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lgin resident Phil Broxham has produced three documentaries tied to his city. He has tackled its national influence on the dairy industry, its African American heritage and the famous Elgin National Watch Company. Through a conversation with him, Kane County Magazine took a look at how Broxham does what he does, why he does it — and why he’s not done yet. This interview has been edited slightly for length. KANE COUNTY MAGAZINE: Did you always want to make documentaries? PHIL BROXHAM: No. I went to (Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale) for radio/TV production. I started my company Broxham and Associates in 1988. I was the sole proprietor and started producing a fitness TV show that I did for about 12 years. We got it syndicated on regional sports networks around the country, back in the day of Spectrum and ON TV, almost at the advent of cable. We were able to grow that program to 48 states. It played itself out in the late ’90s. I changed the name of my company to Grindstone Productions and partnered with a friend of mine, Dave Briggs.
KC: How did you make the switch to documentaries? PB: We decided we wanted to take a stab at a documentary and looked at what was the big story here in Elgin, and of course it was the Elgin National Watch Company, which was here for 100 years and was the world’s largest maker of fine jeweled watches. KC: How did you start?
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PB: We approached the Elgin Historical Society to form a partnership to produce the documentary. They had a wonderful display on the second floor and experts on the company, including Mike Alft, who was a historian here for many years. KC: How long did the production process take? PB: It took us about two and a half years. That was our first venture into documentary film production. It was awesome. It was a one-hour, PBS-style documentary. After five years Dave went on to another career. I’ve stayed here in Elgin in the professional building since 1994. KC: What was your next documentary?
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