November 15, 2024
Nominations for Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame now until Jan. 24, 2025
From left, Sheldon Shafer (represented by two of his former coworkers), Betty Winston Bayé, Deborah Taylor Givens, Paul Prather and Peter Baniak. Not pictured: Elizabeth “Scoobie” Ryan and Kyle Vance. Photo credit: Reese Durham.
Nominations for the 2025 Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame are being accepted through Jan. 24, 2025.
The sole criterion for selection is that nominees should have made a significant connection to Kentucky and have been active in journalism long enough to establish that the contributions they have made to the profession are significant. Kentucky natives or journalists who were raised or educated in Kentucky but practiced journalism elsewhere are eligible for nomination and selection.
Letters of nominations should include the nominee's Kentucky connections, current and past employment, career highlights and significant contributions to journalism and society. For instructions on how to make a nomination and to access the online nomination form, go to https://ci.uky.edu/jam/happenings/kentucky-journalism-hall-fame .
A list of past inductees is posted at https://ci.uky.edu/jam/about/kentucky-journalism-hall-fame.
For further information regarding nomination submissions, contact Erika Engstrom, director of the School of Journalism and Media, at erika.engstrom@uky.edu or call 859-257-4848.
The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame is housed in the School of Journalism and Media in the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information.