A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Dan Bonner was an all-state basketball player in Pennsylvania before he found his connection to the Commonwealth when he attended the University of Virginia from 1971-1975. While at UVA he was named co-captain of the…
A Norfolk native and graduate of Norview High School, Old Dominion University and VCU, sportswriter Harry Minium has provided in-depth reporting to readers in Hampton Roads for nearly five decades. He focused on local sports, from high schools to the…
From Roanoke, VA, Dave Smith attended Virginia Tech and began his career in athletics as Ferrum College’s first Sports Information Director, before joining the Franklin News Post in Franklin County as a sports reporter, however it was his next move…
A native of Roanoke, VA, Paul Woody graduated from Patrick Henry High School and Virginia Commonwealth University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English. While attending VCU, Woody started his career in journalism as a sportswriter for The…
Jerry Ratcliffe has been a media fixture covering sports in Central Virginia for almost half a century and has established himself as an integral source for all things UVA athletics, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference. In his time…
A native of Maryland, sports broadcaster Bruce Rader came to the Hampton Roads market in the mid 1970’s. In 1977 he joined WAVY-TV, and in 1979 was named Sports Director, a position he still holds. Serving the Southeastern Virginia market,…
A native of Danville, Virginia, Dennis Carter’s broadcasting career began back home when he took a job working for WBTM/WAKG Radio, covering sports in the Southside of Virginia. Shortly thereafter, the Danville Community College and Virginia Tech graduate made his…
Debbie White, a native of Lexington, Virginia, gained notoriety in the Commonwealth as the first full-time female sportswriter in the state, while serving on the staff of the Daily Press from 1974-1977. After serving as Sports Information Director at Siena…
Doug Doughty is a 1974 graduate from the University of Virginia, and upon graduation joined the Roanoke Times as the minor league hockey beat reporter. In 1978, Doughty would begin to cover UVA sports with The Times, and now in…
David Teel graduated from James Madison University in 1981 with a degree in communications before becoming one of the most decorated sports writers in Virginia. Teel came to the Daily Press in 1984 and has covered numerous NCAA Final Fours,…