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Arnold Hamilton

Inducted: 2011

ARNOLD HAMILTON (1958- ) became editor of The Oklahoma Observer in 2006, after a 32-year career in daily newspapers. He was Oklahoma bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News for 18 years, covering the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, interviewing Timothy McVeigh twice, and riding out Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Much of his work has focused on politics and government, covering state capitols in Oklahoma, Texas and California. He twice won the Dallas Press Club Katie Award for reporting excellence. In 1997 he received the Fran Morris Civil Liberties in Media Award from the ACLU Oklahoma Foundation. He also worked for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and Oklahoma Journal. Born in St. Louis, he was raised in Midwest City. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco and a master’s in political science from OSU.

Arnold Hamilton

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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.

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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.

Arnold Hamilton

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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