Albert L. Hester (May 31, 1932 - April 11, 2019)[1][2] was a professor of journalism at the University of Georgia (UGA), a columnist, historian, newspaper reporter, and author.
He wrote more than ten books including Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery: An African-American Historical Site about the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery for African Americans in Athens, Georgia,[3][4] and Enduring Legacy: Clarke County, Georgia's Ex-Slave Legislators Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson about Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson.
[5] He wrote Athens, Georgia, Celebrating Two Hundred Years at the Millenium with his wife Conoly Hester, who is also a writer and editor.
He was Journalism Department chair and director of the Cox International Center for Mass Communication Training and Research, which he founded.
[7] Hester received a degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a master of journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, where he also received his Ph.