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Hall of Fame Member

Lewis Ferguson

Inducted: 2009

LEWIS FERGUSON (1934-2017), a Ponca City native, graduated in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1956. A McMahon scholar, he earned a master’s degree from OU in 1964. He was sports and wire editor of The Ponca City News and sports announcer for WBBZ in 1958-60. He joined The Associated Press in 1960 in Oklahoma City, working in Sioux Falls, Minneapolis and Kansas City before becoming correspondent in charge of AP’s Topeka Statehouse bureau in 1970. Over 29 years, he covered six Kansas governors, 29 legislative sessions and nine national political conventions. He received the OU Journalism Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1996. In retirement, he served four years on the Kansas Board of Regents before moving back to Ponca City in 2005.

Lewis Ferguson

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Selection Process

Honorees are selected by a committee comprised of hall of fame members, including its director, and distinguished leaders in journalism. The Selection Committee considers all nominations, both new ones and those held over from previous years, before selecting the honorees.

Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame

News from the Hall

Ten journalists and two Lifetime Achievement honorees highlight Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame’s 53rd anniversary

Jan 30, 2023

Ten longtime journalists, the president of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and the first Black woman in the Oklahoma City broadcast market will be among those honored at the 53rd annual luncheon and induction ceremony of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame....

Joan Gilmore donates $30,000 for future hall of fame museum, scholarship

Nov 22, 2022

Joan Gilmore donates $30,000 for future hall of fame museum, scholarship Hall of fame member Joan Gilmore left $30,000 for the future hall of fame museum and a scholarship in her name. Joan, who died in May, was inducted in 1994. This was her second major donation to...

Hall of fame members gather for the second summer get-together

Nov 22, 2022

Eleven hall of fame members, shown in photo, gathered at the home of Executive Committee member Ralph Schaefer on Aug. 27 for the second summer get-together in Tulsa.

Lewis Ferguson

How to Submit a Nomination

Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame

News from the Hall

Ten journalists and two Lifetime Achievement honorees highlight Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame’s 53rd anniversary

Joan Gilmore donates $30,000 for future hall of fame museum, scholarship

Hall of fame members gather for the second summer get-together

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