TV killed the Internet star

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “You’re going to need some makeup,” the director told me at the required all-hands staff meeting following the taping of my new TV show on WVPT, “Virginia Viewpoints.” “I …” “No, seriously. You’re too … shiny.” “Too shiny?” “You could probably lose another 20, too,” my friend Eli…

Are you ready for some foosball? Worldwide audience to get a glimpse of Staunton tournament via ‘SportsCenter’

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham There is a regional foosball tournament going on in Staunton this weekend, so naturally, ESPN has a crew on location ready to beam the results to viewers worldwide. No, really. They do. “There’s a regional foosball tournament going on, so we decided, why not come here?” ESPN bureau producer Tony Florkowski…

Welcome to winter golf

Chris Graham

Golf Things Considered column by John Rogers [email protected]   Welcome to winter golf. Technically, we’re only half way through autumn, but golfers know that winter starts when the clocks fall back. That’s when the sun slinks away westward to the Alleghenies before the nine-to-fivers even punch out for the day; when the straightest drive can…

Should Dan Rather be fired? Readers weigh in on issue in wake of memo scandal

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham You either love the New York Yankees, or you hate them. The same is true for the Dallas Cowboys. Dan Rather is working on joining the pantheon of cultural lightning rods, though the question being asked about the CBS News anchor these days isn’t whether you love him or…

Study in contrasts: Monroe, Reynolds vying for Ward B council seat

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham Tom Reynolds won election to represent Ward B on Waynesboro City Council in 2000 after receiving more than 80 percent of the votes cast in his two-way race with Blue Ridge Area Food Bank chief-executive officer Marty White. On Tuesday, Reynolds, a member of the faculty at Fishburne Military School, is…

Pyles questions Michael’s motives

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham  The camera is trained on Tracy Pyles. It is Sept. 19, 2001, and Pyles, a Democrat and five-year veteran of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, is preparing for a candidate debate with Republican Chris Saxman. Pyles and Saxman are locked in a battle for the newly created 20th House District…