Joan Elizabeth Gilmore (May 15, 1927 – May 9, 2022) was an American journalist based in Oklahoma City, where she was an editor and columnist at The Daily Oklahoman beginning in 1952.

[2][3] In 1961, she attended a two-week seminar for women editors, held by the American Press Institute of Columbia University.

[4] After college, Gilmore wrote a weekly column for The Drury Mirror and subsequently contributed to a Springfield local newspaper.

[1][10] After 28 years with The Daily Oklahoman, she transitioned to co-founding a PR and videography business with McLaughlin.

[1] Among the recognitions she received during her career were Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Journal Record[13] and the Oklahoma City chapter of The Association for Women in Communications.