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CELEBRATING TEXAS HALL OF FAME HONOREES

A very special event is held each year to honor the inductees to the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame.

 

Induction ceremonies are held during the Texas Press Association Annual Convention and Trade Show. The event celebrates the contributions of the honorees to their local communities and to the newspaper industry. Family and friends gather with TPA members in saluting the inductees.

2021 Hall of Fame Honorees

2021 Hall of Fame Honorees

Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame 2021 induction ceremonies were held at the TPA Convention in Denton. Inducted were (from left) Charles Moser, shown with Jim Moser and Larry Jackson, representing the Texas Newspaper Foundation; Don Richards with Laurie Ezzell Brown and Jackson; Tommy Thomason with Austin Lewter and Jackson; and - honoring the late Morris Roberts - Kay McHaney, Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp; and Jackson.

2020 Hall of Fame Honorees

2020 Hall of Fame Honorees

2020 Hall of Fame Inductees were the late Deskins Wells of Wellington, Cyndy Slovak-Barton of Buda, the late George McElroy of Houston and the late Bob Dillard of Fort Davis. Shown at the ceremonies held in Galveston are (from left) Texas Newspaper Foundation President Greg Shrader with Henry Wells, son of honoree Deskins Wells; Slovak-Barton with Kathleen McElroy, daughter of honoree George McElroy; and Cindy Dillard, widow of honoree Bob Dillard.

2019 Hall of Fame Honorees

2019 Hall of Fame Honorees

2019 Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees were (from left) Donnis Baggett, Bryan; Ken Cooke, Rockdale, and the late Barney Hubbs, Pecos, whose award was accepted by his grandson Chuck Hubbs. The awards were presented by Greg Shrader, president of the Texas Newspaper Foundation.

2018 Hall of Fame Honorees

2018 Hall of Fame Honorees

2018 Hall of Fame inductees were Mike Cochran, Fort Worth, and Dolph Tillotson, Galveston, (far left photo); the late Victor B. Fain, Nacogdoches, whose award was accepted by Gary Borders and Debi Ryan (center photo); and the late John C. Taylor of Seguin, whose award was accepted by his daughters Beth Taylor and Lisa Weinstein (far right photo). The awards were presented by TNF President Larry Jackson.

2017 Hall of Fame Honorees

2017 Hall of Fame Honorees

Accepting Hall of Fame awards at the 2017 Texas Newspaper Foundation dinner were (from left) Elizabeth Hawkes Turner, Kay Ellen Hawkes Goodyear and Erin Hawkes Chaney, daughters of honoree George W. Hawkes; Alvin Holley, accepting for Lowry Martin; Mike Hodges, accepting for Milt Morin; and Larry Jackson, emcee and TNF president.

2016 Hall of Fame Honorees

2016 Hall of Fame Honorees

2016 Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame inductees included Griff Singer (left) and Ben Sargent, who accepted their awards at the Midwinter Conference & Trade Show that year in San Marcos. Also inducted was the late Caro Brown, whose award was accepted by her daughter Carolou Mitchell. With the honorees was foundation president Larry Jackson.

2015 Hall of Fame Honorees

2015 Hall of Fame Honorees

Accepting awards at the 2015 Hall of Fame dinner are (from left) Larry Franklin, former president and chief executive officer of Harte-Hanks, Inc., accepting on behalf of Houston Harte; Shay Hoffman, granddaughter to Bernard Hanks; Alice Gilroy, daughter to Ken Towery; Willis Webb, former publisher of the Jasper Newsboy, accepting for Leon Hale; and Larry Jackson, former publisher of the Fayette County Record in La Grange and the current President of the Texas Newspaper Foundation.

2014 Hall of Fame Honorees

2014 Hall of Fame Honorees

With Tito Duran (center) at the 2014 installation ceremony are 2013-14 TPA President Greg Shrader and Robert William, president of the National Newspaper Association.

2013 Hall of Fame Honorees

2013 Hall of Fame Honorees

Willis Webb, Mary Judson, Sam Keach and Jeremy Halbreicht accept 2013 Hall of Fame awards from Texas Newspaper Foundation president Larry Jackson, at rear. Those inducted each year are honored at a dinner in conjunction with the Texas Press Association’s mid-winter conference.

2012 Hall of Fame Honorees

2012 Hall of Fame Honorees

At the 2012 Hall of Fame dinner are, clockwise from center, Roy Robinson, publisher of the Graham Leader; Nancy Kowert, accepting on behalf of her late father, Art Kowert, publisher of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; Martha Ann (Molly) Walls, accepting on behalf of her late husband Carmage Walls; Dean Singleton, founder of MediaNews Group; and Texas Newspaper Foundation president Larry Jackson.