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The Virginian-Pilot and its sister afternoon edition, the Ledger-Star (which ceased publication in 1995) were created by Samuel L. Slover as the result of several mergers of papers dating back to 1865. [10] The Virginian-Pilot covered the Wright brothers' early flights. [11] Slover's nephew Frank Batten Sr. became publisher at age 27 in 1954.
When Rowe was named executive editor at The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star at age 36, she was one of only three women in the U.S. in the top position at a metro newspaper. [4] Previously, in quick succession in her late 20s and early 30s, she was a reporter, section editor, city editor, assistant managing editor and then managing editor of ...
Porto became editor of the Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot following Tribune Publishing's acquisition [6] of the Norfolk-based Pilot in May 2018. She departed in March 2019. [7] Kris Worrell was hired as editor of both publications in the summer of 2019. All of the publications fall under Tribune Publishing's Virginia Media.
Portrait from The Virginian-Pilot (1910) ... The Daily News Leader, 30 November 1939; Obituary and photo, The World-News, 30 November 1939 This page was ...
Jimmy Carter, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning 39th president of the United States who transformed his legacy from one-term commander-in-chief to beloved humanitarian, died on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the ...
In 1965, Batten acquired The Greensboro Daily News and The Greensboro Record, adding The Roanoke Times in 1969. Together with The Virginian-Pilot, these papers made up the core of the Landmark Publishing business. Under Landmark Publishing many other papers were started and acquired, including dailies, weeklies, community papers, and military ...
Virginian-Pilot [5] Norfolk: 1894 [20] Daily Tribune Publishing: Virginian Review: Covington: 1914 Thrice weekly Published three times a week La Voz Hispana de Virginia: Richmond: Nondaily Washington County News: Abingdon: Weekly Westmoreland News: Westmoreland County: 1949 Weekly Winchester Star: Winchester: 1896 Daily Ogden Newspapers Inc ...
Drury was born in New York City, the son of James Child Drury and Beatrice Crawford Drury. [2] His father was a New York University professor of marketing. [3] [2] He grew up between New York City and Salem, Oregon, where his mother owned a farm.