Inducted: 1973 WALKER STONE (1904-1973) of Okemah rose from editorship of his college newspaper at Oklahoma State University to editor-in-chief of all Scripps-Howard newspapers. His forty years in journalism were based in Washington, starting with the Washington Daily News, but he traveled widely and interviewed many world leaders for stories of great depth and lasting […]
Inducted: 1973 RAYMOND H. FIELDS (1897-1979), a pioneer newsman for Pontotoc County, Indian Territory, published newspapers in Oklahoma for half a century, including with the Guymon Herald. He was one of the best-known and respected state journalists, following the policy of his newspapers leading the way for civic betterment. He was chairman of the editorial […]
Inducted: 1973 PAUL HARVEY (1918-2009) of Tulsa was a leading conservative political commentator and columnist for many decades. He broadcasted for more than 462 radio stations and 126 television stations daily, and his column appeared in 300 newspapers, reaching more people than any other journalist in the nation. A member of the Oklahoma Hall of […]
Inducted: 1973 LEE HILLS (1906-2000) started in journalism with the Oklahoma City Times and Oklahoma News in the 1920s and 1930s, then went on to win a Pulitzer prize in 1956. He was later president of Knight Newspapers, publisher of the Detroit Free Press and editor of the Miami Herald. He was also national president […]
Inducted: 1973 JOE W. McBRIDE (1904-1972) published Oklahoma newspapers for 40 years, the longest period with the Anadarko Daily News. In 1935 he formed a partnership with James C. Nance of Walters. Nance-McBride publications eventually owned 23 newspapers, the largest group in this region. He was a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1961) […]
Inducted: 1973 DOUGLAS EDWARDS (1917-1990) of Ada was the first major radio newsman to make the transition to television, in 1947. Since then he covered the world scene, and started anchoring a daily television news broadcast for CBS television network in 1950. He also broadcasted regularly for CBS radio. He first joined CBS radio in […]
Inducted: 1973 D.C. “CLANCY” FROST (1908-1965) spent more than two decades proving his “independent country newspaper,” the Kiowa County Star-Review of Hobart, could achieve the same quality of reporting, editing and editorial excellence as a newspaper of any size. Eight times his newspaper won state fair sweepstakes for general excellence. He won the Oklahoma Editorial […]
Inducted: 1973 BEN BLACKSTOCK (1924-2010), manager of the Oklahoma Press Association for more than twenty years, made it into the finest and most successful organization of its kind in the world. He developed various annual short courses and clinics sponsored by the association to improve the quality of state newspapers. Other state press association managers […]
Inducted: 1973 ALICE LEE MARRIOTT (1910-1992) was among the most widely read female writers Oklahoma ever produced. A specialist in ethnology, the study of living cultures, she wrote at least 20 books and 32 major articles on history, folklore, biography, and personal reminiscences. Scholars rank her writing among the best of its kind, particularly the […]