Major to be Inducted into 2012 Manship School Hall of Fame on April 19
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Lou Major Sr., retired president of Wick Communications, is one of three 2012 inductees into the Manship School Hall of Fame.
The induction dinner is Thursday, April 19, at Juban’s Restaurant in Baton Rouge.
Major graduated from the LSU School of Journalism (now the Manship School) in 1950 and began a newspaper career that is in its 62nd year with the Bogalusa Daily News and its parent organization, Wick Communications. He started as a reporter for the Daily News and worked his way through the newsroom to become publisher in 1964.
Though Major was publisher of the Daily News until 1997, he had earlier assumed duties as chief operating officer and eventually president of Wick Communications. Under his leadership, Wick grew to include nearly 30 community newspapers and specialty publications in 10 states.
Major retired in 2001 after 50 years of “active duty” with Wick and was named to the company’s board of directors, a position he continues to hold.
The Manship School Hall of Fame honors alumni, faculty and friends whose distinguished careers have contributed to or reflect credit on the academic programs in the school.