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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.
Eastern Shore native, businessman, and civic leader Lucius J. Kellam Jr. (1911–1995) was the original commission's first chairman. In a commentary at the time of his death in 1995, the Norfolk-based Virginian-Pilot newspaper recalled that Kellam had been involved in bringing the multimillion-dollar bridge–tunnel project from dream to reality.
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.
Lillie Louise Lucas (née Boone; born January 22, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992. [1]
A Virginia family of four who dedicated their lives to figure skating and each other were among the victims who died in Wednesday's devastating plane crash near Reagan National Airport.. Business ...
Sarah Lane, the former actor best known for playing horse-loving teenager Elizabeth Grainger on the long-running western series "The Virginian," has died after a six-year battle with breast cancer ...
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.
Roberta Jymme Schourup (born April 7, 1943), better known as Roberta Shore, is a retired American actress and performer.She is notable for her roles in the original Shaggy Dog film and as Betsy Garth on the Western television series The Virginian.