| Greg ShraderSouthern Newspapers, Inc. - RetiredHall of Fame Class of 2022Greg Shrader is no stranger to Texas Press Association or the Texas Newspaper Foundation. He has served as president of TPA, is currently the president of the Texas Newspaper Foundation and was the president for the Texas Daily Newspaper Association. Shrader was the consummate newspaperman at eight Texas newspapers — Houston Chronicle, Bryan/College Station Eagle, Abilene Reporter-News, Galveston County Daily News, Kerrville Daily Times, Del Rio News-Herald, Lufkin Daily News and Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel. He immersed himself within those communities – serving in leadership positions with economic development boards, women’s shelters, Salvation Army, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, hospital boards and United Way. A 1974 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in advertising from the College of Communications, Shrader began his newspaper career selling advertising at the Houston Chronicle. In 1978 he returned to the university for graduate studies in journalism, promotion and marketing. Shrader is a past president of the Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers association and is one of only three people to serve as president of both TDNA and TPA. He also served as a board member with the West Texas Press Association. He has led seminars and has presented at meetings of the International Newspaper Marketing and Advertising Executives association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, and TDNA and TPA meetings and conferences. Shrader mentored numerous newspaper professionals during his time in the industry and taught journalism for 15 years at Schreiner University in Kerrville. He and his wife Laura received Kerrville’s highest honor as co-recipients of the Bill Dozier Award as Citizens of the Year. He received The Frank Mayborn Award for Community Service from the TDNA. He also received the Harte-Hanks President’s Award in 1988.
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