Explore our gallery of Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame members. Learn about how to make a nomination.

Hall of Fame Member

Bryan Painter

Inducted: 2022

BRYAN PAINTER (1964- ) His newspaper career spanned 32 years with the Enid News & Eagle (1982-87), Amarillo Globe-News (1987-91), and The Oklahoman (1991-2015). The Oklahoma State University alumnus covered the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, multiple tornadoes, 13 years of the National Finals Rodeo, the Country Music Hall of Fame induction of Reba McEntire, agriculture, and rural Oklahoma. He earned 17 national/regional awards, several state awards and the SPJ Oklahoma Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Distinguished Service inductee of the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and serves on the Rodeo Historical Society Board of Directors.

Bryan Painter

How to Submit a Nomination

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

Ainsley Martinez, 2022 recipient of the Oklahoma Press Association Award for Outstanding Promise in Journalism

Apr 23, 2022

Ainsley Martinez is a professional media major with a pre-law minor at the University of Central Oklahoma. Her experience in journalism began in high school with Edmond North’s student newspaper, The Ruff Draft. Serving as the Marketing Editor, Martinez received the...

Jocelyn Schifferdecker, 2022 recipient of the Brian Jay Walke Scholarship in Journalism Ethics

Apr 23, 2022

Jocelyn Schifferdecker is a professional media junior at the University of Central Oklahoma. She started at UCO in August 2021 and graduates in May 2023. Her passion for journalism began in 2021 when she began volunteering at UCentral News, UCO’s student-run newscast....

Hannah Wager, 2022 recipient of the Brian Jay Walke Scholarship in Journalism Ethics

Apr 23, 2022

Hannah Wagar is a first-generation college student at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is a senior double majoring in professional media and forensic science. She graduates in the Summer of 2023. Her passion for journalism and professional media started in high...

Bryan Painter

How to Submit a Nomination

Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame

News from the Hall

Ainsley Martinez, 2022 recipient of the Oklahoma Press Association Award for Outstanding Promise in Journalism

Jocelyn Schifferdecker, 2022 recipient of the Brian Jay Walke Scholarship in Journalism Ethics

Hannah Wager, 2022 recipient of the Brian Jay Walke Scholarship in Journalism Ethics

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