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
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Media Contacts: Alphabetical Listing
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
Media Contacts - By Region
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