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Marshall Shore

An Emmy nomination for sharing Arizona history is just the latest recognition for Marshall Shore, Arizona’s Hip Historian. His passion is uncovering the weird, the wonderful, and the obscure treasures from our past: the semi-forgotten people, places, and events that have made us who we are today. Shore uses storytelling magic, found film footage, old photographs, ephemera, and artifacts to bring our state’s heritage to life in entertaining and educational presentations. He has developed an almost cult-like following for sharing history through in-person and virtual events.

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Marshall Shore's Presentations

Arizona/Southwest History

Technicolor to Desert Truth: The Living Landscape of Arizona

Step through Hollywood’s velvet curtain and explore the Arizona landscape as more than just a picturesque backdrop for silver-screen icons. Discover a living, breathing Arizona built by hands too long left out of the script. In this multi-media presentation, the Hip Historian pulls back the cinematic veneer to reveal the often overlooked tapestry of communities that truly shaped the desert. Journey from the myth-making machinery of mid-century film to highlighting some of Arizona’s resilient roots of Navajo peach orchards, Japanese flower gardens, Chicano music bridging entertainment and activism, and other journeys of Arizona grit.