2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

 On September 22, 2011, the following people were inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class:

• Furman Bisher, noted sportswriter, editor, and author who began his career in 1938 and joined the Atlanta Constitutionin 1950
• Furman Bisher Tribute Video – Hall of Fame
• Henry W. Grady (1850-1889), legendary editor of the Atlanta Constitution
• Henry Grady Tribute Video – Hall of Fame
• Tom Johnson, president of CNN in the 1990s and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times
• Tom Johnson Tribute Video – Hall of Fame
• John Pruitt, long-time anchor of Channel 2 Action News on WSB-TV who retired at the end of 2010
• John Pruitt Tribute Video – Hall of Fame
• Alexis Scott and the Scott Family, publishers of the Atlanta Daily World, the city’s respected African American newspaper founded in 1928
• Alexis Scott Tribute Video – Hall of Fame
• Ted Turner, media titan who is best known as the founder of CNN and Turner Broadcasting Company
• Ted Turner Tribute Video – Hall of Fame