Hall Of Fame

Members of the AAF-Knoxville Advertising Hall of Fame are among the very best in advertising. They have shown throughout their careers a commitment to excellence and have helped advanced the advertising industry in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

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Hall of Fame Inductees List

1997:
John P. Hart, WBIR-TV10
Art Lavidge, Lavidge & Associates
Ken Maxwell, Maxwell Productions

1998:
Susan Metros, University of Tennessee
Curtis Parham, CP Productions
Ann Staup, Direct Mail Services

1999:
Charlie Brooks, Brooks Photography
Jim Early, Early & Associates
Tom Jester, Jester Productions

2000:
Bobby Denton, Dick Broadcasting
Ann Proud, Media Directions Advertising
Chris Wise, Lancaster Consulting Group

2001:
Hal Atwater, Davis Newman Payne
Ed Brantley, WIVK
Pat Dawson, Tennessee Valley Fair
Jim Dick, WIVK
Rev. J. Bazzel Mul, WJBZ
Dr. Ron Taylor, University of Tennessee

2002:
Dino Cartwright, WVLT
Skip Jordan, Davis Newman Payne
Jerry Smith, The Tombras Group

2003:
Bob Hasentufel, Bob Hasentufel Productions
Charles Tombras Jr., The Tombras Group
Linda Walker, WIVK

2004:
Jim Ridings, South Central Communications
Liz Tombras. WBIR-TV10
Jenni Wylie, WIVK
Dorothy Smith, Smith Marketing
Angela Wires, Creative Services

2005:
Lee Benedetti, Citadel Broadcasting
Dick Harrison, Harrison O’Neal
Chuck Morris, Morris Creative

2006:
Lisa Duncan, Knoxville News Sentinel
Jamie Lewis, Praise FM
Phyllis Samples, Phyllis Samples Creative

2007:
Bill Conway Jr., Conway Marketing Communications
Phil Hardison, Phil Hardison Films
Bruce Hartmann,Knoxville News Sentinel

2008:
Bob Crossland, Lamar Advertising
Ellen Liston, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Max Shell, Covenant Health

2009:
Tom Hembree, Food City
Sam Littleton, WVLT-TV
Paul Scoonover, Asen Advertising & Marketing

2010:
Wayne Bowman, Bowman Creative + Strategy
Steve Early, Vol Network
David Jacobs, The Tombras Group

2011:
Jennifer Holder, First Tennessee Bank
Ben McWhorter, Citadel Broadcasting
Steve Richardson, The Tombras Group

2012:
Cecile Collins, Arby’s Restaurants
Jeff Lee, WBIR
Brian Potter, The Tombras Group

2013:
Cory Dickson, Cumulus Media
Chris Hornsby, Hornsby Brand Design
Steve Bowman, E.W. Scripps/Knoxville News Sentinel

2014:
Billy M. Rivet, On-Belay Medical and On-Belay Foundation
Marti Townsend, The Knoxville News Sentinel
Susie Norris, OrangeApple Branding

2015:
Josh Loebner, Designsensory
Jeremy Floyd, BPV Capital Management
Karl Thomas, Lundy Thomas Advertising and Public Relations

2016:
Michael Torano, Knoxville Opera
Guy Jacobssen, The Tombras Group
Dean Littleton, WVLT

2017:
Sue Renfro, Knoxville Area Rescue Mission
Brian Ford, Elastic Pictures
Joseph Nother, Designsensory

2018:
John Welsch
Sarah Loebner, Sugarlands Distilling
Vern Lindsey, Citizen Agency

2019:
Joy Riddle, The Tombras Group
Annie Lalond, Shoney’s of Knoxville
Bryan Allen, Popfizz

2020:
Adrian Pearce, WVLT-TV
Courtney Herda, Smarter Searches
Lindsay Miller, Designsensory

2021:
Juanell Walker, Talent Trek
Bob Colloredo, Colloredo & Associates
Steve Foster, WBIR

2022:
Robin Easter, Robin Easter Designs
Sarah Ward, The Frame Theory
Paul Jones

Robert McCabe Silver Medal Winners

1965: Charlie Haun, Cummings Outdoor
1966: Charlie Davis, Davis Newman Payne
1967: Roger Daley, Knoxville News Sentinel
1972: Neal Branch, WBIR-TV10
1974: Sam Newman, Davis Newman Payne
1976: Janet Dawson, WATE-TV6
1977: Gil Champagne, Knoxville News Sentinel
1978: Kenneth Hodge, Hodge Printing
1979: Richard Joel, University of Tennessee
1980: Liz Tombras, WBIR-TV10
1981: John Payne, Davis Newman Payne
1982: Bobby Denton, WIVK
1983: Bud Brooks, Ford Brooks Agency
1984: Jim Dick, Dick Broadcasting
1985: Charles Tombras Sr., The Tombras Group
1986: Jim Hart, WBIR-TV10
1987: Don McNeil, Tennessee Press Assoc.
1988: Lynn Leopper, WBIR-TV10
1989: Marvin Jack Kress, Kress Agency
1990: Ty McCloud, WATE-TV6
1991: Dick Meshendorf, Home Federal Bank
1992: Pat Wilson, WATE-TV6
1993: Ross Bagwell, Sr., Bagwell Productions
1994: Steve Dean, WBIR-TV10
1995: Dorothy Smith, Smith Marketing
1996: Jim Early, Early & Assoc.
1997: Shelba Murphy, Knoxville News Sentinel
1998: Charles Tombras Jr., The Tombras Group
1999: Tom Rowland, Rowland Productions
2000: Ann Staup, Direct Mail Services
2001: Chris Wise, Lancaster Consulting Group
2002: Ann Proud, Media Directions
2003: Ed Brantley, Citadel Broadcasting
2004: Curtis Parham, CP Productions
2005: Sam Littleton, WBIR-TV
2006: Terry Gillingham, South Central Communications
2007: Buddy McLean, Davis Newman Payne
2008: Carolyn Morton, Lamar Advertising
2009: Lisa Duncan, Dogwood Arts Festival
2010: Don Dudenbostel, Don Dudenbostel Photography
2011: David Jacobs, The Tombras Group
2012: Steve Early, Vol Network
2013: Chuck Morris, Morris Creative Group
2014: Dino Cartwright, Prestige Cleaners
2015: Bob Hasentufel, BobFilms
2016: Wayne Bowman, Bowman Creative + Strategy
2017: Dick Harrison, Harrison O’Neal
2018: Josh Loebner – Designsensory
2019: Linda Walker, WIVK
2020: Jamie Lewis, Praise 96.3
2021: Cory Dickson, Dickson Media & Events
2022: Adrian Pierce, WVLTb