Media 2024: KELLY TILL

After 24 years as an advertising executive with Tribune Publishing’s The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, Till became the first female publisher in the 172-year history of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2022. She also serves as regional vice president of sales for the newspaper’s parent company, Lee Enterprises. Till joined Lee Enterprises in 2020 as vice president of sales for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Lee’s Virginia markets.

A staunch mentoring advocate, Till serves as a mentor for ChamberRVA and for the Strome College of Business and the Women’s Initiative Network at her alma mater, Old Dominion University, whose alumni association named her a Distinguished Alumni Honoree in 2022. The mother of five also chairs the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation and is a board member for the United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia Arts Festival and ChamberRVA, as well as a trustee for An Achievable Dream Henrico.

In August, Till told Richmond Times-Dispatch staffers that the newspaper will move in April 2025 from its 300 E. Franklin St. location, where the paper has operated since 1923. Shamin Hotels purchased the building in 2020, with the T-D leasing the fourth floor. Till did not announce the paper’s new location.