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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.
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.
Virginian-Pilot [4] Norfolk: 1894 [19] 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 ...
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 ...
Portrait from The Virginian-Pilot (1910) ... Obituary and photo, The Daily News Leader, 30 November 1939; Obituary and photo, The World-News, ...
The Times-Dispatch has the second-highest circulation of any Virginia newspaper, after Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot. [5] In addition to the Richmond area (Petersburg, Chester, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and surrounding areas), the Times-Dispatch has substantial readership in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro.
Actress Kay Cole had played Suzie in the original pilot, but Walley replaced her for the series' two seasons on the air. [citation needed] Walley worked as an art director on The Courtship of Eddie's Father and an episode of The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. ("The Double-O-Nothing Affair").
On November 9, 2014, The Virginian-Pilot reported that Sessoms had "voted dozens of times with the City Council on matters directly benefiting developers who borrowed at least $140 million from the bank. The votes violate Sessoms' promise not to let his duties to the bank conflict with his public obligations, and some may also violate state law."