Bruce DuMont, founder of the Museum of Broadcast Communications and a former television producer and host — including political talk show “Beyond the Beltway” and WBEZ’s “The Chicago Show” — has died.

He died Thursday at 81, the museum confirmed in a statement.

DuMont’s storied career saw him behind a microphone at local outlets including CBS, WGN, WTTW and WBEZ, though his affinity for on-air production made him a national star.

“Without Bruce’s perseverance in collecting and preserving Chicago’s television and radio history, there would be no institution like ours today,” officials with the Museum of Broadcast Communications wrote in a statement Thursday. “We extend our condolences to his family and friends, and we honor his extraordinary contribution to media history.”

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