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'''Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr.''' (February 20, 1938 – January 16, 2014), was a [[journalist]] in his native [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], whose communications career began in the middle 1950s when he was a student at Ruston High School and then [[Louisiana Tech University]]. In 1968, at the age of thirty, Hilburn returned to Louisiana Tech to chair the Journalism Department and serve as director of the college news bureau.  

'''Wiley Wilson Hilburn, Jr.''' (February 20, 1938 – January 16, 2014), was a [[journalist]] in his native [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], whose communications career began in the middle 1950s when he was a student at Ruston High School and then [[Louisiana Tech University]]. In 1968, at the age of thirty, Hilburn returned to Louisiana Tech to chair the Journalism Department and serve as director of the college news bureau.  

Even while instructing budding journalists for some four decades, he continued to write a popular weekly column carried by Gannett in both ''The Shreveport Times'' and ''The Monroe News-Star.'' On September 1, 2009, Hilburn retired from the university position after forty-one years.<ref name=latech>Bill Campbell, "Region's dean of journalism leaves editor's mark on generations, ''The Monroe News-Star,'' August 2, 2009.</ref>

Even while instructing budding journalists for some four decades, he continued to write a popular weekly column carried by Gannett in both ''The Shreveport Times'' and ''The Monroe News-Star.'' On September 1, 2009, Hilburn retired from the university position after forty-one years.<ref name=latech>Bill Campbell, "Region's dean of journalism leaves editor's mark on generations, ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' August 2, 2009.</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

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 ''[[Monroe News Star|The News Star]]'' of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=hilburnhonors/>​

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