Oklahoma Journalism
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Shown above are the inductees in the 38th annual Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame ceremony in 2008.

Biographies of 2008 Hall of Fame inductees

Nomination Form

History and Purpose

Each year since 1971, the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, located in the Communications Building at the University of Central Oklahoma, has recognized Oklahoma journalists who have made outstanding contributions to Oklahoma journalism for at least 10 years or to natives of the state who have made outstanding contributions to journalism elsewhere for 10 years or more. As many as nine persons are added to the Hall of Fame each year.

Awards and Recognition

A suitable certificate stating the accomplishments of the honoree is displayed in the Hall of Fame at UCO and the State Capital Publishing Museum in Guthrie. Duplicate copies are given to the honoree or his/her family. Names of honorees are announced each April. A news release announcing those honored each year is provided to all state newspapers, broadcasting stations, magazines and college departments and schools of journalism. The UCO Department of Mass Communication is the host and administrator of the Hall, and the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation helps finance the display area at UCO.

Selection of Honorees

Honorees are selected by a committee composed of members of the working press, Society of Professional Journalists and the Hall of Fame. The committee sifts through all nominations, both new ones and those held over from previous years before selecting the nine honorees. Nomination forms are available at any time from the Journalism Department by phoning Dr. Terry Clark, department chair, or Sherry Sump, department secretary, at 1-405-974-5303, or sending an e-mail to ssump@ucok.edu.

2008

William P. Bleakley, Oklahoma Gazette, OKCBusiness, Tierra Media Group, U.S. Navy, Guam Daily News
Gerry Bonds, OETA-TV Oklahoma News Report; KOCO-TV Oklahoma City; WTNH-TV, Connecticut
Ann DeFrange, Oklahoma City Times, The Daily Oklahoman
Donna Barron Evers, Cameron University, Lawton Constitution, Pauls Valley Daily Democrat
Bill Harper, The Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa Daily World
Lindel G. Hutson, The Associated Press, Jonesboro Sun, U. S. Army, Texarkana Gazette
Bill Walter, The Hennessey Clipper, Oklahoma Daily, Alva Review-Courier, OBU Press
Barbara A. Walter, The Hennessey Clipper, Oklahoma Press Association Publisher
Paul B. Southerland, Oklahoma City Times, The Daily Oklahoman

2007

David Dary, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas, CBS News, NBC News
Gracie Montgomery, The Purcell Register, The Johnston County Capital-Democrat
Patrick O'Dell, CBS Southwest Bureau; KOTV, Tulsa; WSB-TV, Atlanta
Phillip Parrish, Tulsa World, Norman Transcript, The Lawton Morning Press
Bob Sands, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority; KAFG-FM, WKY, KEBC-FM, KOMA-AM & FM, KKNG-FM, KTOK-AM, Oklahoma City; ABC News Nightline; CNN, NBC Dateline
Mike Shannon, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Times
Mike Sowell, Oklahoma State University, The Tulsa Tribune, The El Paso Times
Mark Thomas, Oklahoma Press Association, Colorado Press Association, Edmond Sun
Helen Ford Wallace, The Oklahoman
Joe Worley, Tulsa World, Nashville Banner, Oklahoma & Tennessee National Guard

2006

Jerry Bohnen, KTOK-AM
Vicki Clark Gourley, Friday
Jennifer Duffy Gilliland, Oklahoma Press Association, The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma County Newspapers
Jenk Jones, Jr., The Tulsa Tribune, Minneapolis Tribune, Anchorage Times
Jim Langdon, TulsaPeople magazine, The Tonkawa News, The Norman Transcript
Dana Sue Walker, Tulsa World
George R. Wilson, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Oklahoma Journal
Fritz W. Wirt, Oklahoma State University O'Collegian, Temple Daily Telegram, El Paso Times, San Angelo Standard Times, Del Rio News-Herald, the Huntsville Item, Kingsport, Tenn., Times-News, Clinton Daily News
John V. Young, Tulsa World, The Tulsa Tribune, Sapulpa Daily Herald, United Press International, Cushing Daily Citizen

2005

David G. Fitzgerald, commercial photography, Oklahoma Today magazine contributor
Dr. Haskell O. "Woody" Gaddis, University of Central Oklahoma, Tulsa World
Sue Lewis Hale, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Times, El Reno Tribune, FOI Oklahoma
Bettye Jane Johnston, Bartlesville Sooner High School journalism & photography teacher, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Pawhuska Journal-Capital
James A. Killackey, The Oklahoman, The Tulsa Tribune
Mike McCormick, Shawnee News-Star
John D. Montgomery, Purcell Register, Hobart Daily Democrat-Chief, Kiowa County Star-Review, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Times, Tulsa World, Madill Record, Johnston County Capital-Democrat
James G. Palmer, Fox Channel 25; WKY-AM, KMGL-FM, KOMA-AM, KTOK-AM radio, Oklahoma City; United Press International; KADS radio, Elk City; KWCO radio, Chickasha
Dave Sittler, Tulsa World, The Tulsa Tribune, Omaha World-Herald, The Daily Oklahoman, Lincoln Journal Star
Terri Watkins, KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Education Television Authority; KOCY-AM, KTOK-AM radio, Oklahoma City; KNOR-AM radio, Norman; KLUF radio, Lufkin, Texas; KAKS radio, Tulsa

2005: Posthumous Honorees

Doris Hedges, 1910-1999, Eufaula Indian Journal
Vera Holding, 1884-1984, Waurika News-Democrat
Ben Langdon, 1913-1999, Mangum Star
Eugene Lorton, 1869-1949, Tulsa World
Joseph Miller, 1921-1992, The Daily Oklahoman
Alexander L. Posey, 1873-1908, Eufaula Indian Journal
Wayne Singleterry, 1949-2001, The Daily Oklahoman
Tom Steed, 1904-1983, Shawnee News Star

2004

Darrell Barton, WKY/KTVY-TV, Channel 4
Phil E. Brown, Enid News & Eagle
Pam Henry, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority; KOCO-TV, Channel 5; WKY-TV, Channel 4; KTOK radio, Oklahoma City
Rusty Lang, Tulsa World, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Jack Lancaster, OSU O’Collegian, Elk City News, Alva Review-Courier
Edward Livermore, Jr., Edmond Sun
Fred W. Marvel, Oklahoma Department of Tourism
Bill May, Oklahoma City Journal Record, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Duncan Banner
Billie Rodely, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority documentary journalist; KTOK radio Oklahoma City

2003

David Averill, Tulsa World
Bob Burke, Oklahoma Heritage Association; ABC Sports; KOMA and KTOK radio, Oklahoma City; KBEL radio, Idabel
Larry Hammer, Fairview Republican, Cherokee Messenger and Republican, Woodward County Journal, Jet Visitor, Okmulgee Daily Times
Jim Hartz, Today Show, NBC; NBC News; PBS; WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.; KNBC-TV, New York City; KOTV, Channel 6, Tulsa; KOME and KRMG radio, Tulsa
Mick Hinton, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Norman Transcript, Lawton Daily Constitution
Suzanne Holloway, Tulsa World, The Daily Oklahoman
Ed Kelley, The Daily Oklahoman, Perry Daily Journal
Becky Mayo, The Sequoyah County Times
Tony Pippen, Ada Evening News

2002

E.G. "Bob" Albright, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
J. Landis Fleming, Springfield, Mo., News, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Norman Transcript, Wes-Ten News, Oklahoma Advisor, North Star, Moore Monitor, The Bristow News, Kingfisher Times & Free Press, Oklahoma City Journal Record, Black Dispatch, Oklahoma Publisher
Francis Langdon, Henryetta Daily Free Lance, Tonkawa News
W.U. McCoy, author of "Performing and Visual Arts Writing and Reviewing," Western News Service, Memphis, Texas, Democrat, The Pampa, Texas, News, The Amarillo, Texas, Times, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Orbit magazine
Jim Myers, The Enid News & Eagle, Lawton Constitution, Tulsa World
Francis (Fran) Morris, KWTV Channel 9 and KFOR-TV Channel 4, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Gazette
Pam Olson, Oklahoma Journal, Midwest City Monitor, KWTV Channel 9, CBS News, CNN, Tulsa World
James H. Reid, Stars and Stripes, Muskogee Daily Phoenix, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Dave Story, Frederick Leader, Guymon Herald, Chandler Daily Progress

2001

Osa Lee Banzett, Edmond Booster, The Edmond Enterprise

Ida B. Blackburn, KOCO-TV, Channel 5, Oklahoma City
Milton B. Garber, Enid Morning News, Enid Daily Eagle, Stars and Stripes

Robert L. Haught, The Daily Oklahoman, United Press International, U.S. Army 45th Division Thunderbird News

H.C. Neal, Watonga Republican, Okemah Daily Leader, The Daily Oklahoman, Edmond Sun, Edmond Booster

Maebeth "Beth" Ray, The Yale News, Leedey Star, Woodward County News, Cyril News, Lawton Constitution and Press, Vici Beacon

Mark Singer, New Yorker magazine, The Tulsa Tribune

Jack D. Willis, Oklahoma Daily, Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times Democrat

Pendleton Woods, OG&E The Meter, Fort Smith Southwest American, U.S. Army 45th Division

2000

Roy Angel, Shawnee News-Star
Ed Brocksmith, KRMG radio, Tulsa, Northeastern State University
Dr. Terry M. Clark, University of Central Oklahoma, Waurika News-Democrat
Bob Haring, Tulsa World
Katherine Hatch, international correspondent
Jim Henderson, Tulsa World, Dallas Times Herald, Houston Chronicle
Jan Lovell, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
Bob Peterson, Durant Daily Democrat
Charles Ward, assistant to U.S. House Speaker Carl Albert & U.S. Sen. David Boren

1999

Claude V. Barrow, The Daily Oklahoman
Jack Brannan, Los Angeles Times, Tulsa World, Joplin Globe, United Press International
Dennie Hall, University of Central Oklahoma
Lucia Caroline Loomis, Fort Worth Press, Rocky Mountain News, Akron Time-Press, Tulsa Tribune
Philip A. Morris. Southern Living magazine
Gaylord Shaw, Newsday, Associated Press, Dallas Times Herald, Los Angeles Times, El Reno American
George F. Tapscott, The Daily Oklahoman
M.J. Van Deventer, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Home & Lifestyle magazine, Tulsa magazine, Tulsa Lifestyle, The Daily Oklahoman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tulsa World, Shawnee News-Star
Riley W. Wilson, Tulsa World

1998

Bob Barry, KFOR-TV Channel 4, Oklahoma City
Linda Cavanaugh, KFOR-TV Channel 4, Oklahoma City
Reba N. Collins, speaker, book author, Will Rogers scholar
D. Jo Ferguson, Pawnee Chief
Fred H. Grove, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, book author
Marie Price, Oklahoma Legislative Report, Oklahoma Journal Record
Walt Radmilovich, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Tulsa World, The Daily Oklahoman
Arthur B. Ramsey, newsreel cameraman
William P. Ross, The Cherokee Advocate

1997

Jim Argo, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Frank Boggs, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Jack Bowen, KOKH-TV Channel 25, KOCO-TV Channel 5, Oklahoma City
Bill Connors, Tulsa World
Ron Jenkins, The Associated Press, Oklahoma Journal
Edith Johnson, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
James E. Stewart, Oklahoma City Black Dispatch
William S. Tharpe, Oklahoma Journal, Henryetta Daily Free-Lance
John R. Whitaker, University of Oklahoma

1996

C. Robert Bellatti, Stillwater News-Press
John R. Clabes, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma Journal
Robert E. "Bob" Lee, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Robert E. Lorton, Tulsa World
Paul S. McClung, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Jim Monroe, Enid Morning News & Daily Eagle, McCurtain Daily Gazzette
Ted M. Phillips, Seminole Producer
Albert (Buddy) Riesen, Jr., Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite

1995

W.P. "Bill" Atkinson, Oklahoma Journal
Donovan W. Banzett, Edmond Booster
James W. Bradshaw, Shawnee News-Star
Klina E. Casady, Cheyenne Star, author
Gene Curtis, Tulsa World
Paul English, The Daily Oklahoman
Dr. Marlan D. Nelson, Oklahoma State University, Haskell News
Max Nichols, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City Journal Record
O.F. (Omer F.) Schnoebelen, Mooreland Leader
Milo W. Watson, Perry Journal

1994

Eric Allen, Ada Weekly News
Jane Bryant, Norman Transcript
Ferdie Deering, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Edward L. Gaylord, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Joan Gilmore, Oklahoma City Journal-Record, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Stan Hoig, University of Central Oklahoma
Omer N. Schnoebelen, Mooreland Leader
Margaret Taylor, Davis News
Wally Wallis, The Daily Oklahoman & Times

1993

R. Marsden Bellatti, Blackwell Morning News, Stillwater News-Press, Nowata Daily Star
John C. Casady, Cheyenne Star & Sunbeam
Ruth Ferris, Altus Times Democrat, The Daily Oklahoman, KOMA-AM, KWHW-AM radio,
Oklahoma City
John T. Greiner, Jr., The Daily Oklahoman & Times, U.S. Army Reserve
Tony Hillerman, mystery author, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
James J. Lange, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Jim Mayo, Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times
Ted Ralston, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Homer Ray, The Yale News

1992

Warren F. Bickford III, Blackwell Journal-Tribune
Joseph Henry Carter, United Press International
Mary Katherine "Kay" Dyer, El Reno Tribune
M.C. Garber, Enid Morning News & Daily Eagle
Mary Goddard, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Donald J. Morrison, The Waurika News-Democrat
Mary Jo Nelson, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Deacon New, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Joe W. Taylor, Davis News

1991

Alex K. Adwan, Tulsa World
James R. Campbell, Oklahoma Press Association, United Press International
R. Jack Christy, Sr., Waukomis Hornet
Ivy M. Coffey, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
William T. "Bill" Dixon, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Ken Neal, Tulsa World
Guy R. Old, McCurtain Gazette, Broken Bow News
Wava L. Denson Poindexter, Gage Record, Ellis County Capital

1990

Cullen Johnson, Oklahoma City Times
Louise Beard Moore, University of Oklahoma
Ray Parr, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Earnest A. Shiner, Farmer-Stockman
Malvina Stephenson, Tulsa World
May Vandament, Yukon Sun
Poe B. Vandament, Yukon Sun
H. Merle Woods, El Reno American

1989

Freda Ameringer, Oklahoma City Advertiser
Byron V. Boone, Tulsa World
Chan Guffey, Guffey’s Journal
Edith Gaylord Harper, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Joe White McBride, Jr., Anadarko Daily News
Roy P. Stewart, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Richard David Story, USA Today, New York magazine, Reader's Digest
Tom Yarbrough, The Associated Press, Oklahoma City Times

1988

George W. Cornell, The Associated Press, The Daily Oklahoman
Lola Hall, KWTV, Channel 9, Oklahoma City
Charles Nedwin "Ned" Hockman, University of Oklahoma
John A. Jameson, Englewood Herald
Wayne Mackey, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Alfred W. McLaughlin, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Gareth B. Muchmore, Ponca City News
Montez Tjaden, KWTV, Channel 9, Oklahoma City; KRMG-AM radio, Tulsa
Jerry L. Witcher, United Press International

1987

James R. Bellatti, Stillwater News-Press
Bill F. Bentley, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Carter Bradley, Oklahoma Press Association State Capitol Bureau
Richard F. "Dick" Dudley, Hollis Daily News
Ruth Robinson Greenup, author, photographer
Richard R. Hefton, Oklahoma County Newspapers, Inc., Air National Guard
Ennis C. "Tex" Helm, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Joe Howell, The Tulsa Tribune
Irvin Hurst, history author, Oklahoma City Times

1986

Glen Bayless, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Edith Walker Forbes, Gotebo Times-Record
Richard L. Jones, Jr., The Tulsa Tribune
Wallace Kidd, Anadarko Daily News
Edward F. Montgomery, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Norman Transcript
Herbert J. Pate, Madill Record, Hobart Democrat-Chief
James L. "Jim" Pate, Madill Record
James T. Young, Oklahoma City Times

1985

Jack Bickham, University of Oklahoma
Ed Burchfiel, Cordell Beacon
Roy Butterbaugh, Boise City News
James J. Downing, Tulsa Tribune, Bixby Beacon
Charles E. Engleman, Cushing Daily News
Chuck Ervin, Tulsa World
Don Ferrell, Chandler Lincoln County News, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard
Robert L. Kidd, Sr., Poteau News, Spiro Times
J. Nelson Taylor, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Tulsa World
Howard M. Wilson, Oklahoma Press Association State Capital Bureau, Oil & Gas Journal, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Tulsa World

1984

Robert E. Allen, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Ralph E. Cain, Sr., Vici Beacon
O.B. Campbell, Vinita Daily Journal
Hugh C. Hall, Henryetta Free-Lance, Oklahoma City Times
Wesley K. Leatherock, Perry Daily Journal, Clinton Daily News
S. George Little, newspaper publisher, author
Clyde E. Muchmore, Ponca City News
Stella M. Roberts, The Associated Press
Sidney J. Steen, Tulsa World

1983

Allen W. Cromley, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Dr. Harry E. Heath, Jr., Oklahoma State University
N.G. "Bill" Henthorne, Tulsa World
Roy Temple House, University of Oklahoma
J.L. Jennings, Donrey Media Group
N. Beachey Musselman, Shawnee News-Star
Dr. Ray Tassin, University of Central Oklahoma, U.S. Naval Reserve
Vivian Vahlberg, The Daily Oklahoman & Times

1982

John R. "Jack" Dyer, Norman Transcript
Ralph (Waldo) Ellison, novelist
Frank Hilton Greer, Oklahoma State Capital, Guthrie
Dr. Joe C. Holland, University of Oklahoma
James Clark Nance, Purcell Register, Oklahoma Legislature
Leslie G. Niblack, Guthrie Daily Leader
Thomas R. Phillips, Holdenville Daily News
Edyth Thomas Wallace, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Lyndell Newton Williams, Texas Press Association

1981

Bill Burchardt, Oklahoma Today magazine
Jo O. Ferguson, Pawnee Chief
Allan Muchmore, Ponca City News
Lillian Newby, Oklahoma City Times
Robert V. Peterson, University of Oklahoma, Wewoka Times
Harry B. Rutledge, Oklahoma Press Association
C. Ray Shaw, The Wall Street Journal, Oklahoma City Times
Glenn Shirley, author

1980

James H. Baker, network television producer
Jacques DeLier, KWTV Channel 9, Oklahoma City
E.L. Goodwin, Oklahoma Eagle
J. Leland Gourley, Friday, Henryetta Freelance
Bob Lee Kidd, Jr., Poteau News & Sun, Oklahoma Legislature
Willis A. Lansden, Beaver Herald-Democrat
Savoie Lottinville, University of Oklahoma
Dale McConathy, author; Time, Vogue, McCall's, Harper's Bazaar, Aperature magazines
P.A. "Buddy" Sugg, WKY-TV, Channel 4, Oklahoma City

1979

Harry S. Culver, United Press International
Phil Dessauer, Tulsa World
Ray J. Dyer, El Reno Tribune
John Fischer, Harper's magazine, The Daily Oklahoman
S. Edward Lee, Harper County Journal
Charles Long, Society of Professional Journalists
Earl H. Richert, Oklahoma News

1978

Edward Austin, Copley Newspapers
Harold Belknap, Norman Transcript
Edgar T. Bell, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Fred W. Cowles, McAlester News-Capital
Travis Hensley, El Reno Democrat, The Westside Democrat of Enid, Oklahoma Legislature
George Hill, Coalgate Record-Register
Donald L. Reynolds, Donrey Media Corp.
Earnest J. "Ernie" Schultz, WKY-TV Channel 4, Oklahoma City
Travis Walsh, Tulsa World

1977

George H. Evans, Chickasha Daily Express
James J. Kilpatrick, national columnist
Wauhillau Lahay, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
R.G. Miller, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
H. Milt Phillips, Seminole Producer
Harmon Phillips, Tulsa Tribune
Corbin M. Sarchet, Guthrie Daily State Capital, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Frosty Troy, Oklahoma Observer, Tulsa Tribune
Paul Raymond Wade, Elk City Daily News

1976

Lou S. Allard, Drumright Derrick
Jack Bell, The Associated Press
John H. Casey, University of Oklahoma
Gerald T. "Cowboy" Curtin, Guthrie Daily Leader, Oklahoma News, Watonga Republican
John Easley, Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Foster Harris, University of Oklahoma
Hattie Mae Lachenmeyer, Cushing Daily Citizen
O.L. Lachenmeyer, Cushing Daily Citizen
Bruce Palmer, KWTV Channel 9, Oklahoma City; The Daily Oklahoman & Times

1975

Victor F. Barnett, The Tulsa Tribune
Tams Bixby, Jr., Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times-Democrat
James L. Craddock, Weatherford News
Dr. Rex Harlow, Harlow Publishing Corp.
Earl C. Hull, WKY-AM radio, Oklahoma City
William D. Little, Sr., Ada Evening News
Edward K. Livermore, Sr., Sapulpa Daily Herald
Lea M. Nichols, Bristow Record
Otis W. Sullivant, The Daily Oklahoman & Times

1974

Byron L. Abernethy, The Duncan Banner
John Cronley, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Alva Dopking, The Associated Press
Norris G. Henthorne, Sr., Tulsa World
Frank McGee, NBC News
Jack Morris, KTEW-TV, Channel 2, KTUL-TV, Channel 8, Tulsa
Ned Shepler, Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Vance H. Trimble, Pulitzer Prize winner, Raymond Clapper Memorial Award winner, Society of Professional Journalists award winner
Harrington Wimberly, Duncan Daily Banner, Altus Times-Democrat

1973

Ben Blackstock, Oklahoma Press Association
Douglas Edwards, CBS News
Raymond H. Fields, Guymon Herald
D.C. "Clancy" Frost, Kiowa County Star-Review
Paul Harvey, national radio commentator
Lee Hills, Pulitzer Prize winner, Oklahoma City Times
Alice L. Marriott, author, historian
Joe White McBride, Anadarko Daily News
Walker Stone, Scripps-Howard Newspapers

1972

Fayette Copeland, University of Oklahoma
Earnest T. Hoberecht, Jr., United Press International, World War II correspondent
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, The Tulsa Tribune
Wheeler Mayo, Sequoyah County Times
Paul Miller, Gannett Newspapers
Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher, Altus, Clinton, El Reno, Mangum, Hobart, Elk City & Alva
Ralph Sewell, The Daily Oklahoman & Times, Oklahoma Press Association State Capitol Bureau reporter
Fred E. Tarman, Norman Transcript
Clement E. Trout, Oklahoma State University

1971

Walter S. Campbell, University of Oklahoma
Roscoe Dunjee, Oklahoma City Black Dispatch
Edward K. Gaylord, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
Dr. H.H. Herbert, University of Oklahoma
Richard Lloyd Jones, Sr., The Tulsa Tribune
Jim Lucas, The Daily Oklahoman & Times
W.R. "Bill" Martineau, Oklahoma Journal
Milton W. Reynolds, Seminole Producer
Will Rogers, actor, author, national columnist