Following in the footsteps of Bob Dellinger, his close friend and teacher, Wayne Bishop left his mark on wrestling in the state of Oklahoma through journalism. Following his graduation from Tulsa Webster High School in 1960, Bishop received a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1965. He covered his first high school state wrestling tournament in 1968 while working for the Broken Arrow Ledger. In 1970 he began covering sports at the Tulsa World Herald, including college and high school wrestling. Bishop has won many awards for his work in the sport, including the Scholastic Wrestling News national award, and he was a back-to-back winner Bob Dellinger Award from Amateur Wrestling News. In February, Bishop covered his 30th Oklahoma high school state wrestling tournament for Tulsa World, Oklahoma Journal and Broken Arrow Ledger newspapers. For his work in the media to promote the sport of wrestling, the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame honors Wayne Bishop with its Lifetime Service Award.