Tennessee Journalism Hall Of Fame
“Recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding skill in their Journalism field”
Members | 2015
Roy McDonald
Nov 07, 2016 at 03:52 pm by Hooper
Roy McDonald started out as a grocer looking for what the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture described as "an inexpensive alternative to the dominant Chattanooga.... Read More
John N. Popham III
Nov 07, 2016 at 03:51 pm by Hooper
John N. Popham, III, was dispatched by The New York Times in 1947 to cover the South, an area his editors described as "from the Potomac to central Texas." It was an assignme.... Read More
Henry Grantland Rice
Nov 07, 2016 at 03:50 pm by Hooper
Grantland Rice was an icon among sports journalists but may be remembered as well for a poem as any of the estimated 22,000 columns he wrote. He was born in Murfreesboro, Te.... Read More
Drue Smith
Nov 07, 2016 at 03:49 pm by Hooper
Drue Smith was a journalist of many firsts, which made her a pioneer among women in the profession. First a feature writer for the Chattanooga News Free Press, she later switc.... Read More