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I-81 Freight Rail Study and Norfolk Southern Cresent Corridor compared and contrasted in new paper for CTB
11/18/07
Because both are rail intermodal efforts
affecting the I-81 Corridor, there has been public confusion over
what these two projects are and how they differ. In a new paper
prepared for the Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting in Roanoke
on November 7, RAIL Solution details the differences and highlights
some curious ways the new NS direction departs from the vision of
its own CEO, Wick Moorman (2nd item below).
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Response to
"I-81 Crescent Corridor" Initiative
7/9/07
RAIL Solution has been asked our views on
Norfolk Southern's recently announced "I-81 Crescent Corridor"
initiative. To understand its significance, one has to separate what's
old from what's new.
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Norfolk Southern's
I-81 Strategy
10/19/06
Norfolk Southern President, Chairman, and
CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman made a major address at Hotel
Roanoke, which he called a "coming out party" for the
railroad's I-81 strategy.
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A Multi-State Plan Needs Multi-State Involvement
RAIL
Solution is reaching out to Tennesseans,
Pennsylvanians, Marylanders, and
West Virginians.
“Our neighbors need to know
that the H-1581 process offers opportunity
for significant transport- ation
improvements at less cost to taxpayers,
highway users and our environment
up and down the I-81 Corridor. These
citizens need to be pressing their
transportation planners to gain
access to the intermodal rail planning
process.”
Dave Foster
RAIL Solution Exec. Dir.
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Media
Contacts
Below you will find lists of media contacts
for local newspapers, radio and TV stations along I-81 in Southwestern
Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley (plus a few in Tennessee).
They are listed alphabetically and also by region:
Southwestern VA/Tennessee
Roanoke
Area
Central Shenandoah
Valley
Northern Virginia
Central Virginia
National
*TIPS
on writing an effective letter-to-the-editor - from the Virginia
Organizing Project
Abingdon Virginian
Rob Weisfeld, Editor
editor@abvanews.com
Advocate - Rockbridge Co.
Editor, Doug Harwood
advocate@lexfirst.net
Augusta Free Press
Chris Graham, Editor
chris@augustafreepress.com
Bedford Bulletin
news@bedfordbulletin.com
Bland County Messenger
Editor: Mark Sage
jsage@wythenews.com
Managing Editor: Jeffrey Simmons
jsimmons@wythenews.com
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
Executive Editor: Tom Colley
editor@bdtonline.com
Bristol Herald Courier
Kathy Still - transportation reporter
kstill@bristolnews.com
Bristol Herald Courier - Editorial page
Andrea Hopkins, Editorial Page Editor
AHopkins@bristolnews.com
Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia
Ellen Myatt, Editor
emyatt@bjournal.com
Scott Emerine
semerine@bjournal.com
Carroll News
Dee Ann Lindsay
Fax: (276) 728-4119
Cave Spring Connection
Associate Editor: Gene Marrano
csconnection@rbnet.com
Clinch Valley Times
Ann Gregory, Editor
Fax: (276) 762-7671
Coalfield Progress; The Post - Big Stone Gap; Dickenson Star
Ida Holyfield
iholyfield@coalfield.com
Daily News Record - Harrisonburg
Editor & General Manager, Peter Yates
pyates@dnronline.com
Managing Editor, Cort Kirkwood,
kirkwood@dnronline.com
Melvin Mason
mmason@dnronline.com
Fincastle Herald
Edwin McCoy
herald@rbnet.com
Floyd Press
Editor: Wanda Combs
wcombs@wythenews.com
news@floydpress.com
The Gazette - Galax
Editor Amy Houslohner
news@galaxgazette.com
The Hook - Charlottesville
Hawes Spencer, Editor
editor@readthehook.com
Lebanon News
Lebnews@mounet.com
Lynchburg News & Advance
Joe Stinnett, Managing editor
jstinnett@newsadvance.com
Bob Wimer, Editorial page editor
rwimer@newsadvance.com
Jessie Thompson, Lifestyle editor
jthompson@newsadvance.com
New Castle Record
News Editor: Meg Hibbert
newcastle@rbnet.com
News-Gazette - Lexington
Editor, Darryl Woodson;
editor@thenews-gazette.com
Current I-81 reporter, Kit Huffman
News Messenger - Christiansburg/Montgomery Co.
Amanda Bolen, Managing Editor
news@newsmessenger.net
News Leader - Staunton
David Fritz, Executive Editor
dfritz@newsleader.com
News Leader - Staunton - Opinon page
Dennis Neal, Opinions Editor
dneal@newsleader.com
Northern Virginia Daily
Dear Managing Editor
managingeditor@nvdaily.com
NPR - National Public Radio
Brian Naylor
phone: (202) 513-2000
bnaylor@npr.org
Mailing Address:
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Quad State Business Journal - Winchester
Peter Herewater, Editor
Phone: 1-800-296-5730
Radford Journal
Amanda Bolen, Managing Editor
news@newsmessenger.net
Richlands News-Press
Mike Still, Editor
mstill@richlands-news-press.com
Ring-tum Phi, W&L University
Editor-in-Chief: Katherine Greene
Phone: 540-458-4060
Fax:540-458-4059
phi@wlu.edu
The Roanoke Times
Ray Reed - Transportation writer
phone: 540-981-3351
ray.reed@roanoke.com
Asst. Managing Editor, Dwayne Yancey
dwayne.yancey@roanoke.com
Metro Editor, Leslie Taylor
leslie.taylor@roanoke.com
Joe Kennedy, columnist
joe.kennedy@roanoke.com
The Roanoke Times - Editorial page
Tommy Denton, Editorial Page Editor
tommy.denton@roanoke.com
Roanoke Tribune
2318 Melrose Ave., Roanoke, VA
Phone: (540) 344-0991
Rockbridge Weekly
Editor, Jerry Clark
editor@rockbridgeweekly.com
I-81 reporter Patte Wood
patte@chartwellcorp.com and patte@rockbridge.net
The Salem Times-Register
News Editor: Meg Hibbert
salemtimes@rbnet.com
Saltville Progress
214 Palmer Ave., Saltville, VA 24370
Phone: (276) 496-5792
Scott County Star
scottcovastar1@earthlink.net
Smyth County News & Messenger
Managing Editor, Stephanie Porter-Nichols
sportern@wythenews.com
Southwest Times - Pulaski
Mike Williams, Publisher
publisher@southwesttimes.com
Scotty Wamplerm, Editor
editor@southwesttimes.com
The Trident - W&L University
Editors-in-Chief: Nazo Burgy and Clark Barrineau
Phone: 540-458-4548
Fax:540-458-4551
trident@wlu.edu
Vinton Messenger
Associate Editor: Gene Marrano
vmnews@ntelos.net
Winchester Star
Bobby Ford, Managing Editor
bford@winchesterstar.com
Winchester Star - Editorial Page
Adrian O'Conner, Editorial Page Editor
aoconnor@winchesterstar.com
Washington County News
Mark Sage, Editor
jsage@wythenews.com
The Washington Post - D.C.
Linda Wheeler
phone: 540-465-8934
cwwheel@shentel.net
WCYB-TV - Bristol NBC
Steve Hawkins, News Director
shawkins@wcyb.tv
Tara Taylor
ttaylor@wcyb.tv
WDBJ TV - Roanoke CBS
Jim Kent, News Director
jkent@wdbj7.com
Joe McKean, Assignment Editor
jmckean@wdbu7.com
Phone: (540) 344-7000
Fax: 344-5097
WMRA-FM - Harrisonburg NPR
"Insight" Matt Bingay
bingaymc@jmu.edu
WSLS-TV Roanoke NBC
news@wsls.com
Phone: 540-981-9126
Fax: 540-343-2059
WSVA Radio Harrisonburg
News Director: Karl Magenhofer
news@valleyradio.com
WVIR TV Charlottesville - Shenandoah Valley
Submit your story idea on line:
http://www.nbc29.com/news/html/Submit%20a%20story.shtm
WVTF-FM - Roanoke NPR
Rick Mattioni, WVTF News Director
Mattioni@vt.edu
Dutchie Mirolli
Dutchie@vt.edu
Fred Echols
fechols@vt.edu
Wythe News Messenger
Meg Hibbert
news@newsmessenger.net
Wytheville Enterprise
Editor: Mark Sage
jsage@wythenews.com
Managing Editor, Jeffrey Simmons
jsimmons@wythenews.com
WXLZ-FM - Lebanon
Ryland Southerland
wxlz1073@mounet.com
Tennessee:
Kingsport Times-News
Ted Como, Managing Editor
tcomo@timesnews.net
WJHL-TV - Johnson City
Christine Riser, News Director
criser@wjhl.com
Doug Counts, Assignment Manager
dcount@wjhl.com
Chris Charles
ccharles@WJHL.com
Southwestern VA/Tennessee
Abingdon Virginian - Abingdon
Rob Weisfeld, Editor
editor@abvanews.com
Bland County Messenger
Editor: Mark Sage
jsage@wythenews.com
Managing Editor: Jeffrey Simmons
jsimmons@wythenews.com
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
Executive Editor: Tom Colley
editor@bdtonline.com
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol
Kathy Still - transportation reporter
kstill@bristolnews.com
Bristol Herald Courier - Editorial page
Andrea Hopkins, Editorial Page Editor
AHopkins@bristolnews.com
Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia
Ellen Myatt, Editor
emyatt@bjournal.com
Scott Emerine
semerine@bjournal.com
The Carroll News - Hillsville
Dee Ann Lindsay
Fax: (276) 728-4119
Clinch Valley Times - St. Paul
Ann Gregory, Editor
Fax: (276) 762-7671
The Coalfield Progress/The Post/Dickenson Star/Big Stone Gap -
Norton, Clintwood
Editor: Ida Holyfield
iholyfield@coalfield.com
The Floyd Press - Floyd
Editor: Wanda Combs
wcombs@wythenews.com
news@floydpress.com
The Gazette - Galax
Amy Houslohner, Editor
news@galaxgazette.com
Kingsport Times-News - Kingsport, TN
Ted Como, Managing Editor
tcomo@timesnews.net
The Lebanon News - Lebanon
Lebnews@mounet.com
The News Messenger - Christiansburg/Montgomery Co.
Amanda Bolen, Managing Editor
news@newsmessenger.net
Radford Journal - Radford
Amanda Bolen, Managing Editor
news@newsmessenger.net
Richlands News-Press - Richlands
Mike Still, Editor
mstill@richlands-news-press.com
Saltville Progress
214 Palmer Ave., Saltville, VA 24370
Phone: (276) 496-5792Scott County Virginia Star - Gate City
scottcovastar1@earthlink.net
Smyth County News & Messenger - Marion
Managing Editor, Stephanie Porter-Nichols
sportern@wythenews.com
Southwest Times - Pulaski
Mike Williams, Publisher
publisher@southwesttimes.com
Scotty Wamplerm, Editor
editor@southwesttimes.com
Washington County News
Mark Sage, Editor
jsage@wythenews.com
Wythe News Messenger - Wythe Co.
Meg Hibbert
news@newsmessenger.net
Wytheville Enterprise
Editor: Mark Sage
jsage@wythenews.com
Managing Editor, Jeffrey Simmons
jsimmons@wythenews.com
TV/RADIO:
WCYB-TV - Bristol NBC
Steve Hawkins, News Director
shawkins@wcyb.tv
Tara Taylor
ttaylor@wcyb.tv
WXLZ-FM - Lebanon
Ryland Southerland
wxlz1073@mounet.com
WJHL-TV - Johnson City, TN
Christine Riser, News Director
criser@wjhl.com
Doug Counts, Assignment Manager
dcount@wjhl.com
Chris Charles
ccharles@WJHL.com
Shenandoah Valley - Roanoke Area
The Roanoke Times
Ray Reed - Transportation writer
phone: 540-981-3351
ray.reed@roanoke.com
Asst. Managing Editor, Dwayne Yancey
dwayne.yancey@roanoke.com
Metro Editor, Leslie Taylor
leslie.taylor@roanoke.com
Joe Kennedy, columnist
joe.kennedy@roanoke.com
The Roanoke Times - Editorial page
Tommy Denton, Editorial Page Editor
tommy.denton@roanoke.com
Roanoke Tribune - Roanoke
2318 Melrose Ave., Roanoke, VA
Phone: (540) 344-0991
Bedford Bulletin - Bedford
news@bedfordbulletin.com
Cave Spring Connection - Cave Spring
Associate Editor: Gene Marrano
csconnection@rbnet.com
The Fincastle Herald - Fincastle
Edwin McCoy
herald@rbnet.com
The New Castle Record - New Castle
News Editor: Meg Hibbert
newcastle@rbnet.com
The Salem Times-Register - Salem
News Editor: Meg Hibbert
salemtimes@rbnet.com
Vinton Messenger - Vinton
Associate Editor: Gene Marrano
vmnews@ntelos.net
TV/RADIO:
WSLS-TV Roanoke NBC - Roanoke
news@wsls.com
Phone: 540-981-9126
Fax: 540-343-2059
WDBJ TV - Roanoke CBS - Roanoke
Jim Kent, News Director
jkent@wdbj7.com
Joe McKean, Assignment Editor
jmckean@wdbu7.com
Phone: (540) 344-7000
Fax: 344-5097
WVTF-FM - Roanoke NPR - Roanoke
Rick Mattioni, WVTF News Director
Mattioni@vt.edu
Dutchie Mirolli
Dutchie@vt.edu
Fred Echols
fechols@vt.edu
Shenandoah Valley - Central
Advocate - Rockbridge Co.
Editor, Doug Harwood
advocate@lexfirst.net
Augusta Free Press
Chris Graham, Editor
chris@augustafreepress.com
Daily News Leader - Staunton
David Fritz, Executive Editor
dfritz@newsleader.com
News Leader - Opinion page
Dennis Neal, Opinions Editor
dneal@newsleader.com
Daily News Record - Harrisonburg
Editor & General Manager, Peter Yates
pyates@dnronline.com
Managing Editor, Cort Kirkwood,
kirkwood@dnronline.com
Melvin Mason
mmason@dnronline.com
The News-Gazette - Lexington
Editor, Darryl Woodson
editor@thenews-gazette.com
Current I-81 reporter, Kit Huffman
Ring-tum Phi, W&L University - Lexington
Editor-in-Chief: Katherine Greene
Phone: 540-458-4060
Fax:540-458-4059
phi@wlu.edu
Rockbridge Weekly - Rockbridge Co.
Editor, Jerry Clark
editor@rockbridgeweekly.com
I-81 reporter Patte Wood
patte@chartwellcorp.com and
patte@rockbridge.net
The Trident - W&L Univ. - Lexington
Editors-in-Chief: Nazo Burgy and Clark Barrineau
Phone: 540-458-4548
Fax:540-458-4551
trident@wlu.edu
TV/RADIO:
WMRA-FM - Harrisonburg NPR
“Insight” Matt Bingay
bingaymc@jmu.edu
WSVA Radio Harrisonburg
News Director: Karl Magenhofer
news@valleyradio.com
WVIR TV Charlottesville/Shenandoah Valley
Submit your story idea on line:
http://www.nbc29.com/news/html/Submit%20a%20story.shtm
Shenandoah Valley - Northern VA
Northern Virginia Daily - Strasburg
Managing Editor
managingeditor@nvdaily.com
Quad State Business Journal - Winchester
Peter Herewater, Editor
Phone: 1-800-296-5730
Winchester Star - Winchester
Bobby Ford, Managing Editor
bford@winchesterstar.com
Winchester Star - Editorial Page
Adrian O’Conner, Editorial Page Editor
aoconnor@winchesterstar.com
Central Virginia
The Hook - Charlottesville
Hawes Spencer, Editor
editor@readthehook.com
Lynchburg News & Advance
Joe Stinnett, Managing editor
jstinnett@newsadvance.com
Bob Wimer, Editorial page editor
rwimer@newsadvance.com
Jessie Thompson, Lifestyle editor
jthompson@newsadvance.com
TV/RADIO:
WVIR TV Charlottesville/Shenandoah Valley
Submit your story idea on line:
http://www.nbc29.com/news/html/Submit%20a%20story.shtm
National Media
NPR - National Public Radio
Brian Naylor
phone: (202) 513-2000
bnaylor@npr.org
Mailing Address:
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
The Washington Post - D.C.
Linda Wheeler
phone: 540-465-8934
cwwheel@shentel.net
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