The Roanoke Times
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The July 27, 2005 front page of The Roanoke Times |
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Type | Daily newspaper |
Format | Broadsheet |
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Owner | Landmark Communications |
Publisher | Debbie Meade |
Editor | Currently searching |
Founded | 1886 |
Headquarters | 201 W. Campbell Ave. Roanoke, VA 24010-2491 United States |
Circulation | 97,000 Morning 106,000 Sunday[1] |
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Website: roanoke.com |
The Roanoke Times is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based the Roanoke, Virginia. It is published by Landmark Communications, founder of the first anti-segregationist newspaper in Virginia. The Roanoke Times also maintains a bureau in Christiansburg, VA covering the New River Valley and Virginia Tech.
According to Scarborough’s “Ranker Report,” produced every six months, The Roanoke Times ranks first in the country in terms of percentage of adults reading a newspaper on weekdays.
[edit] Notable writers and columnists
- Bill Brill, writer and columnist 1956-1991, sports editor 1960-1991
[edit] References
- ^ Landmark Metro Newspapers: The Roanoke Times. Landmark Communications, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.