The following tributes to Art Schreiber were posted on Facebook on November 7, 2026, the day he passed away.
Post from Steve Stucker
Steve Stucker, a much-loved, retired, longtime weatherman in Albuquerque, posted the following:
I am sad to share that a legendary New Mexico Broadcaster has signed off for the final time.
His devoted son Mark told me Art Schreiber passed away this morning.
I was blessed to be able to spend quite a bit of time with him last week when he was very ill in the hospital. He was anxious to get back home, and I was
so pleased he was able to do that within a few days. Art was just 4 days shy of his 99th birthday!
He was very important in my career, hiring me to move back to New Mexico to be the program Director of 93.3 KKOB in the late 80s.
 Art was widely loved and respected for his business acumen and ability to work with both ownership and great talent. He loved to talk about his early
career, when he spent time traveling with the Beatles.
His time with the Fab Four was just one set of his 2 million stories, and he was telling them right up to the end! He had a huge impact on thousands of
careers in both radio and TV.
In addition, he was a wonderful advocate for the Blind. Though he lost the vision in both of his eyes at an early age, Art continued to thrive, managing
large and successful broadcast operations for most the rest of his life. In addition, he became a Board Member and then President for the New Mexico Commission
for the Blind. His impact was huge in the early days of adaptive technology, and helping the general public to understand that being blind, did not mean
that you could not be useful in society.
I was only one of his many many friends, and always enjoyed taking him to lunch once or twice a year over the decades. Rarely did I call, when his room
wasn’t filled with friends and admirers, well into his 90s. Even then, it was tricky to book a date into his busy social calendar lol!
He made sure he was there, the night I was inducted into the New Mexico Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. That made a wonderful event, extra special
for me.
Lord have mercy on his soul!
Post from Greg Trapp
Greg Trapp, Director of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind, posted the following:
The many lasting contributions that Art made to persons who are blind or low vision cannot be overstated. Art began his career as a radio broadcaster and journalist. As such, he was assigned to covered John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Art also covered Martin Luther King, Jr., including King’s historic Salma March. Art also covered NASA and the early years of manned space flight. Most famously, Art was embedded with the Beatles on their 1964 tour of America. His interviews with John, Paul, George, and Ringo have become part of entertainment history. Art ended up In Albuquerque in 1981, where he was assigned to manage KKOB radio. Shortly after arriving in New Mexico, Art woke up one morning and discovered that he was blind due to retinal detachments. Despite his loss of vision, Art served as general manager of KKOB for many years. His loss of vision also launched Art on the next phase of his life, which was as an advocate for blindness causes and services.
Art was instrumental in the Commission being founded in 1986, and without him we would not today have a New Mexico Commission for the Blind. The Commission has ever since stood at or near the top in the nation for the quality of employment outcomes achieved by our consumers. Art was also the catalyst in the founding of the Newsline for the Blind newspaper reading service. Art has improved the lives of countless persons who are blind or low vision in the state of New Mexico and also across the nation. Fred Schroeder was the Commission’s first Director, and he left that position in 1995 when he was appointed by President Clinton to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration. Commissioner Schroeder strengthened the requirements for consumer-focused services in the 1998 Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act. Other persons who worked at the Commission have since gone on to be the directors of Blind programs in Nebraska, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Hawaii, and Oklahoma. Others who have worked or trained at the Commission have made additional contributions in the blindness field. Two of us have also served as President of the National Council of State agencies for the Blind. Without Art, none of those accomplishments would have been possible.
Governor Toney Anaya appointed Art as the first chair of the Commission in 1986. Art served as Commission Chair until 1995 when he stepped down so he could be considered for the position of Executive Director. Art served as the director of the Commission from 1995 to 1996. Governor Gary Johnson appointed Art to the Commission’s State Rehabilitation Council in 2001. Art was reappointed as Chair of the Commission by Governor Bill Richardson in 2003. It was only at the age of 95 when Art decided it was time for him to set down the gavel one final time. Art served as a Commissioner for seven Governors, starting with Governor Toney Anaya and concluding with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Art also served as President of the National federation of the Blind of New Mexico. Art was NFB President from 1997 to 2008, after which he served as NFB President Emeritus. From 1986 to 2023, he either served as Commission Chair, Commission Director, Council Chair, NFB of New Mexico President, or NFB of New Mexico President Emeritus.
Art has made one final and lasting contribution to the blind of New Mexico, which is the creation of the Arthur A. Schreiber Endowment Fund at the Albuquerque Community Foundation. The endowment will provide funds for the Commission to use to purchase assistive technology for New Mexicans who are blind or low vision and who are 55 or older.
While we will all miss Art’s vibrant personality, great wisdom, and incredible sense of humor, we can be comforted by the remarkable life that he has led and the many ways in which he has inspired and benefited others. We send our thoughts and prayers to his son Mark Schreiber, and to Art’s many friends who will greatly miss their beloved “Uncle Arturo.