NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS receives a Hall of Fame award from Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association President & CEO Bill Cotter and PNA Board of Directors Chairwoman Jennifer Bertetto, Nov. 14, in Hershey, Pa.
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association inducted 100 individuals into the PNA Hall of Fame as part of its 100th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, Nov. 14, in Hershey.
Recipients of the award were celebrated for their outstanding service and contributions on behalf of the Pennsylvania news media industry. Hall of Famers have distinguished themselves through their positive impact on the mission of PNA, the PNA Foundation and/or MANSI Media through personal, professional and financial contributions.
The new honorees joined a prominent list of newspaper and First Amendment pioneers previously inducted in the late 20th century. The list of luminaries includes family publishers, politicians, journalists, members of the first PNA executive committee and historic icons of the American Revolution such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, recognized for their roles as printers and editors of America’s first newspapers.
PNA President and CEO William Cotter said, “We are thrilled to be honoring 100 PNA Hall of Fame inductees for their incredible contributions to the Pennsylvania news media industry at our Gala at the Hershey Country Club.”
PNA Foundation Executive Director Tanya Henderson shared her thoughts on the class of 2024. “This year’s Hall of Fame honors 100 very special individuals who have, over their career, stood for the pursuit of the greater good and have fought for the importance of a free and fair press,” she said. “We salute their passion and dedication to upholding such a vital role in our democracy.”
The ceremony was part of PNA’s 100th anniversary celebration, commemorating a century of service to newspapers and news media organizations throughout Pennsylvania.
The 2024 PNA Hall of Fame inductees include the following.
William Anderson – Mainline Newspapers
John Baer – Philadelphia Daily News
Cate Barron – PA Media Group
Joseph A. Beegle – Sample Media Group
David M. Beihoff – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Paul Bennett – The Spirit
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff
Michael Berry – Ballard Spahr
Jennifer Bertetto – Trib Total Media
James G. Blaine – The Kennett Paper
William Block, Sr. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Robert W. Bogle – The Philadelphia Tribune
Albert Boscov – Boscov’s
Ronald Bracken – Centre Daily Times
John V.R. Bull
Brad Bumsted – The Caucus
U.S. Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Marie Chomicki – Dillsburg Banner
Melinda R. Condon – PNA Foundation (emeritus)
Lucy (Northrop) Corwin – Observer-Reporter, Washington
John J, Curley – Gannett Co., Inc.
Michael Days
Harry J. Deitz, Jr. – Reading Eagle
Richard Dew – PNA President (emeritus)
James E. Dible – Times Publishing Co., Erie
Mike Donnelly – Indiana Gazette
Rod Doss – New Pittsburgh Courier
David Erdman – The Morning Call, Allentown
Paul “Pete” Eyerly III – Press Enterprise
Gene Foreman – Philadelphia Inquirer
Robert Fowler – Swank-Fowler Publications
Frederick Frank – Frank, Gale, Bails & Pocrass
Rep. Robert Freeman
Sara Ganim – The Patriot-News, Harrisburg
Sara Glines – York Daily Record/Sunday News
Raymond Glover – The Patriot-News, Harrisburg
Marie Hardin – Penn State University
Sandra C. Hardy – Calkins Media
Katherine Hatton – Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
Teri Henning – PNA President (emeritus)
Coulston “Skip” Henry – News Gleaner Publications
Dennis R. Hetzel – York Daily Record/Sunday News
Stan Hough – The York Dispatch
Barbara Hough Huesken – PNA (retired)
Arthur W. Howe, IV – Montgomery Newspapers
Edith Hughes – Gateway Newspapers
John P. Kameen – The Forest City News
John A. Kirkpatrick – LNP Media Group
Paula Knudsen Burke – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Walter W. Krebs – The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown
Ed Kruger – Altoona Mirror
Randall “Randy” Lieberman – Chester County Press
Gerry Lenfest – Lenfest Institute
Jim Lockwood – Times-Shamrock Communications
William R. Lynett – Times-Shamrock Communications
George V. Lynett – Times-Shamrock Communications
Edward J. Lynett, Jr. – Times-Shamrock Communications
Harold F. Marion – Times-Shamrock Communications
David Martens – The York Dispatch
Ralph J. Martin – Trib Total Media
Uzal H. Martz – Republican & Herald, Pottsville
Fred Masenheimer – The Times News
Richard H. Mayer – The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown
James E. McClure – York Record Dispatch/Sunday News
William B. McLean – Independent Publications, Inc.
Michael Mead – Times Publishing Co., Inc.
Edward Mead – Times Publishing Co., Inc.
Nickolas Monico
Richard Monti – Trib Total Media
Jan Murphy – The Patriot-News, Harrisburg
Terry Mutchler – Obermayer
John L.S. Northrop – Observer Publishing Co.
William B. Northrop – Observer Publishing Co.
Tom Northop – Observer-Reporter, Washington
Ogden Nutting – Ogden Newspapers
Gary Owen – Muller Martini
Larry J. Perrotto
Wayne Powell – The Sentinel, Carlisle
George “Scoop” Sample – Sample News Group
Richard M. Scaife – Trib Total Media
Ernest J. Schreiber – Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Mark Scolforo – Associated Press
Mark Segal – Philadelphia Gay News
Willis W. Shenk – Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Eugene “Gene” Simon – Valley News Dispatch/Trib Total Media
The Patriot-News Staff (2012) – The Patriot-News, Harrisburg
Craig J. Staudenmaier, Esq. – Nuaman, Smith, Shissler & Hall, LLP
LeRoy “Lee” Stauffer – The Daily Item
Sen. Pat Stefano
Beverly “Peggy” Steinman – Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Caroline Steinman Nunan – Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
William Strasburg – Independent Publications, Inc.
Kim Strong – York Daily Record/Sunday News
Joe Sukle – Press and Journal, Middletown
Dick Tabbachino – White Birch Paper Co.
Ron Vodenichar – Butler Eagle
Timothy M. Williams – PNA President (emeritus)
Bridget Wingert – Bucks County Herald
Joseph T. Wingert – Bucks County Herald
Vernon L. Wise, Jr. – Butler Eagle