Media General 1950-1989






D. Tennant Bryan	D. Tennant Bryan acquired controlling interest of Richmond Newspapers.

	RNI acquired control of The Tribune Co. which included The Tampa Tribune, The Tampa Times, WFLA-TV and WFLA radio. In the postwar years, the city again experienced robust growth. By 1966, the population had reached 230,000 within the city limits and almost as many in the suburbs. The Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Richmond News Leader became a publicly owned company under the corporate name Richmond Newspapers, Inc., offering 350,983 shares of RNI Class A stock at $22 a share. 1968 RNI purchased the Fredericksburg, Va., cable television system.	The Times-Dispatch home from 1965-1998 Richmond Times-Dispatch production building from 1950-1992

	Media General, Inc. came into existence with Richmond Newspapers, Inc. as its wholly owned subsidiary. The first board of directors of Media General: D. Tennant Bryan Director and Chairman, Richmond Alan S. Donnahoe Director and President, Richmond Andrew J. Brent Director, Secretary and General Counsel Partner, Christian, Barton, Parker, Epps and Brent, Richmond A. Hamilton Bryan Director, President, The Corley Company, Richmond Lamont S. Bryan Director, Richmond John C. Council Director, Chairman of the Editorial Board, The Tribune Company, Tampa George W. Harvey Director, Vice President, The Tribune Company, Tampa Paul E. Manheim Director, Partner, Lehman Brothers, New York J. Harvie Wilkinson Jr. Director, President, United Virginia Bankshares, Inc., CEO, United Virginia Bank/State Planters, Richmond William F. Robertson Assistant Secretary and Treasurer J. Curtis Barden Assistant Treasurer and Controller OTHER KEY EVENTS: Media General purchased Beacon Press, Inc. Acquired an additional 29 percent share of The Tribune Co., bringing total ownership to 84 percent. Acquired Piedmont Publishing Co. (Winston-Salem Journal, Twin City Sentinel) announced. 1970 Acquired The Evening News Publishing Co. and Garden State Paper Co., Inc., both in New Jersey. Media General listed on the American Stock Exchange. Obtained 100 percent ownership of The Tribune Co. 1971 MG founds MG Financial Daily, which grows into MG Financial Services. Sold Richmond radio stations WRNL, AM and FM. Sold all physical assets of The Evening News Publishing Co., except certain press units. 1972 Completed expansion of Pomona, Calif., newsprint mill. 1975 The Tampa newspapers moved into a $25 million facility in downtown Tampa. 1976 Completed newsprint recycling mill in Mexico (49 percent interest). Acquired Cliggott Publishing Co., medical magazine publisher.	Media General building from 1971-1998
		Three homes of the Winston-Salem Journal
		The Tampa Tribune home since 1975

J. Stewart Bryan III	J. Stewart Bryan III succeeded his father as publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Richmond News Leader. 1979 Dublin, Ga.newsprint mill opened. 1980 Acquired Highlander Publications and Golden West Publishing, Inc., in Southern California, with a total of 26 community newspapers. 1982 Awarded franchise to construct cable television system in Fairfax, Va. Acquired William B. Tanner Co. of Memphis, Tenn. Merged The Tampa Times into The Tampa Tribune. Acquired WJWB-TV in Jacksonville, Fla. 1983 Acquired WCBD-TV, Charleston, S.C. Construction began at Fairfax Cable. 1985 The Sentinel merged into Winston-Salem Journal. Acquired 40 percent interest in Garden State Newspapers, Inc. 1986 Began publishing Virginia Business Magazine. 1987 Acquired one-third interest in Gulf Coast Media Group, Inc. 1988 Divested principal operations of Media General Broadcast Services (Tanner). 1989 Sold Pomona, Calif., newsprint mill (and $44 million cash) in exchange for 2.8 million Class A shares. Acquired 12.5 percent interest in Sun Coast Media Group, Inc.