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Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame
The Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame was established in 1966 as a joint project of the Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee. The Hall of Fame honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to Tennessee Newspaper journalism or, through Tennessee journalism, to newspaper journalism generally, or who have made an extraordinary contribution to their communities and region, or the state, through newspaper journalism.
Background and requirements for nomination.
Nominate a candidate for the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame.
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George H. Armistead | 1861-1950 |
Nashville American New York World Nashville Daily News The Review Appeal, Franklin Nashville Banner |
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William G. Brownlow | 1805-1877 |
The Tennessee Whig, Elizabethton The Jonesboro Whig The Knoxville Whig |
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Edward W. Carmack | 1858-1908 |
Columbia Herald Nashville American Nashville Democrat The Commercial Appeal, Memphis The Tennessean, Nashville |
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Benjamin F. Dill | 1814-1866 | The Memphis Appeal |
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Sillman Evans | 1894-1955 |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Tennessean, Nashville Chicago Sun |
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Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney | 1865-1926 |
Graphic, Press-Eagle, Pine Bluff, Ark. Avalanche, Scimitar, Memphis The Commercial Appeal, Memphis News, New York New York American Examiner, Chicago |
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Adolph S. Ochs | 1858-1935 |
Knoxville Chronicle Louisville Courier Journal Knoxville Tribune Chattanooga Dispatch The Chattanooga Times The New York Times |
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Franc M. Paul | 1833-1890 |
Chattanooga Rebel The Knoxville Tribune Chattanooga Dispatch |
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George Roulstone | 1767-1804 |
Knoxville Gazette Knoxville Register Genius of Liberty, Knoxville Impartial Observer, Knoxville |
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William Rule | 1839-1928 |
The Knoxville Whig The Knoxville Chronicle The Knoxville Journal |
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Guy Easterly | 1901-1963 |
The Middlesboro (Ky.) Daily News The Cumberland Courier, Pineville, Ky. The LaFollette Press The Advance-Sentinel, Jellico |
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Henry G. Rice | 1880-1954 |
Atlanta Journal Cleveland News The Tennessean, Nashville New York Tribune New York Herald-Tribune |
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Albert Roberts | 1835-1895 |
Republican Banner, Nashville Montgomery Mail Chattanooga Rebel The Nashville American Southern Lumberman, Nashville |
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James I. Finney | 1877-1931 |
McMinnville New Era Nashville American The Tennessean, Nashville The Daily Herald, Columbia |
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John. W. Finney | 1900-1965 |
The Daily Herald, Columbia The Maury Democrat, Columbia |
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Edward J. Meeman | 1889-1966 |
Evansville Press The Knoxville News The Knoxville News-Sentinel Memphis Press-Scimitar |
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Edward B. Stahlman | 1843-1930 | Nashville Banner |
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Guy L. Smith Jr. | 1898-1968 |
Bristol Bulletin Johnson City Staff News Johnson City Press-Chronicle The Knoxville Journal |
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Bert Vincent | 1896-1969 |
Kansas City Star Evansville Press The Knoxville News-Sentinel |
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Cal Alley | 1915-1970 |
Kansas City (Mo.) Journal Nashville Banner The Commercial Appeal, Memphis |
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Tom Little | 1898-1972 | The Tennessean, Nashville |
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Ralph McGill | 1898-1969 |
Nashville Banner Atlanta Constitution |
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Loye W. Miller | 1899-1979 |
The Evansville (In.) Press The Cleveland (Oh.) Press The Knoxville News The Knoxville News-Sentinel |
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Quincy Marshall O'Keefe | 1866-1958 | The Greeneville Democrat-Sun |
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William B. Scott | 1821-1885 |
The Colored Tennessean, Nashville The Maryville Republican |
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Elder Calvin Gregory | 1891-1957 |
Nashville Banner Macon County Times, Lafayette |
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Frederick S. Heiskell | 1786-1882 |
Knoxville Gazette Western Monitor and Religious Observer, Knoxville Knoxville Register |
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Edith O'Keefe Susong | 1890-1974 |
The Greeneville Democrat The Greeneville Democrat-Sun The Greeneville Sun |
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Ida B. Wells | 1862-1931 |
Free Speech, Memphis New York Age Conservator, Chicago |
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W. Percy Williams | 1892-1970 |
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News & Times Gazette Florence (Ala.) Times News Paris (Tenn.) Post-Intelligencer Ledger & Times, Murray, Ky. Fulton (Ky.) Daily Leader |
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James P. Alley | 1885-1934 | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis |
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Tom Siler | 1909-1988 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel The Associated Press Chicago Sun Chicago Sun-Times |
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Don Whitehead | 1908-1981 |
LaFollette Press Harlan (Ky.) American Harlan (Ky.) Enterprise Knoxville Journal Associated Press New York Herald-Tribune Knoxville News-Sentinel |
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Julian Harriss | 1914-1989 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel University of Tennessee Public Relations Director |
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Roy K. Mcdonald | 1901-1990 |
Free Press, Chattanooga The Chattanooga News-Free Press |
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James H. Armistead | 1908-1987 |
The Review Appeal, Franklin The Tennessean, Nashville Nashville Banner |
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Carl A. Jones Jr. | 1912-1992 |
Johnson City Press Lebanon Democrat Herald and Tribune Erwin Record The Tomahawk The Covington Leader The Hartsville Vidette |
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Horace V. Wells Jr. | 1906-1994 |
Clinton Courier Anderson County News Clinton Courier News The Tennessean |
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John M. Hightower | 1909-1987 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel The Associated Press Santa Fe New Mexican |
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Glenn E. McNeil | 1917-1996 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel Tennessee Press Association |
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Morris L. Simon | 1911-1994 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel Tullahoma News and Guardian Fayetteville Elk Valley Times Manchester Times Winchester Herald-Chronicle |
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Nathan G. Caldwell | 1912-1985 |
The Trenton Daily Bulletin The Evening Tennessean The Tennessean |
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Nancy R. Petrey | 1931-1994 | The Newport Plain Talk |
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Frank Richard Ahlgren | 1903-1995 |
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis Duluth (Minnesota) Herald Milwaukee Journal The Evening Appeal, Memphis Cleveland Press |
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Co. Thomas Boyers | 1825-1895 |
Nashville American Gallatin Examiner |
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Ralph L. Millett | 1878-1954 |
Dallas Dispatch Memphis Press The Penny Bee, Memphis Memphis News-Scimitar Memphis Press-Scimitar |
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Willis C. Tucker | 1907-2001 |
University of Kentucky University of Tennessee |
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Sallie Rebecca (Pattie) Boyd | June 5, 1867-November 5, 1947 |
Knoxville Tribune Knoxville Journal |
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James E. Charlet | December 25, 1908-May 6, 1999 |
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle Music City News Hendersonville Star News |
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Roy Coleson | February 1, 1901-March 25, 1965 | The Fayette Falcon |
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J. Neal Ensminger | October 10, 1908-August 11, 2001 | The Daily Post Athenian |
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William C. Simonton | November 27, 1899-December 20, 1950 | The Covington Leader |
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J. Zollie Howard | December 20, 1897-May 7, 1987 |
Jackson County Sentinel The Knoxville News Knoxville Sentinel Memphis Press-Scimitar |
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Richard F. Knight | November 20, 1927-January 10, 2004 |
Livingston Enterprise Jackson County Sentinel Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro Cannon Courier Tennessean Nashville Banner |
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