Tennessee Journalism Hall Of Fame

“Recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding skill in their Journalism field”

Jack Knox

Nov 07, 2016 at 03:53 pm by Hooper

John "Jack" Gill Knox, Jr. was a Nashville-born artist and illustrator best known for the editorial cartoons drawn over more than 40 years for Tennessee newspapers. He was na.... Read More

Van Kent Flanagan

Nov 07, 2016 at 03:53 pm by Hooper

Kent Flanagan was a native Texan who spent more than 40 years in journalism, practicing on distinct platforms, including 21 years as the chief-of-bureau for the Associated Pr.... Read More

Bob Parkins

Nov 07, 2016 at 03:52 pm by Hooper

Bob Parkins was a local dairyman when he and wife Dorris founded the Milan Mirror in 1965, launching a career and family legacy of community journalism. Parkins purchased The.... Read More

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