* Deceased
| 1953-54 |
Mrs. Fances Ogden Stubblefield* |
Ogden Newspaper, Wheeling |
| 1954-55 |
Henry c. Woodyard* |
Times Record, Spencer |
| 1955-56 |
Charles Hodel* |
Beckley Newspapers |
| 1957 |
Ralph E. Fisher* |
Moorefield Examiner, Moorefield |
| 1958 |
Will R. Keyser* |
Welch Daily News, Welch |
| 1959 |
Ken McClain* |
Parsons Advocate, Parsons |
| 1960 |
Raymond Brewster* |
Herald Advertiser, Huntington |
| 1961 |
Richard H. Ralston* |
Buckhannon Record, Buckhannon |
| 1962 |
George Warren Hodel* |
Beckley Newspapers |
| 1963 |
Norman R. Blake* |
West Virginia News, Rovceverte |
| 1964 |
Walter D. Tetrick* |
Mineral Daily News Tribune, Keyser |
1965 |
Phil Fourney* |
Ravenswood News, Ravenswood |
| 1966 |
James A. Muscia |
Logan Banner, Logan |
| 1967 |
Mrs. Jane Price Sharp |
Pocahontas Times, Marlinton |
| 1968 |
Walter J. Mason* |
Fairmont Times, Fairmont |
| 1969 |
Roy G. Owens* |
St. Marys Oracle, St. Marys |
| 1970 |
Lyell B. Clay |
Charleston daily Mail, Charleston |
| 1971 |
George A. Smith Jr. |
Parsons Advocate, Parsons |
| 1972 |
John L. Foy* |
Herald Advertiser, Huntington |
| 1973 |
James S. Buzzerd* |
Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs |
| 1974-75 |
Harry Hamm* |
Wheeling News Register, Wheeling |
| 1976 |
W. Herbert Welch* |
Republican Delta, Buckhannon |
| 1977 |
John F. McGee |
Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston |
| 1978 |
Adam R. Kelly* |
Tyler Star News, Sistersville |
| 1979 |
Louis P. Harvath III |
Williamson Daily News, Williamson |
| 1980 |
E.M. Brewer |
Lincoln Journal, Hamlin |
| 1981 |
Robert Murphy |
Times West Virginian, Fairmont |
| 1982 |
Edward Chadwick |
Wayne County News, Wayne |
| 1983 |
Tom George |
Logan Banner, Logan |
| 1984 |
Delbert Benson |
Preston County Journal, Kingwood |
| 1985 |
Ed Kruger |
The Journal, Martinsburg |
| 1986 |
Shelby Young |
Times Record, Spencer |
| 1987 |
James Hoffman |
Dominion Post, Morgantown |
| 1988 |
Warren Buzzerd |
Morgan Messenger, Berkeley Springs |
| 1989 |
James Tetrick |
Mineral Daily News Tribune, Keyser |
| 1990 |
James M. Myer |
Wheelling News Register, Wheeling |
| 1991 |
Phoebe Heishman |
Moorefield Examiner, Moorefield |
| 1992 |
Robert Hammond |
Register Herald, Beckley |
| 1993 |
Mariwyn Smith |
Parsons Advocate, Parsons |
| 1994 |
Joe Elam* |
Exponent Telegram, Clarksburg |
| 1995 |
Bill Fouch |
Grant County Press, Petersburg |
| 1996 |
Robert Nutting |
Ogden Newspapers, Wheeling |
| 1997 |
Jim McGoldrick |
St. Marys Oracle, St. Marys |
| 1998 |
Terry Horne |
Exponent Telegram, Clarksburg |
| 1999 |
George Wallace |
Brooke County Review, Wellsburg |
| 2000 |
Robert DeFrancis |
Ogden Newspapers, Wheeling |
| 2001 |
Tina Bolyard |
Preston County Journal, Kingwood |
| 2002 |
Frank Wood |
Register Herald, Beckley |
| 2003 |
David Hedges |
Spencer Newspapers |
| 2004 |
Frank Wood |
Beckley Register-Herald |
| 2005 |
Sandra Buzzerd |
Morgan Messenger |
| 2006 |
Frank Spicer*
Ed Given |
WV Daily News
Braxton Citizens News |
| 2007 |
Ed Given |
Braxton Citizens News
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