by esiddiqui2 | May 4, 2020 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 IRVIN HURST (1904-1995) was one of Oklahoma’s best-known political and government writers, beginning on the Oklahoman and Times, first as a reporter and then as city editor. Hurst wrote 46th Star, a book which gives an account of early statehood...
by Buddy Broncho | Jun 10, 2019 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 ENNIS C. “TEX” HELM (1903-1982) set a world record by photographing Carlsbad Caverns National Park with 2400 flashbulbs. Earlier in life, he was a photographer on the Oklahoman and Times. His career expanded into newsreels, a step that took...
by Buddy Broncho | Jun 10, 2019 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 JOE HOWELL (1910-1998) began his newspaper career as a Tulsa Tribune carrier boy and went on to become the newsroom’s expert on politics, government and a myriad of other subjects. He joined the Tribune staff as a full-time reporter in 1927,...
by Buddy Broncho | Jun 10, 2019 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 JAMES R. BELLATTI (1927- ) has won acclaim in public service as well as in journalism. He was general manager of KSPI and KSPI-FM from 1951 until 1961 and has been publisher of the Stillwater News-Press for the past quarter-century. He is a past...
by Buddy Broncho | Jun 10, 2019 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 BILL F. BENTLEY (1924-1997) was editor and publisher of the Lawton Constitution and Morning Press for 20 years. A journalism graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he has given aid to his alma mater in a number of capacities. Bentley is a Purple Heart...
by Buddy Broncho | Jun 10, 2019 | 1987
Inducted: 1987 CARTER BRADLEY (1919-2008) was a journalist, administrator and publicist for many decades. After working on several Oklahoma newspapers, he spent 17 years with United Press International. He served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on...
