Selected Gubernatorial Activities
During the Citizens Band radio craze of the mid-1970s, Governor Raul Castro became one of the first U.S. governors licensed as a CB radio operator. In 1976, he had a CB radio installed in the official state limousine and his handle (radio name) was “Arizona One.” Patricia Castro also obtained a CB radio license and her handle was “Arizona Two.”
Governor Raul Castro established the Arizona Motion Picture Development Program within the Office of Economic Planning and Development. The purpose of the program was to attract motion picture and television business to Arizona. One of the more notable big-budget Hollywood films shot in Arizona during Castro’s governorship was Clint Eastwood’s “Gauntlet.”
Governor Castro with CB Radio in front of Arizona State Capitol Dec 31, 1969
Governor Castro with CB Radio in Governor's Limousine Dec 31, 1969
Governor Castro's Temporary CB Radio Permit 1976 Nov 16, 1976
Clint Eastwood and Raul Castro at "Gauntlet" Film Reception; Phoenix, Arizona 1977 Nov 30, 1976
Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke with Patricia Castro at "Gauntlet" Filming; Phoenix, Arizona 1977 Nov 30, 1976