Richmond Times-Dispatch
The June 19, 2013 front page of the
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Berkshire Hathaway |
| Publisher | Thomas A. Silvestri |
| Editor | Paige Mudd |
| Founded | 1850 (as the Richmond Dispatch) |
| Political alignment | Centre-right |
| Headquarters | 300 East Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 United States |
| Circulation | 89,401 (average weekday) 120,280 (Sunday) |
| Website | richmond.com |
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD or TD for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, United States. It is also the primary newspaper of record for the state of Virginia.
The Times-Dispatch has the second-highest circulation of any Virginia newspaper, after Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot. In addition to the Richmond area (Petersburg, Chester, Hopewell Colonial Heights and surrounding areas), the Times-Dispatch has substantial readership in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro. As the primary paper of the state's capital, the Times-Dispatch serves as a newspaper of record for rural regions of the state that lack large local papers.
The RTD has existed in some form for more than 150 years. In 1850, a newspaper called the Daily Dispatch was founded. In 1886, a competitor, the Richmond Daily Times was founded by Lewis Ginter. A year later, Joseph Bryan (1845-1908) bought the Daily Times from Ginter, beginning the paper's long association with the Bryan family. In 1890, the Daily Times changed its name to the Richmond Times. In 1896, Bryan acquired the eight-year-old Manchester Leader and launched the Evening Leader. In 1899, the evening Richmond News was founded. John L. Williams, owner of the Dispatch, bought the News in 1900.
By 1903, it was obvious Richmond was not big enough to support four papers. That year, Williams and Bryan agreed to a merger of Richmond's main newspapers. The morning papers merged to become the Richmond Times-Dispatch under Bryan's ownership, while the evening papers merged to become The Richmond News Leader under Williams' ownership. Bryan bought the News Leader in 1908. After he died later that year, the land for Richmond's Joseph Bryan Park was donated by his widow, Isobel ("Belle") Stewart Bryan, and it is named for him.
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