01.08.10

SPJ to celebrate St. Louis Print Hall of Fame inductees

Posted in at 8:33 pm by toddsmith

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will honor seven men elected to the St. Louis Print Hall of Fame at a luncheon March 11.

The inductees will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to print journalism from noon to 1 p.m. at Lucas Park Grille, 1234 Washington Ave.

Two of the inductees, Eric Mink and Ray Hartmann, along with St. Louis Print Hall of Fame founder Frank Absher, will participate in a panel discussion about their careers and the journalism industry today.

St. Louis native Eric Mink began his print career in 1973 at the “Midwest Motorist” magazine. He joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1977 and became its TV critic in 1979. In the 1980s, he appeared regularly on local radio and on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” In 1993, he became TV critic for the New York Daily News and often appeared as a media analyst on NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “Nightline” and “Good Morning America,” and PBS’ “McNeil/Lehrer News Hour.” Returning to St. Louis in 2003, Mink edited the Post’s op-ed page.

Hartmann founded Hartmann Publishing in 1977 and produced the Riverfront Times, one of the top 10 largest alternative weekly newspapers in the country. He then sold the paper and bought St. Louis Magazine, where he served as CEO. He has since collected numerous local and national honors and is a popular member of the weekly panel on the “Donnybrook Show” on KETC-TV.

Mark Vittert, another inductee to the Print Hall of Fame this year, never laid claim to being a working journalist, but his financial support made possible the birth and operation of two of the most successful weekly newspapers in St. Louis: the Riverfront Times and the St. Louis Business Journal.

The remaining 2010 inductees, Paul Y. Anderson, Carlos Hurd, Joseph Pulitzer III and Murat Bernard “Chic” Young, will be honored posthumously.

The luncheon costs $10 and includes a drink and tip.

For a full list of past St. Louis Print Hall of Fame winners, visit http://www.mohistory.org/hall-of-fame/print.

Click here to read the St. Louis Print Hall of Fame 2010 Inductee Biographies.

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