| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME away As Mormon colonists created other communities in places even more remote problems faced by the Deseret News were magnified for those who produced their publications Nevertheless the need for information existed and early-day journalists filled it overcoming obstacles beyond the imagination of todaynewspaper men and women Yellowed copies of those papers reflect the role they played in shaping the area reached by their printed words Long before radio and television arrived to help inform people newspapers were the sole disseminators of information Their files are without doubt the most complete histories of Utahtransition from frontier territory to statehood For this reason the Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame was created It pays tribute to those who made the stateprinted publicationsreality and recognizes the importance of their leadership in the development of settlements which grew into todaycities and towns Theirs wastime whencomparative handful had more thanrudimentary education and no formal training existed for journalism So these early writers came from all walks of life their only common bonddesire to inform advise and guide through the printed word Newspapers of this era are proud of the heritage left them by these journalistic pioneers and by others of later generations also enshrined here As each journalist has been placed in the Hall of Fame pamphlet detailing his or her lifetime accomplishments has been prepared It is read at the introductory ceremony and placed on file in the associationheadquarters Those histories are reproduced here FRANK ASAHEL BECKWITH Millard County Chronicle Born November 24 1876 Died June 11 1951 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1966 His plan of life didninclude newspapering and hehad only brief experience aswriter Henever publishedpaper until assuming management of the Chronicle an assignment 421 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
