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 Alabama’s top political columnist dies  passed away Thursday , Ocotber18, after a two-year battle with myelodysplasia. He was 81. After a tour of duty as a United States Marine in the south Pacific in World War II, Ingram graduated from Auburn University and immediately went to work at the Cherokee County Herald in his hometown of Centre. He left there to serve as sports editor of the Gadsden Times and later served as state editor before joining the staff of the Montgomery Advertiser in 1953. Covering events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the "Segregation Forever" inaugural speech and the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, Ingram had a career that gave him a front row seat to Alabama history. He credited his love of reading and writing to his mother, the late Sallie Jane Ingram, who went to work as the town librarian in Centre after her husband, Bob Ingram, Sr., passed away in 1932. After nearly 14 years at the Advertiser, he left to become director of legislative affairs for the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. Upon the death of Gov. Lurleen Wallace, Gov. Albert Brewer appointed Ingram as Finance Director. As he was in the gubernatorial cabinet, the 1970 the lone governor’s race Ingram didn’t cover between 1950 and 2006. Following his tenure as Finance Director, Ingram purchased Alabama Magazine, which he edited and published until 1984. In 1978, he branched into television commentary, serving as a political analyst on WSFA’s electoral coverage. He served as the station’s editorial director and primary political analyst from 1979-1993. In 1993, he returned to the Advertiser where he wrote a regular column on the paper’s editorial page until 1999. In the latter part of his career, he served as editorial director at WNCF and as a political analyst with WAKA, both in Montgomery. For nearly 50 years, Ingram wrote a weekly column for dozens of weekly and small daily newspapers throughout the state. "The Alabama Scene" was a treasure trove of political tidbits, history and news, particularly for Alabamians who didn’t have easy access to one of the state’s major daily newspapers. He also wrote two political memoirs, "That’s the Way I Saw It" and "That’s the Way I Saw It II." He was inducted into the Communication Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama in 2003, and was honored with the Distinguished Mass Media Achievement Award from the Auburn University Journalism Foundation last April. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 21 at Cloverdale Baptist Church in Montgomery at 2:30 p.m. Welcome to millbrookindependent.com. We appreciate all of or loyal readers who trust The Millbrook Independent as their #1 source for local news concerning Millbrook, AL and the surrounding areas. Currently we are undergoing some changes on our web site. Please pardon our progress. This delay is necessary as we prepare to bring you an even better, user-friendlier web site, which will be rolled out in the near future. Thanks to all of our readers who have supported The Millbrook Independent. Of course in the meantime you can still enjoy our classic print edition. It is our goal at The Millbrook Independent to serve the community of Millbrook and thanks to your avid readership we are continuing to meet that goal. Thanks again -Staff of The Indy.
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