Luther Masingill, 90, sits in his recording studio between his microphone and his typewriter, which he uses to type up manuscripts at WDEF.MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Six journalists have been named to the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University.
They are:
Joe Birch, veteran anchor with WMC in Memphis; Bob Johnson, retired news anchor of WTVC in Chattanooga; Alex Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, National Public Radio host and lecturer; Luther Masingill, veteran broadcaster at WDEF radio and television in Chattanooga; Otis Sanford, veteran editor with The Commercial Appeal in Memphis; and Sam Venable, columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel.
The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame is housed inside the John Bragg Mass Communication Building.