Hall of Fame nominations sought
Nominations for the MPA Hall of Fame are now being accepted. The honor is awarded annually to a journalist who made his or her reputation in Mississippi, or who is a native Mississippian with distinguished career nationally or abroad.
Deadline for nominations is April 1, 2009.
The honoree, who may be living or deceased, is recognized during MPA’s annual convention, this year set for June 18-21 at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi. Recent honorees have included the late Edgar Crisler (2008), former publisher of the Port Gibson Reveille, and the late Murphy Weir (2008), publisher of the Weekly Democrat; Ruby Del Harden (2007), longtime publisher of the Itawamba County Times; the late Dan Phillips, former co-publisher of The Oxford Eagle; and Stanley Dearman (2005), former publisher of The Neshoba Democrat and the late Mildred Dearman (2005), longtime executive editor of The Carthaginian.
Nominees stay in contention for a two-year period and anyone nominated in 2008 need not be renominated this year to be considered.
Download the nomination form here. For more information on the Hall of Fame program, email Beth Boone or call 601-981-3060.