1949 Hall of Fame
William Wrightson, Tubac Arizonian

1950 Hall of Fame
John P. Clum, Tombstone Epitaph

1951 Hall of Fame
John William “Uncle Billy” Spear, The Arizona Republic

1952 Hall of Fame
George H. Kelly, Douglas International and Arizona Historical Review

1953 Hall of Fame
Anson H. Smith, Mohave County Miner

1954 Hall of Fame
Allan B. Jaynes, Tucson Daily Citizen

1955 Hall of Fame
Fred S. Breen, Coconino Sun, Flagstaff

1956 Hall of Fame
Carmel Giragi, Holbrook Tribune-News and Winslow Mail

1957 Hall of Fame
Edward C. Cross, Weekly Arizonian, Tubac

1958 Hall of Fame
Alfred F. Banta, Nine Arizona Newspapers

1959 Hall of Fame
Judge Aaron H. Hackney, Arizona Silver Belt, Globe

1970 Hall of Fame
Curt Miller, Tempe Daily News
John Wasson, Tucson Citizen

1971 Hall of Fame
William Hattich, Tombstone Epitaph
V.P. Richards, Holbrook Tribune-News

1972 Hall of Fame
Douglas D. Martin, U of A Journalism Department

1973 Hall of Fame
Clayton A. Smith, Tombstone Epitaph

1976 Hall of Fame
Harold H. Wrenn, Pinal County Publications

1977 Hall of Fame
Charles F. Willis, Pay Dirt, Phoenix

1978 Hall of Fame
Columbus Giragi, Coconino Sun, Flagstaff

1979 Hall of Fame
William R. Mathews, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
Mulfod Winsor, Editor, historian

1980 Hall of Fame
Anna B. Anderson, Arizona News, Phoenix

1981 Hall of Fame
Eugene C. Pulliam, Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette
Ernest B. Douglas, Arizona Farmer-Ranchman, Phoenix

1990 Hall of Fame
Rex Allen
Tom Chauncey
Dick Gilbert
John R. “Jack” Williams

1991 Hall of Fame
Virginia Mittendorf
Willard Shoecraft
“Wallace & Ladmo Show”

1992 Hall of Fame
Lew King
Homer Lane
George Wallace, Jr.

1993 Hall of Fame
Bill Lester
Jack Murphy
Buck Owens

1994 Hall of Fame
Steve Allen
Jewell Lewis
Ray Smucker

1995 Hall of Fame
Chuck Blore
Jeanne Metzger Michael
John Redfield

1996 Hall of Fame
Joe Crystall
Joe Dana
Bea Hoeksema
Ira Lavin
Donald F. Bolles, The Arizona Republic
Pierson W. Dooner, The Weekly Arizonan
Dwight B. Heard, The Arizona Republican
Frank E. Johnson, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson
Jonathan Marshall, The Scottsdale Daily Progress
Harry Montgomery, Arizona Republic / Phoenix Gazette
J. Morris Richards, The Winslow Mail
Hanson Ray Sisk, Nogales Herald
Charles Thornton, Arizona Republic
Milton Wick, Wick Newspapers

1997 Hall of Fame
Ken Heady
Delbert Lewis
Mary Jo West
James “Jim” Garner, The Daily Courier, Prescott
C.R. “Dick” Waters, Mohave Valley Daily News

1998 Hall of Fame
Gene Autry
Guy Christian
Bill Close
Jack Jacobson
Donovan M. Kramer, Sr., Casa Grande Newspapers
Donald N. Soldwedel, Western Newspapers Inc.
Bernard J. “Jack” Smyth, Independent Newspapers

1999 Hall of Fame
Bob Ellis
Larry Schnebly
Lee Shoblom
Ray Thompson
William Shover , Arizona Republic & Phoenix Gazette
Hugh Harelson , Arizona Highways, U of A

2000 Hall of Fame
Dick De Angelis
Gary Edens
Frank Kalil
Joe Tabback

2001 Hall of Fame
Rita Davenport
Ray Odom
Jim Slone
C. Donald Hatfield, Tucson Citizen

2002 Hall of Fame
C.E. “Pep” Cooney
Phyllis Ehlinger
Lou Silverstein
Diana Creighton, Arizona News Services, Inc.
Donald W. Carson, Professor Emeritus, U of A

2003 Hall of Fame
Karl Eller
Larry John
Jack Parris
Paul Barger, Holbrook Tribune-News
L. Alan Cruikshank, Fountain Hills Times

2004 Hall of Fame
Cloves Campbell Sr., Arizona Informant
Bruce Itule, Arizona State University
Walter and Robert Wick, Wick Communications Co.
Jack Clifford
Bill Heywood
Al McCoy
Jon Ruby

2005 Hall of Fame
Pat McMahon
Bill Miller
Roy Track
Charlie Van Dyke
Bill & Darlene Toops, Pueblo Publishing

2006 Hall of Fame
Bob Allingham
Hugh Downs
Norm Ginsburg
Marge Injasoulian
Brendan FitzSimons, Wick Communications
Chris Limberis, Arizona Daily Star & Tucson Weekly
Elvira Espinoza, La Voz
Luis Manuel Ortiz, La Voz

2007 Hall of Fame
Chuck Artigue
Bob Lee
Beth McDonald

2008 Hall of Fame
Jim Arnold
Ron Bergamo
Betty Waters
Preston Westmoreland
Gary Steven Woodworth
Kevin Cloe, Wickenburg Sun
Josephine Brawley Hughes, Arizona Daily Star

2009 Hall of Fame
Kent Dana
Bud Foster
W. Steven Martin
Dave Pratt

2010 Hall of Fame
Guy Atchley
Ned Foster
Joe Garagiola, Sr.

2011 Hall of Fame
Bill Austin
Patti Kirkpatrick
Tim Hattrick
Willy D. Loon

2012 Hall of Fame
Tom Chauncey II
Brian Jefferies
Linda Turley

2013 Hall of Fame
Lin Sue Cooney
Jack Miller
Bill Phalen
Bobby Rich

2014 Hall of Fame
Sharon Kelley
Ray Lindstrom
Todd Wallace
Linda Williams

2015 Hall of Fame
Bill Buckmaster
Tom Dillon
Maurie Helle
Barry Young

2016 Hall of Fame
Jineane Ford
Bill Mortimer
Dave Munsey
Jim Taszarek “Taz”

2017 Hall of Fame
Jan D’Atri
Bob Davies
Steve Goddard
Allen Kath
Michael Owens

2018 Hall of Fame
Art Brooks
J.D. Freeman
“Johnjay & Rich”
Donna Rossi

2019 Hall of Fame
Loy Engelhardt
Marty Manning
Ernesto Portillo

2020 + 2021 + 2022 Hall of Fame
Jim Cross
Mark Curtis
Larry Daniels
Susan Karis
Jeanne-Marie Condo
Scott Vaughan

2023 + 2024  Hall of Fame
Kit Atwell
Bruce Cooper
Al Macias
Terri Ouellette
Floyd Simmons

2025 Hall of Fame
Howard Fischer
Kim Komando
Lupita Murillo
Royal Norman

2025 Lifetime Service Award
Dr. John E. Craft
Michael Dixon
Bob Glasco
Ian MacSpadden
Paul Maryniak
Tom Peake
Rich Reid
Karl Voss

2025 Board Chair Award
Buddy Owens