{"id":1654,"date":"2018-06-26T13:59:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T17:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/jmc\/?page_id=1654"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:16:20","slug":"hof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/jmc\/hof\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame Inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Hall of Fame was established in 1985 to recognize distinguished alumni and faculty of the program who have brought distinction to the school through their performance in any area of the industry represented in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, whether locally, regionally, nationally or internationally. Nominations, selections and inductions are managed by the Journalism and Mass Communications Alumni Advisory Board. Nominees must have made a contribution to the profession, have made a positive impact upon the profession or through talent, treasure or activity, have made an outstanding impact upon Marshall University and\/or the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.<\/p>\n

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First induction class 1985<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Marvin Stone<\/a>
\nClass of 1947<\/p>\n

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L. T. Anderson<\/a>
\nClass of 1942<\/p>\n

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Jim Comstock<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1934<\/p>\n

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Charles \u201cCharlie\u201d Connor, Jr.<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1948<\/p>\n

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C. Donald Hatfield<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1957<\/p>\n

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Dallas \u201cTex\u201d Higbee<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1939<\/p>\n

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John D. \u201cJack\u201d Maurice<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1935<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Burl Osborne<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1960<\/p>\n

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Lou Sahadi<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1953<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ernest \u201cErnie\u201d A. Salvatore<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1948<\/p>\n

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Gay Pauley Sehon<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1942<\/p>\n

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Paul Sierer<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1951<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1986<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Estelle \u201cBill\u201d Belanger<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1935<\/p>\n

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H. William \u201cBill\u201d Chaddock<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1955<\/p>\n

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Henry G. King<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1937<\/p>\n

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Thomas D. \u201cTom\u201d Miller<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1959 & 1980<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Inducted 1987<\/em><\/h2>\n
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J. Robert \u201cBob\u201d Crumpler<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1946<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Inducted 1988<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Angela Dodson<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1973<\/p>\n

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Norman G. Haddad<\/strong><\/a>
\nClasses of 1958 & 1975<\/p>\n

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Gordon C. Kinney<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1941<\/p>\n

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Harold R. \u201cPunk\u201d Pinckard<\/a>
\nClass of 1929<\/p>\n

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Dr. Ralph J. Turner<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1967<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1989<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Larry Ascough<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1963 & 1966<\/p>\n

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Nelson Bond<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1934<\/p>\n

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Paul D. Butcher<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1953<\/p>\n

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Gene Kelly<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1941<\/p>\n

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Charles \u201cCT\u201d Mitchell<\/strong><\/a>
\nClasses of 1953 & 1970<\/p>\n

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David A. Peyton, Sr.<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1970<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1990<\/em><\/h2>\n
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C. Bosworth \u201cBos\u201d Johnson<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1969<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1991<\/em><\/h2>\n
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James E. Casto<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1964<\/p>\n

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Dr. George T. Arnold<\/strong><\/a>
\nClasses of 1963 and 1965<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1992<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Ruby A. Dyer<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1974<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth \u201cBetty\u201d Arrington Nichols<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1944<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1993<\/h2>\n
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Maurice Kaplan<\/a>
\nClass of 1946<\/p>\n

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George Rorrer<\/a>
\nClass of 1954 & 1962<\/p>\n

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Rex L. Repass<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1976<\/p>\n

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Harry Wiley<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1969<\/p>\n

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Inducted 1999<\/h2>\n
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Bob Smith<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1961<\/p>\n

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Inducted 2000<\/h2>\n
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Roger Dyer<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1971<\/p>\n

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Joe Johns<\/strong><\/a>
\nClass of 1980<\/p>\n

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Inducted 2002<\/h2>\n

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Fran Allred<\/a>
\nClass of 1964<\/p>\n

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Howard \u201cMoo\u201d Cochran<\/a>
\nClass of 1952<\/p>\n

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Linda Grist Cunningham <\/a>
\nClass of 1972<\/p>\n

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Wayne Faulkner<\/a>
\nClass of 1972<\/p>\n

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Jane McCoy Hambric<\/a>
\nClass of 1970<\/p>\n

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Marty Kish<\/a>
\nClass of 1976<\/p>\n

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Clyde Wellman<\/a>
\nClass of 1908<\/p>\n

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John Wilson<\/a>
\nClass of 1972<\/p>\n

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Inducted 2016<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Charles G. Bailey<\/a>
\nClass of 1974 and 1985<\/p>\n

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Mike Cherry<\/a>
\nClass of 1980<\/p>\n

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Jody Jividen<\/a>
\nClass of 1981<\/p>\n

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James Chadwick \u201cChad\u201d Pennington<\/a>
\nClass of 2000
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Pete Ruest<\/a>
\nClass of 1997<\/p>\n

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Inducted 2017<\/h2>\n
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Sean Callebs<\/a>
\nClass of 1983<\/p>\n

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John Hackworth<\/a>
\nClass of 1971<\/p>\n

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Susan Lavenski<\/a>
\nClass of 1992<\/p>\n

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Chris Stadelman <\/a>
\nClass of 1992<\/p>\n

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Dave Wellman<\/a>
\nClass of 1975<\/p>\n

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Inducted 2021<\/h2>\n

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Dan Hollis<\/a>
\nProfessor 1999 – Present<\/p>\n

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Susan Nicholas<\/a>
\nClass of 1990<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Tony Crutchfield<\/a>
\nClass of 1982<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Bill Bissett<\/a>
\nClass of 1997<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Chris Fabry<\/a>
\nClass of 1982<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Steve Cotton<\/a>
\nClass of 1995<\/p>\n

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Brent Cunningham<\/a>
\nClass of 1988<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jack Houvouras<\/a>
\nClass of 1988<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Mike Kirtner<\/a>
\nClass of 1972<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Virginia Sherlock<\/a>
\nClass of 1970<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n

Inducted 2022<\/h2>\n

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Kathy Cosco<\/a>
\nClass of 1988<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Patricia Proctor<\/a>
\nClass of 1984<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Giles Snyder<\/a>
\nClass of 1987<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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