J. STEWART BRYAN III
61, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since 1990; Director since 1974; member of the Executive Committee; executive vice president 1985-90; chief operating officer 1989-90; publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch since 1978; publisher of The Tampa Tribune 1976-78; executive vice president of The Tribune Company 1971-76; vice president of The Tribune Company 1968-71.

ROBERT V. HATCHER, JR.
69, Richmond, Virginia. Director since 1991; chairman of the Compensation Committee; former chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Higgins; director of Exel Ltd., and Front Royal Insurance Co., Inc.

ROBERT P. BLACK
72, Richmond, Virginia. Director since 1993; member of the Compensation Committee; former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

MARSHALL N. MORTON
54, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 1989; Director since 1997; member of the Executive Committee; corporate vice president and controller of West Point-Pepperell, Inc., and vice president of finance and administration for J.P. Stevens (a West Point-Pepperell, Inc., subsidiary) 1986-88; treasurer of West Point-Pepperell, Inc. 1981-86; various financial positions in West Point-Pepperell, Inc. 1972-81.

CHARLES A. DAVIS
51, New York, New York. Director since 1989; chairman of the Audit Committee; president of Marsh and McLennan Capital, Inc.; formerly limited partner of The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.; director of Heilig-Meyers Company, Lechters, Inc., Merchants Bancshares, Inc., Progressive Corporation, Sen-Tech International Holdings, Inc., and MMC Bank.

JOHN G. MEDLIN, JR.
66, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Director since 1994; member of the Compensation Committee; chairman emeritus and former chairman and chief executive officer of Wachovia Corporation; director of BellSouth Corp., Burlington Industries, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., National Services Industries, Inc., US Airways Group, Inc., and Wachovia Corporation.

HENRY L. VALENTINE, II
72, Richmond, Virginia. Director since 1991; member of the Executive and Audit Committees; chairman, Davenport & Co. of Va., Inc.

ROGER H. MUDD
71, McLean, Virginia. Director since 1998; member of the Audit Committee; former correspondent with CBS News, NBC News, and the McNeil/Lehrer Newshour. He began his career as a reporter for The Richmond News Leader and WRNL Radio.

WYNDHAM ROBERTSON
62, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Director since 1996; member of the Audit Committee; former vice president, University of North Carolina; a former editor of Fortune Magazine.

STEPHEN Y. DICKINSON
54, Controller since 1993; assistant controller 1989-92; director of corporate tax department 1983-89; principal Ernst & Young LLP 1979-83.

GEORGE L. MAHONEY
47, General Counsel and Secretary since 1993; assistant general counsel Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 1982-93; Satterlee & Stephens 1978-82.

ROBERT W. PENDERGAST
60, Vice President since 1993; director of corporate communications 1988-93; vice president, Robertshaw Controls Co. 1977-86.

H. GRAHAM WOODLIEF, JR.
55, Vice President since 1989; president of Publishing Division; vice president and business manager of Richmond Newspapers, Inc. 1984-89; treasurer 1987-89; controller 1973-84; assistant controller 1971-73; chief accountant 1969-71.

STEPHEN R. ZACHARIAS
50, Treasurer since 1993; assistant controller 1989-92; director of internal audit 1975-89; accountant Ernst & Young LLP 1972-75.