Reporter and political specialist Bud Foster, a fixture at KOLD-TV since 1994, will be inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Association Foundation's Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Oct. 29.
"It is really a sign that you've accomplished something when you are recognized by any hall of fame," Foster, 59, said in a phone interview Thursday. "Part of that is survival. In the media, survival is a difficult thing sometimes."
Foster has worked in broadcast news in Arizona for 36 years. He put in time at multiple stations in Phoenix and Tucson before landing at KOLD.
He is a four-time Emmy nominee and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle, according to the station's bio.
"I love the news and how it changes," he said. "When I started, we were using film. Then we moved to videotape, and now everything is computerized. The advances made in the industry have been absolutely wonderful."
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The Arizona Broadcasters Association includes members from both radio and television.
Past inductees include Rex Allen (1990), Buck Owens (1993), Steve Allen (1994), Gene Autry (1998) and Hugh Downs (2006).
The induction will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Intercontinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley. It is open to the public. For more information or to register for the event, visit azbroadcasters.org
Wrestlemania XXVI in 2010 will hit close to home
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. will begin selling tickets to Wrestlemania XXVI on Nov. 7.
So why do we care?
Because the March 2010 event will take place at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
The Super Bowl of WWE events, Wrestlemania will air in more than 100 countries on pay-per-view and is expected to bring tens of thousands of fans to the state. An estimated 74,635 people traveled to Orlando, Fla., to watch the big show in 2008.
The WWE is sending two high-profile figures to help promote ticket sales in Tucson.
Sergeant Slaughter and Diva Maryse Ouellet will make the rounds Nov. 5 on local radio and television stations.
You can get your tickets on Nov. 7 online through ticketmaster.com
Tucsonan hunts space rock in Science Channel show
"Meteorite Men," a pilot with Tucson ties that aired last May on the Science Channel, has been picked up for six episodes starting in January.
The show follows Steve Arnold and Tucsonan Geoffrey Notkin as they hunt for chunks of space rock that have made their way to the Earth's surface.
Five episodes will take place in the United States, Notkin said by e-mail, and one will be shot internationally.
Notkin is a longtime collector who owns Aerolite Meteorites in Tucson. He moved to Arizona in 2004 after falling in love with the city's gem and mineral show.
Notkin said the duo is currently on location, filming content for the third episode.
"I am looking forward to getting home," he wrote. "We've had a grueling shooting schedule."
The season tentatively begins on Jan. 6.
