The Museum of Broadcast Communications
The mission of The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform, and entertain the public through its archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications, and online access to its resources. The MBC is an Illinois non-profit corporation.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of only three museums dedicated to broadcast history in the nation. MBC is home to America's only National Radio Hall of Fame Gallery. Our 62,000 square foot facility allows the Museum to expand its collections and serve a wide range of audiences.
The museum's collection includes the Kennedy/Nixon debate camera, Chicago's Bozo and Svengoolie collections, Oprah’s Door through which she made her famous grand entrance each day, WGN’s Family Classics set, the original Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, and Effie Klinker, scores of radio memorabilia and vintage radios, working radio and television studios, and much more!
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of only three museums dedicated to broadcast history in the nation. MBC is home to America's only National Radio Hall of Fame Gallery. Our 62,000 square foot facility allows the Museum to expand its collections and serve a wide range of audiences.
The museum's collection includes the Kennedy/Nixon debate camera, Chicago's Bozo and Svengoolie collections, Oprah’s Door through which she made her famous grand entrance each day, WGN’s Family Classics set, the original Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, and Effie Klinker, scores of radio memorabilia and vintage radios, working radio and television studios, and much more!
