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The Roanoke Times
P.O. Box 2491
Roanoke, VA 24010-2491
(Phone: 800-346-1234, ext. 341 or 540-981-3340)
New River Valley Bureau
PO Box 540
Christiansburg, VA 24068-0540
(Phone: 800-346-1234, ext. 668)
Business
- Duncan Adams

- Duncan Adams covers economic development and manufacturing and also writes general assignment stories.
- Jenny Kincaid Boone

- Jenny Kincaid Boone covers retail and real estate.
- Sarah Bruyn Jones

- Sarah Bruyn Jones covers the business of health care.
Editorial assistants
- Chelsea Arner

- Chelsea Arner is the calendar editor and an editorial assistant, working primarily with the Community tabs.
- Heather Froeschl

- Heather Froeschl is an editorial assistant and Book Page Editor in the Roanoke newsroom.
- Lerone Graham

- Lerone Graham covers overnight crime and general assignments.
Community
- Miranda Adkins

- Miranda Adkins is the community journalist for So Salem.
- Cathy Benson

- Cathy Benson is the community journalist for The Botetourt View.
- Emily Flora

- Emily Flora is the community journalist for SWoCo.
Features
- Mike Allen

- Mike Allen covers arts.
- Ralph Berrier Jr.

- Ralph Berrier Jr. is a general asignment reporter for Extra.
- Tad Dickens

- Tad Dickens is a general assignment and music reporter.
- Kevin Kittredge

- Kevin Kittredge is a general assignment reporter for the Extra staff.
- Lindsey Nair

- Lindsey Nair is a columnist and reporter for the Extra staff.
New River Valley
- Shay Barnhart

- Shay Barnhart is news editor of the New River Valley Current.
- Sharla Bardin

- Sharla Bardin covers Montgomery County and the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
- Anna L. Mallory

- Anna L. Mallory covers issues and trends affecting K-12 education.
- Amy Matzke-Fawcett

- Amy Matzke-Fawcett covers the city of Radford and arts and entertainment.
- Shawna Morrison

- Shawna Morrison covers police and courts.
- Jeff Sturgeon

- Jeff Sturgeon covers transportation, business and general New River Valley assignments.
- Tonia Moxley

- Tonia Moxley covers higher education, including Virginia Tech and Radford University.
Editors
- Carole Tarrant

- Carole Tarrant is the editor.
- Michael Stowe

- Michael Stowe is the managing editor.
- Steve Hemphill

- Steve Hemphill is the sports editor.
- Todd Jackson

- Todd Jackson is a metro editor who oversees coverage of Roanoke city government, state politics and government and communities in Salem, Roanoke County, Bedford County, Botetourt County, Franklin County and Henry County.
- Brian Kelley

- Brian Kelley is a metro editor who oversees business coverage, coverage of Roanoke and Roanoke County schools and education issues, health and family issues and faith and spirituality.
- Kathy Lu

- Kathy Lu is the editor of Extra.
- Meg Martin

- Meg Martin is the online editor.
- Erica Myatt

- Erica Myatt is editor of the Community tabs: So Salem, The Botetourt View and SwoCo.
- Nona Nelson

- Nona Nelson is the newsroom manager, editor of the book page and writer of The Happy Wag pets column and blog.
- Megan Schnabel

- Megan Schnabel is a metro editor who oversees coverage of public safety issues, courts and public integrity reporting.
- Chris Winston

- Chris Winston is the New River Valley bureau chief.
- Natalee Waters

- Natalee Waters is the photo editor.
- Dwayne Yancey

- Dwayne Yancey is senior editor for new channels.
Local/regional
- Mason Adams

- Mason Adams covers Roanoke City Hall and Virginia politics.
- Rex Bowman

- Rex Bowman covers Botetourt and Bedford counties.
- Dan Casey

- Dan Casey is a metro columnist.
- Courtney Cutright

- Courtney Cutright covers K-12 education.
- Neil Harvey

- Neil Harvey covers Salem and general assignments.
- Cody Lowe

- Cody Lowe covers Roanoke County.
- Beth Macy

- Beth Macy covers health and families.
- Janelle Rucker

- Janelle Rucker covers Franklin County.
- Michael Sluss

- Michael Sluss covers state government and politics from our Richmond bureau.
Public safety
- Amanda Codispoti

- Amanda Codispoti covers regional police news.
- Laurence Hammack

- Laurence Hammack is the public integrity reporter.
- Mike Gangloff

- Mike Gangloff covers federal courts.
- Jorge Valencia

- Jorge Valencia covers overnight crime and regional community news.
- Matt Chittum

- Matt Chittum is the Data Delivery Editor and a general assignment reporter.
Photography
- Eric Brady

- Eric Brady is a staff photojournalist.
- Justin Cook

- Justin Cook is a staff photojournalist.
- Sam Dean

- Sam Dean is a staff photojournalist.
- Stephanie Klein-Davis

- Stephanie Klein-Davis is a staff photojournalist.
- Jeanna Duerscherl

- Jeanna Duerscherl is a staff photojournalist.
- Matt Gentry

- Matt Gentry is a staff photojournalist.
- Kyle Green

- Kyle Green is a staff photojournalist.
- Jared Soares

- Jared Soares is a staff photojournalist.
Sports
- Robert Anderson

- Robert Anderson covers high school sports.
- Mark Berman

- Mark Berman covers Virginia Tech, VMI and Division III sports.
- Ray Cox

- Ray Cox covers New River Valley high schools and Radford University.
- Doug Doughty

- Doug Doughty is a sportswriter who covers the University of Virginia and recruiting news.
- Randy King

- Randy King covers Virginia Tech and golf.
- Dustin Long

- Dustin Long covers NASCAR.
- Aaron McFarling

- Aaron McFarling is a sports columnist.
- Mark Taylor

- Mark Taylor is the outdoors editor and reporter.
- Katrina Waugh

- Katrina Waugh covers hockey, minor league baseball and other sports.
Roanoke.Com
- Jim Ellison

- Jim Ellison is the online production editor for the New River Valley.
- Stephanie Ogilvie

- Stephanie Ogilvie is the dayside delivery editor.
- Jordan Fifer

- Jordan Fifer is an online producer.
- Chris Zaluski

- Chris Zaluski is an online producer.
Recruitment
- Sherri Harrison

- Sherri Harrison is the newsroom recruiter.





