Inducted 2006
Martin Duggan’s career in St. Louis media spanned some 60 years but it’s as a journalist that St. Louis first came to know Duggan. He called his stint as the news editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat his favorite job, but it was at the helm of the paper’s editorial page from 1972 to 1984 that generations of St. Louisans remember him best. For years, he remained the conservative conscience of the city and region. Duggan left the Globe in 1984. In 1986, Duggan was inspired to create Donnybrook after watching Sunday morning television shows such as The McLaughlin Group. A former Marine during World War II, Duggan saw his role on the show less as host or moderator, and more of provocateur. Duggan said, “Well, I’m a conservative, but I’ve got more friends among the Democrats than the Republicans. They’re friendly people, for one thing, and there are more of them.”
