Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr.

Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr.
Born1911 or 1912
Died (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNewspaper editor
Known forThe Tulsa Tribune

Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr. (1911/1912 – February 24, 2004) was the longtime owner and editor of the Tulsa Tribune.

In 1933, Jones earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin.

Jones was the editor of the Tulsa Tribune from 1941 to 1988 and its publisher until 1991.[1] Lloyd Jones's father Richard Lloyd Jones had bought the newspaper in 1919 from businessman-philanthropist Charles Page, and had also served as its editor.[2] His brother Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. served as president.[3] His son Jenkin “Jenk” Lloyd Jones Jr. took over as editor and then publisher when Jones Sr. retired.[1]

Jones Sr. was also the president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1956, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1972.[1]

He died on February 24, 2004, at age 92.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Bellamy, Clayton. "Ex-Tulsa Editor Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr. Dies".
  2. ^ Jones, David. GTR Newspapers. "Jones Family Published the Tulsa Tribune." June 17, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jenkin Jones Jr. THE TULSA TRIBUNE". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ex-Tulsa Tribune editor Jenkin Jones dies at 92". The Oklahoman. Tulsa. February 25, 2004. p. 6. Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.