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​Hilburn was born to Wiley Hilburn, Sr. (1913–2003), the son of a cotton gin operator, Ewing Hilburn, originally from Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish. Hilburn, Sr., managed his father's three cotton gins in ​the Ruston region and then branched into dry cleaning. He offered the first cold storage for furs in Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits14.htm|title=Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Sr.|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Hilburn's mother, the former Marie Trussell (1912–2007), was an educator who was once the principal of a one-room school in her native Antioch community near Ruston. Wiley Hilburn himself attended the A. E. Phillips Laboratory School on the Louisiana Tech campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20070212/NEWS0804/702120306/Hilburn-He-affirmed-not-spoiled|title=Hilburn: He was affirmed, but not spoiled|date=February 11, 2007|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref>​

​Hilburn was born to Wiley Hilburn, Sr. (1913–2003), the son of a cotton gin operator, Ewing Hilburn, originally from Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish. Hilburn, Sr., managed his father's three cotton gins in ​the Ruston region and then branched into dry cleaning. He offered the first cold storage for furs in Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogybuff.com/la/la-lincoln-obits14.htm|title=Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Sr.|publisher=genealogybuff.com|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Hilburn's mother, the former Marie Trussell (1912–2007), was an educator who was once the principal of a one-room school in her native Antioch community near Ruston. Wiley Hilburn himself attended the A. E. Phillips Laboratory School on the Louisiana Tech campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20070212/NEWS0804/702120306/Hilburn-He-affirmed-not-spoiled|title=Hilburn: He was affirmed, but not spoiled|date=February 11, 2007|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref>​

 

Wiley Hilburn, Sr., was the brother-in-law of Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham (1904-1972), an [[attorney]] from Ruston who served during the [[Robert F. Kennon]] administration from 1952 to 1956, the year that Hilburn, Jr., graduated from Ruston High School. Barham was married to the former Carice Helen Hilburn (1907-1965), the sister of Wiley Hilburn, Sr. Hence, Hilburn, Jr., was a first cousin of the Barhams' older son, the late state Senator Charles Clem Barham (1934-2010), a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Ruston, who served from 1964 to 1972 and again from 1976 to 1988.

Wiley Hilburn, Sr., was the brother-in-law of Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham (1904-1972), an [[attorney]] from Ruston who served during the [[Robert F. Kennon]] administration from 1952 to 1956, the year that Hilburn, Jr., graduated from Ruston High School. Barham was married to the former Carice Helen Hilburn (1907-1965), the sister of Wiley Hilburn, Sr. Hence, Hilburn, Jr., was a first cousin of the Barhams' older son, the late state Senator Charles Clem Barham (1934-2010), a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from Ruston, who served from 1964 to 1972 and again from 1976 to 1988.

In 1960, Hilburn procured his bachelor's degree in journalism from Louisiana Tech. While he was a student, he also worked for ''The Ruston Daily Leader,''then owned by [[Clarence Faulk]], gained practical [[newspaper]] experience, and became the editor of the paper. He thereafter received his master's degree in journalism from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=hilburnhonors/>​

In 1960, Hilburn procured his bachelor's degree in journalism from Louisiana Tech. While he was a student, he also worked for ''The Ruston Daily Leader,''then owned by [[Clarence Faulk]], gained practical [[newspaper]] experience, and became the editor of the paper. He thereafter received his master's degree in journalism from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=hilburnhonors/>​

 

At twenty-four, Hilburn became in 1962 an editorial writer for ''The Shreveport Times,'' apparently the second youngest writer of editorials for a major newspaper in the nation. That same year, [[Patrick J. Buchanan]], also born in 1938 and eight months Hilburn's junior, began writing editorials for the since defunct ''St. Louis Globe-Democrat.'' Buchanan was still twenty-three when he assumed his position in [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buchanan.org/blog/biography|title=Biography: Patrick J. Buchanan|publisher=buchanan.org|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref> ​

At twenty-four, Hilburn became in 1962 an editorial writer for ''The Shreveport Times,'' apparently the second youngest writer of editorials for a major newspaper in the nation. That same year, [[Patrick J. Buchanan]], also born in 1938 and eight months Hilburn's junior, began writing editorials for the since defunct ''St. Louis Globe-Democrat.'' Buchanan was still twenty-three when he assumed his position in [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buchanan.org/blog/biography|title=Biography: Patrick J. Buchanan|publisher=buchanan.org|accessdate=January 18, 2014}}</ref> ​

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Prior to his joining ''The Shreveport Times,'' the largest newspaper in North Louisiana, Hilburn was the telegraph editor of the former ''Monroe Morning World'' (since merged into ''The News-Star'' of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=hilburnhonors/>​

Prior to his joining ''The Shreveport Times,'' the largest newspaper in North Louisiana, Hilburn was the telegraph editor of the former ''Monroe Morning World'' (since merged into ''The News-Star'' of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=hilburnhonors/>​

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