Hall of Fame
The California Newspaper Hall of Fame, each year, posthumously honors two news media people whose outstanding devotion to their responsibilities resulted in substantial contributions to their regions and the development of California.
Hall of Fame inductees are selected annually by a committee appointed by the California Press Foundation. They recognize career achievements of weekly and daily publishers in California who were important and influential in their era, as judged by their peers in the association. The write-ups are a historical and journalistic snapshot in time and not official biographies.
2024
American Newspaper Publisher
Former Publisher and Community Philanthropist
2023
Winters Express
Inyo Register, Lone Pine Progress-Citizen, lnyo lndependent
2022
Monterey Park Press
Sacramento Valley Mirror, Willows
2021
Chico Record
Allen P. McCombs
Champion Newspapers, Chino2020
New Age, Los Angeles
2020
Los Angeles Free Press
2019
Lindsay Gazette
2019
Los Angeles Tribune
2018
San Francisco Dispatch, Los Angeles Express, Los Angeles Herald
2018
Los Angeles Times, The Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Examiner
2017
California Eagle
2017
Bay City News Service, The Oakland Tribune
2016
The Daily Report, Ontario
2016
San Francisco Chronicle
2015
Vallejo Times-Herald
2015
Los Angeles Times
2014
Claremont Courier
2014
Northeast Los Angeles Newspapers
2013
The Elevator, San Francisco
2013
Daily Republic, Fairfield
2012
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside
2012
San Francisco Chronicle
2011
Marysville Appeal, San Francisco Bulletin
2011
Marin Independent Journal
2010
San Mateo Times
2009
The McClatchy Co.
2008
Glendale News-Press
2007
Turlock Daily Journal
2006
CNPA, Sacramento
2005
Feather River Bulletin, Quincy
2004
The Union Democrat, Sonora
2003
King City Rustler
2002
The Sonoma Index-Tribune
2001
Fontana Herald
2000
Contra Costa Times
1999
Ventura Star-Free Press
1998
San Rafael Independent
1997
Oakland Tribune
1996
Manteca Bulletin
1995
Alta California
1994
Los Angeles Daily Journal
1993
Pomona Progress
1992
McClatchy Newspapers
1991
Inyo Register
1990
Chico Enterprise-Record
1989
McClatchy Newspapers
1988
King City Rustler
1987
Arcata Union
1986
Monterey Peninsula Herald
1985
The Daily Report, Ontario
1984
Porterville Recorder
1983
The Daily Democrat, Woodland
1982
The Copley Press
1981
Oroville Mercury Register
1980
Watsonville Pajaronian
1979
Santa Ana Register
1978
Turlock Journal
1977
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
1976
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
1975
San Francisco News
1974
Sacramento Union
1973
Santa Barbara News-Press
1972
The Oakland Tribune
1971
San Rafael Independent-Journal
1970
San Bernardino Sun-Telegram
1969
Bakersfield Californian
1968
Truckee Republican
1967
Berkeley Gazette
1966
Stockton Record
1965
Pasadena Star-News, Long Beach Press-Telegram
1964
Fresno Republican, San Francisco Chronicle
1963
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Call, San Francisco Bulletin
1962
Sacramento Union
1962
Hearst Newspapers
1961
Los Angeles Daily Herald, Santa Barbara News & Independent
1961
Los Angeles Times
1960
Santa Cruz Sentinel
1960
Anaheim Gazette
1960
Livermore Herald
1959
San Francisco Herald
1959
The Bee Newspapers
1959
Sacramento Union
1958
California Star
1958
San Francisco Chronicle
1958
Colusa Sun
