The Georgia Newspaper Hall of Fame recognizes newspaper editors and publishers of the U.S. state of Georgia for their significant achievements or contributions. A permanent exhibit of the honorees is maintained at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in Athens, Georgia.[1] The Hall of Fame was founded in 1931[2] and the first inductee was the school's namesake Henry W. Grady, honored with a bust created by artist Steffen Thomas.[3][1] Additional honorees have been added periodically at the annual convention of the Georgia Press Association, which solicits nominations for the honor.[1] Nominees must "have rendered outstanding services in the field of newspaper journalism" and can only be nominated three years after they have died.[1]
Inductees
| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Newspaper affiliation | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Marvin Griffin Jr. | (1936–2015) | 2021 | Bainbridge Post-Searchlight | [4] | |
| Joseph Stewart Parker Sr. | (1944–2016) | 2021 | Dallas New Era | [4][5] | |
| May Melton | (1923–2014) | 2019 | Griffin Daily News | [6] | |
| Quimby Melton Jr. | (1923–2013) | 2019 | Griffin Daily News | [6] | |
| Celestine Sibley | (1914–1999) | 2019 | Atlanta Constitution | [6] | |
| Otis A. Brumby Jr. | (1940–2012) | 2017 | Marietta Daily Journal | [7] | |
| J.B. Chism Jr. | (1914–1982) | 2015 | Pelham Journal | [1] | |
| Conrad Fink | (1932/1933–2012) | 2015 | Henry W. Grady College of Journalism professor | [8] | |
| Jack Williams Jr. | (1913–1992) | 2015 | Waycross Journal-Herald | [1] | |
| Robert D. Fowler | (1930–1993) | 2011 | Gwinnett Daily News | [9] | |
| David Stanley Parkman | (1915–2007) | 2011 | Carroll County Georgian | [9] | |
| William C. Rogers Sr. | (1927–2002) | 2011 | Swainsboro Forest-Blade | [9] | |
| Charles A. Smithgall Jr. | (1910–2002) | 2011 | Gainesville Daily Times | [10] | |
| James Jefferson Thomasson Sr. | (1910–1979) | 2011 | Newnan Times-Herald | [9] | |
| James W. "Billy" Watson | (1938–1995) | 2011 | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | [9] | |
| Charles M. Williamson Jr. | (1926–2008) | 2011 | Darien News | [9] | |
| Julia Collier Harris | _in_1919.jpg) | (1885–1967) | 1996 | Columbus Enquirer Sun | [11] |
| Julian LaRose Harris | (1874–1963) | 1996 | Columbus Enquirer Sun | [11] | |
| William Alexander Scott II | (1902–1934) | 1996 | Atlanta Daily World | [11] | |
| Zula Brown Toole | (1868–1947) | 1996 | Miller County Liberal | [11] | |
| Quimby Melton Sr. | (1890–1977) | 1994 | Griffin Daily News | [1] | |
| Madge Hilburn Methvin | (1900–1982) | 1994 | Vienna News | [1] | |
| William A. Ott | (1927–1989) | 1994 | Macon Telegraph & San Jose Mercury News | [1] | |
| Sanders Camp | (1912–1980) | 1992 | Walton Tribune | [1] | |
| James H. Gray Sr. | (1916–1986) | 1992 | Albany Herald | [1] | |
| Sarah Porter Hillhouse | (1763–1831) | 1992 | Washington Monitor | [1] | |
| Roscoe Ernest Ledford | (1899–1976) | 1990 | Vidalia Advance | [12] | |
| Jere Neuville Moore Sr. | (1902–1985) | 1990 | Milledgeville Union-Recorder | [12] | |
| William Kirkland Sutlive | (1901–1985) | 1990 | Blackshear Times | [12] | |
| Charles Leroy Black | (1923?–1982) | 1988 | Columbus Enquirer | [1] | |
| J. Roy McGinty | (1887–1979) | 1988 | Calhoun Times | [1] | |
| W.H. McWhorter | (1894–1979) | 1988 | DeKalb New Era | [1] | |
| Ron Autry | (1921–1982) | 1986 | Atlanta bureau of Associated Press | [1] | |
| John E. Drewry | (1902–1983) | 1986 | Henry W. Grady College of Journalism dean | [1] | |
| Marvin Griffin |  | (1907–1982) | 1986 | Bainbridge Post-Searchlight | [1] |
| Joe Parham | (1919–1980) | 1986 | Macon News | [1] | |
| Leo Aikman | (1908–1978) | 1984 | Atlanta Constitution | [1] | |
| Edna Cain Daniel |  | (1875–1957) | 1984 | Quitman Free Press | [1] |
| Susan Dowdell Myrick | _on_the_set_of_Gone_With_the_Wind,_1939.jpg) | (1893–1978) | 1984 | Macon Telegraph | [1] |
| Albert S. Hardy Jr. | (1902–1977) | 1982 | Commerce News | [1] | |
| Louis C. Harris | (1912–1978) | 1982 | Augusta Chronicle-Herald | [1] | |
| Carlton M. Johnson | (1925–1977) | 1982 | Columbus Ledger | [1] | |
| William Tappan Thompson | .jpg) | (1812–1882) | 1980 | Savannah Morning News | [1] |
| James B. Chism Sr. | (1892–1955) | 1978 | Pelham Journal | [13] | |
| Paul Talford Harber | (1884–1973) | 1978 | Commerce Observer | [13] | |
| Margaret Mitchell |  | (1900–1949) | 1978 | Atlanta Journal | [13] |
| Charles Durden Rountree | .png) | (1880–1956) | 1976 | Wrightsville Headlight | [14] |
| James Jefferson Thomasson | .png) | (1851–1946) | 1976 | Carroll County Times | [14] |
| Emily Barnelia Woodward |  | (1885–1970) | 1976 | Vienna News | [14] |
| William S. Morris Jr. | (1903–1967) | 1974 | Augusta Chronicle-Herald | [1] | |
| Nora Lawrence Smith |  | (1885–1971) | 1974 | Ashburn Wiregrass Farmer | [1] |
| William R. Smith | (1883–1961) | 1974 | Cochran Journal | [1] | |
| William Ryan Frier | (1906–1969) | 1972 | Bartow Herald | [15][16] | |
| Ernest Rogers | (1897–1967) | 1972 | Atlanta Journal | [15][16] | |
| E.L. Turner | (1863–1967) | 1972 | Valdosta Daily Times | [15][16] | |
| John Hicks Hodges | (1851–1926) | 1970 | Houston Home Journal | [17] | |
| Ralph McGill |  | (1898–1969) | 1970 | Atlanta Constitution | [17] |
| William Thomas Bacon | (1869–1944) | 1968 | Madisonian | [15] | |
| Milton L. Fleetwood | (1892–1966) | 1968 | Cartersville Tribune-News | [15][18] | |
| Thomas W. Loyless | (1870–1926) | 1968 | Augusta Chronicle | [15] | |
| William Alsa Shackleford | (1861–1945) | 1968 | Oglethorpe Echo (Lexington, Georgia) | [15] | |
| Charles Edward Benns | (1874–1964) | 1966 | Butler Herald | [19] | |
| Stiles A. Martin | (1882–1962) | 1966 | Atlanta Constitution | [19] | |
| Pleasant T. McCutchen | (1866–1947) | 1966 | Franklin News and Banner | [19] | |
| Theron S. Shope | (1874–1936) | 1966 | Dalton Citizen | [19] | |
| David Benjamin Turner | (1872–1955) | 1966 | Bulloch Times | [19] | |
| Otis A. Brumby Sr. | (1889–1953) | 1964 | Marietta Daily Journal & Cobb County Times | [20] | |
| John Lewis Herring | (1866–1923) | 1964 | Tifton Gazette | [20] | |
| Henry Martyn McIntosh |  | (1852–1925) | 1964 | Albany Herald | [20] |
| Jere N. Moore | (1835–1902) | 1964 | Milledgeville Union-Recorder | [20] | |
| Ernest Camp Sr. | (1880–1957) | 1962 | Walton Tribune | [15] | |
| Herschel V. Jenkins | (1871–1960) | 1962 | Savannah News-Press | [15][21] | |
| Wightman F. Melton | (1867–1944) | 1962 | Griffin Daily News | [15][6] | |
| Jack Williams Sr. | .png) | (1879–1957) | 1962 | Waycross Journal-Herald | [15] |
| Elias Boudinot | .jpg) | (1802–1839) | 1959 | Cherokee Phoenix | [22] |
| James Johnston | (1738–1808) | 1959 | Georgia Gazette | [22] | |
| Mirabeau B. Lamar |  | (1798–1859) | 1959 | Columbus Enquirer | [22] |
| Albert S. Hardy | (1873–1953) | 1956 | Gainesville News | [23] | |
| Joel Chandler Harris | .jpg) | (1848–1908) | 1956 | Atlanta Constitution | [23] |
| Louie L. Morris | (1893–1955) | 1956 | Hartwell Sun | [23] | |
| John Paschall | (1879–1953) | 1956 | Atlanta Journal | [23] | |
| Frank L. Stanton |  | (1857–1927) | 1956 | Atlanta Constitution | [23] |
| James B. Nevin | (1873–1931) | 1951 | Atlanta Georgian | [24] | |
| Joe Lawrence | (1858–1939) | 1947 | Ashburn Wiregrass Farmer | [25] | |
| Royal Daniel | (1870–1939) | 1944 | Quitman Free Press | [26] | |
| Dudley Glass | (1877–1943) | 1944 | Atlanta Georgian & Atlanta Constitution | [26] | |
| Hal M. Stanley | .png) | (1866–1944) | 1944 | Secretary-Treasurer of GPA and editor of Editors’ Forum | [26] |
| Thomas J. Hamilton Sr. | .png) | (1885–1937) | 1943 | Augusta Chronicle | [27] |
| James Cranston Williams | (1869–1936) | 1943 | Greensboro Herald-Journal | [27] | |
| John S. Cohen |  | (1870–1935) | 1942 | Atlanta Journal | [28] |
| James R. Gray |  | (1859–1917) | 1942 | Atlanta Journal | [28] |
| William G. Sutlive | .png) | (1873–1940) | 1942 | Savannah Evening Press | [28] |
| Charles R. Pendleton |  | (1850–1914) | 1932-1955[29] | Macon Telegraph | [1] |
| Patrick Walsh |  | (1840–1899) | 1932-1955[29] | Augusta Chronicle | [1] |
| Clark Howell |  | (1863–1936) | 1932-1941[29] | Atlanta Constitution | [1] |
| Bowdre Phinizy |  | (1871–1931) | 1932-1941[29] | Augusta Herald | [1] |
| Pleasant A. Stovall |  | (1857–1935) | 1932-1941[29] | Savannah Evening Press | [1] |
| Henry W. Grady |  | (1850–1889) | 1931 | Atlanta Constitution | [3] |
References
External links
- Georgia Press Association has the induction ceremony at their state convention
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