with one-liners and off-beat style, he roped in a generation and beyond By Joseph H. Carter, Sr., 1992 Inductee Will Rogers was born in 1879 on a sprawling Cherokee ranch near Oologah, Indian Territory. After working cattle and riding the range, Will Rogers circumnavigated the globe three times. He launched his show business career as […]
home with the most powerful in Washington By Vivian Vahlberg, 1983 Inductee Everyone in my seventh-grade carpool to Oklahoma City’s Taft Junior High School wanted to try out for the school newspaper. I didn’t. I had no interest in getting my hands dirty with printers’ ink. When I learned that being on newspaper staff meant […]
the persistence to keep digging By Joe Hight, 2013 Inductee WEWOKA—Keep digging. Keep asking questions. Those words could be good advice for any journalist. But they were among the hallmarks of Vance H. Trimble’s journalism and writing career that spanned for more than 85 years. A career that included a Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting; […]
many started in Oklahoma radio, now many in Hall of Fame By Jerry Bohnen, 2006 Inductee Oklahoma’s long list of “radio” journalists are among some of the nation’s most widely heard reporters, becoming legends in America’s broadcasting industry. They were known for their coverage of wars, space launches, and for their leadership in radio newsrooms. […]
just so you know the rest of the story By John Durkee, 2017 Inductee No one knows who delivered the first radio news broadcast in Tulsa. Most likely it was on station WLAL. The original owner said the call letters stood for “We Laugh A Little.” The station signed on in October of 1923. The […]
Dyers lead with six Hall of Fame members By Ray Dyer & Andy Rieger, 2010 Inductees Oklahoma newspaper pioneers simultaneously built their hometowns while collectively lifting their young state. Families were and are the cornerstone of the state’s weekly and daily publications. They had well-known Oklahoma names, such as Gaylord, Lorton, Jones, Livermore, Mayo, Dyer, […]
from small-town journalist to empire builder By Lindel Hutson, 2008 Inductee Paul Miller grew up in small-town Oklahoma and used the knowledge acquired from working on state newspapers to become one of the most successful journalists of the twentieth century. He became chief executive of two of the nation’s most prominent journalistic institutions— The Associated […]
hall of famers who have kept Will Rogers’ legacy alive By Joseph H. Carter, Sr., 1992 Inductee Will Rogers’ success and fame as a self-taught journalist won him a membership in the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. Three other Hall of Fame members have worked to keep alive Rogers’ legacy. Dr. Reba Collins and Joseph […]
from war hero to journalism pioneer By Emily Siddiqui, Student Editor Raoul Jacques “Jack” DeLier was a war hero before traveling the country to sell motion pictures for Universal Studios. Then a job offer changed his life and propelled him into a distinguished career, one which earned him induction into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of […]
the missed opportunity By John Greiner, 1993 Inductee Just about everyone can look back in life and recognize missed opportunities. So it is with me and H.H. Herbert, a journalism icon who came to the University of Oklahoma in 1913. He was a professor of journalism for 46 years, 26 of them as head of […]