hˈɪlɪɚd sˈɜːvd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ˈɛdɪɾɚz ˈæzni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən təbi ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðæt pəzˈɪʃən.
Hilliard served as president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) in 1993–94, the first African-American to be elected to that position.