The Malrite Company, developer of the International Spy Museum, is the successor to Malrite Communications Group Inc. founded in 1956. For more than 40 years, Malrite Communications Group was involved in the world of entertainment, news and information through its radio and television broadcasting businesses.
Based in Cleveland, Malrite Communications owned radio stations in major markets across the country including: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Houston, Minneapolis, Denver and Cleveland. Its television group operated stations in Jacksonville, Rochester, Cincinnati, West Palm Beach, Puerto Rico, Toledo and Cleveland.
In both radio and television, Malrite Communications produced programming for, and marketed some of the top professional sports teams in the country, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Oakland A's, Minnesota Timberwolves, San Jose Sharks, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians.
Today, with a new focus and purpose, The Malrite Company is using its years of expertise to develop innovative museum and education projects around the country. The Malrite Company has convened the best talent available for its collaborative creative teams consisting of Malrite management and research directors, the country's top museum and exhibition designers, innovative video and computer developers, leading architects and interior designers. Malrite is breaking new ground in the development of bold new concepts to enhance arts and entertainment districts starting with the International Spy Museum which opened 19 July 2002 in Washington, DC. The Malrite Company was also the driving force behind the newly opened Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, FL. The newest Malrite project, The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, is now open in Cleveland, OH.
Malrite Principals:
Milton Maltz | James Gomez
Museum Principals:
Peter Earnest
Milton Maltz, founder of The Malrite Company, is the driving force behind the International Spy Museum. He founded Malrite Communications Group, Inc. in 1956 and served as its Chairman and CEO until the company was sold in 1998. Under his direction, Malrite became one of the most successful operators of radio and television properties in the country with stations in major markets like New York and Los Angeles. In 1985, he was the recipient of the prestigious Dively Award for Entrepreneurship, receiving a Chair from the Harvard School of Business. Mr. Maltz served as Director of Key Bank, and in 1996, was inducted into the Cleveland Business Hall of Fame. Two outstanding achievements of his civic endeavors have been the creation of the Maltz Family Foundation and his involvement in the founding and development of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, where he played a major role in obtaining the project for the City of Cleveland. Active in numerous philanthropic and civic organizations, Mr. Maltz and his family work to support various charities both nationally and internationally. Mr. Maltz earned a BS degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. A veteran of the United States Navy, Mr. Maltz developed an interest in intelligence and national security issues when he worked for the National Security Agency in Washington, DC
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James Gomez, President of the Malrite Company. Before joining The Malrite Company in April 2000, Mr. Gomez spent more than six years in the public and private accounting industries including serving as a Senior Consultant and Auditor for Ernst & Young, LLP, where he worked in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Groups. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has a bachelor’s degree in business and accounting from Cleveland State University.
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Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum, Mr. Earnest's thirty-six year CIA career included over twenty years in the Agency's Clandestine Service. A member of the CIA's Senior Intelligence Service, he was awarded the Agency's Intelligence Medal of Merit for “superior performance” throughout his career. Mr. Earnest also served as the Agency's principal spokesman in his final posting, developing and implementing a strategy of greater openness with the media and the public.
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