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Augusta Free Press Publishing
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The New Dominion Magazine
Crystal Graham, Publisher: freepress@ntelos.net
Chris Graham, Executive Editor: freepress2@ntelos.net
Mark Miller, Photographer
In the news business today, much of the emphasis is put on the what, where and when - the basic details. But what about the why? For example, why did the governor propose this program or that program? How did they arrive at their decisions? How will this affect you in your daily lives? Who are some other people that can provide some insight into the how and why?
The New Dominion, a newsmagazine offered by Augusta Free Press Publishing, offers readers in-depth coverage of issues in local and regional politics, society, economic trends, pop culture and more.
The magazine launched in January 2007. Augusta Free Press, the parent company, launched in July 2002.
The Publishers
Chris Graham, Executive Editor (newdominion@ntelos.net)
Chris is a 12-year veteran of print and Web media, radio and television.
He has covered two presidents - Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - in addition to conducting numerous one-on-one interviews with former Virginia governors George Allen, Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner, current governor Tim Kaine and a host of other newsmakers in Richmond and on Capitol Hill.
Chris is the owner and editor of The New Dominion and the host of two weekly Internet podcasts produced by Augusta Free Press Publishing - “The New Dominion Show” and “The Augusta Free Press Show.”
He has as well published two books, Stop the Presses, a humor column collection, and Judge Not, a political thriller. He also co-authored with Patrick Hite Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall. That book was released in September 2006.
Chris is a veteran of The News Virginian, a Waynesboro-based daily newspaper, and The Charlottesville-Albemarle Observer and The Shenandoah Valley Observer, both weeklies.
He has won 10 Virginia Press Association awards for his reporting and writing.
Crystal Graham, Publisher (freepress@ntelos.net)
Crystal is a nine-year veteran of the news industry in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley and a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Communications.
She is the owner and publisher of AugustaFreePress.com and The New Dominion, a newsmagazine based in Waynesboro.
Until November 2004, she served as co-host and assistant producer of “Virginia Tonight,” a live news and public affairs program that aired every weeknight. Although the show was cancelled, a program that aired in 2004 on “The Passion of the Christ” was named a finalist for the national Telly Awards competition in March 2005.
In addition to television, Crystal also has an extensive background in print newspapers, having served as managing editor of The Shenandoah Valley Observer and The Charlottesville-Albemarle Observer. She began her career working as the lifestyles editor at The News Virginian in Waynesboro.
Crystal has won six Virginia Press Association awards for her design and writing work.
She is the vice president of Successful Women’s Alliance Network, and a member of the Waynesboro Exchange Club, Waynesboro Democratic Committee, Profit Club and the Augusta County chapter of Team Women, and she is also active in and a member of the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Crystal has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Book ‘Em Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro, Riverfest, Waynesboro Family YMCA, Vector Industries, Waynesboro Players and Wayne Theatre Alliance.
She also organized the Hokie Fundraiser in Waynesboro following the tragedy of April 16 which raised $1,000 for the Hokie Spirit Fund established by Virginia Tech. In 2008, she organized a remembrance ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
In 2007, she had her first book, Crystal Clear, published. It features a collection of columns she has written and is available at Amazon.com.
