Hall of Fame

Honoring the Great Montana Journalists of Our Time!

This award, created in 1958, is given by the Montana Newspaper Association to honor deceased Montana journalists who, during their lifetime, made outstanding contributions to the profession, the arts, and their community.

Nominate a Journalist who made

Outstanding Contributions to the Profession!

Appropriate Hall of Fame plaques, honoring each designee, are displayed in the Don Anderson Journalism Building at the University of Montana in Missoula.

Use the Nomination form below to tell us who we should honor with this year’s Hall of Fame award. Please provide the selection committee with whatever information you deem helpful in selecting a recipient of this prestigious award. Be as complete, but concise, as possible.

Deadline for nominations is Monday, March 28, 2022.  

The recipient will be honored during the annual Montana Newspaper Association convention in Glendive, Montana.

    Recipients of the Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame Award

    Name

    Year

    Arthur L. Stone

    1958

    O.S. Warden

    1958

    Joseph D. Scanlan

    1958

    John H. Durston

    1958

    Harry J. Kelly

    1959

    Capt. James H. Mills

    1961

    Harry B. Brooks

    1962

    Thomas J. Dimsdale

    1962

    William M. Bole

    1963

    Cornelius Hedges

    1965

    John A. Gilluly

    1965

    Joseph Kinsey Howard

    1967

    Harry N. Blake

    1968

    Miles Romney, Sr.

    1969

    Charles Doherty

    1970

    W.K. Harber

    1971

    Dan Whetstone

    1972

    George Hoole

    1972

    Tom Stout

    1973

    Martin J. Hutchens

    1974

    Burley Bowler

    1976

    Gurnie M. Moss

    1978

    Ray Rocene

    1980

    Miles Romney, Jr.

    1982

    T.J. “Joe” Hocking

    1983

    Don Anderson

    1984

    Robert N. Sutherlin

    1985

    William H. Sutherlin

    1985

    Alexander Rhone

    1989

    Sam Gilluly

    1990

    Dorothy Marie Johnson

    1991

    John F. Kavanagh

    1992

    A.B. Guthrie, Jr.

    1994

    Fred J. Martin

    1996

    Harry L. Billings

    1997

    Alexander Warden

    1998

    Harry Downs, Sr.

    1999

    Bessie K. Monroe

    2001

    Mel Ruder

    2002

    C. Patrick King

    2003

    Glenn F. Sorlie

    2003

    Helen Peterson

    2004

    Larry C. Bowler

    2005

    Daniel Webster Tilton

    2005

    William D. “Scotty” James

    2006

    Gretchen Garber Billings

    2007

    Ken Byerly

    2008

    Ila Mae Forbregd

    2009

    Irvin Hutchison

    2010

    Harold G. “Hal” Stearns

    2011

    Terry Dwyer

    2012

    Verle L. Rademacher

    2014

    Lyle K. Williams

    2015

    Charles Harwood Allan

    2016

    Suzanne “Sue” Hart

    2017

    Ed Coyle

    2018

    William Richard “Dick” Crockford II

    2018

    Robert “Bob” Gilluly

    2019

    John Kuglin

    2021

    Harry Downs

    2022

    Charles “Chuck” Johnson

    2023