject/museums.html   (687 words)

  
 Radio Currents Online - Nov 21 - Dec 4, 2005
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of three broadcast museums in the United States.
The digitized programs from the museum's U.S. military history collection will be available onsite at the new MBC in Chicago, which is scheduled to open in late 2006.
Clear Channel Communications will distribute all of the shares of CCE Spinco common stock held by Clear Channel Communications to its stockholders by means of a share dividend.
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 PBS: LOCAL NEWS - Looks vs. Brains
The anchor is a station's face and voice, so he or she must represent the station's marketing goals.
The anchor delivers news stories and introduces reporters to viewers during the broadcast.
According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, "National news anchors represent their respective networks and are held accountable for the ratings success of their respective news programs in attracting viewers.
www.pbs.org /wnet/insidelocalnews/behind_looks.html   (487 words)

  
 AlphaZeta rocks 'n' rolls at the Museum of Broadcast Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) in Chicago launched its newest exhibit this week ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll on the Radio’.
Appearing at the MBC for a live radio broadcast and the dedication of the exhibit was Radio Hall of Fame (RHOF) inductee and legendary radio personality, Dick Biondi.
MBC Founder and President Bruce DuMont said, “The MBC commissioned Ben Fong-Torres to write and compile the exhibit because of the terrific creativity he infused when working with us to write several of the RHOF induction ceremonies, combined with his love of radio”.
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 MWOTRC: Metro Washington Old Time Radio Club
The MBC has over 450 programs dealing with the civil rights struggle, including the largest collection of Harold Washington media in the United States and an extensive collection of performances by gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson.
The new MBC will include a range of educational areas that are critical to its mission, including: the Marjorie G. Weinberg Education Center for classroom teaching and educational screenings, the A. Nielsen, Jr.
In addition to preserving history, the new MBC will also conserve energy and is committed to being the first public museum in the nation to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
www.mwotrc.com /rr2005_08/mbs.htm   (644 words)

  
 museumtv - The Encyclopedia of Radio - Broadcast Museum Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago
Produced in association with the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the three-volume Encyclopedia of Radio is the first comprehensive, broadly conceived reference work covering the full spectrum of this nearly century-old medium.
From Arbitron to Zenith, from Fibber McGee to digital audio broadcasting, the Encyclopedia of Radio is the most complete reference work ever compiled on this fascinating medium that continues to shape our culture.
Michael Keith is a faculty member in the Communication Department at Boston College and the former director of education for the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
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 ABC7Chicago.com: Museum of Broadcast holds garage sale
That's why Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications was founded in 1987.
But now the museum is moving and this Saturday hundreds of items of memorabilia will be sold off.
This is history and that's why the Museum Of Broadcast Communications collected it in the first place.
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 Online NewsHour: Veteran News Anchor David Brinkley Dies at 82 -- June 12, 2003
Museum of Broadcast Communications' profile of David Brinkley
The Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications said on its Web site that Brinkley was one of the broadcast pioneers who helped to "shape the industry of television news."
Former Huntley-Brinkley Report producer Reuven Frank said Brinkley had "wit, style, intelligence, and perhaps most importantly, a lean writing style made potent with strong declarative sentences, which is effective for the delivery of TV news," the Museum of Broadcast Communication notes in its Brinkley profile.
www.pbs.org /newshour/media/media_watch/jan-june03/brinkley_06-12.html   (780 words)

  
 Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago museum-sightseeing from Chicago Traveler
The Museum is currently moving from the Chicago Cultural Center to a new home not yet announced.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications opened to the public in 1987.
The Museum is also home to the Radio Hall of Fame, which exhibit includes collectibles and recordings from old radio shows.
www.chicagotraveler.com /attractions/museum-of-broadcast-communications.html   (266 words)

  
 Communications Industry by Encyberpedia
Jeff Miller's Broadcasting History Collection Articles on the history of broadcasting, early lists of U. radio and TV stations, and West Virginia broadcast history in particular can be found here.
One of only two broadcast museums in America, the MBC examines popular culture and contemporary American history through the sights and sounds of television and radio.
Since its opening in 1987, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has entertained thousands of visitors every year with unique, hands-on exhibits, a wide array of broadcasting memorabilia, and an extensive public archives collection of more than 60,000 radio and television programs and commercials.
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 Museum articles for The Advertising Show in Houston Texas US
DuMont is Founder and President of The Museum of Broadcast Communications, one of only two broadcast museums in the United States.
This museum collects programming-radio shows, television programs, and commercial advertisements in both media-making it available to the general public.
David joined the Museum as television and advertising curator in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land.
www.theadvertisingshow.com /en/articles/search.asp?category=Museum   (442 words)

  
 National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum
The new MBC will be the first public museum in the nation built to a Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard.
Construction is under way and the new museum is scheduled to open in late summer 2006.
The national broadcast will be heard on WABC/New York, WGN and WLS in Chicago and other major stations from coast-to-coast.
www.radiohof.org /2005_inductees.html   (413 words)

  
 eckenhoff saunders
Founded in 1987, and home to the Radio Hall of Fame, the Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of only three broadcasting museums in the country.
Until recently, the museum occupied 13,000 square feet in the Chicago Cultural Center on Michigan Avenue.
The new 50,000-square-foot museum building will open at the end of 2005, and it is anticipated to be the first museum in the United States to achieve a LEED Gold rating.
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 : Museum of Broadcast Communications Receives $250,000 Grant From The Oprah Winfrey Foundation - INFOSAT.INFO ...
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is announcing it has received a $250,000 grant from The Oprah Winfrey Foundation for the museum's innovative education program, DocuFest.
The Museum hopes that other foundations, individuals, and corporations will follow the lead of The Oprah Winfrey Foundation in recognizing the potential of distance learning and online education.
The New MBC will re-open in the spring of 2006 and will include new interactive exhibit galleries, expanded archives with a media cafe, working radio and television studios, and a gift shop.
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 Radio Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois, is a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States.
Inductees to the museum are nominated by the National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum Steering Committee.
The committee is appointed by the President of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and is composed of radio executives, academicians, trade journalists, and others interested in radio's history.
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 The Museum of Broadcast Communications (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Museum of Broadcast Communications opened to the public on June 13, 1987 at the Chicago Cultural Center on Michigan Avenue at Washington Street.
This is one of only two broadcast museums in America.
Visitors and school groups can join the cast of an MBC production or put on the anchor jacket, report the news and create a lasting souvenir for their memories.
museum-broadcast-communication.visit-chicago-illinois.com.cob-web.org:8888   (462 words)

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