Bob Brown & Bill Lohmann Present "Back Roads: People Places & Pie from Around VA

We are excited to welcome Bob Brown and Bill Lohmann (recently retired from The Richmond Times Dispatch) to share some stories from their travels and their two books. They have met hundreds of interesting Virginians and eaten some really good pie in their travels!

Agenda for Tuesday, October 14, 2025
6:00 - Church Doors Open for Socializing
Bring a PIE to share with Bob & Bill!
6:30 - Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements
Followed by Bob & Bill’s Presentation

You have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person:
Fellowship Hall of Unity Church of Bon Air,
923 Buford Road, Richmond, VA.
Virtually via Zoom
(Comment below with your email address or email Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com for the Zoom link and passcode.)

About Our Presenters…
Bob Brown studied Commercial Art at RPI (now VCU) until he realized that he could shoot better pictures than he could draw after having a course in photography. Switched majors to Photography, studied film as well as still photography, finishing in 1958. Worked with motion pictures at WRVA-TV (now WWBT), leaving in 1968 to begin a career at Richmond Times-Dispatch & Richmond News Leader. Has won first place awards in state, regional, and national competitions. Three times Virginia News Photographer of the Year. Covered the Virginia General Assembly for 52 years. First photojournalist inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. Most fun was the 20+ years he and Bill Lohmann traveled the state looking for stories, gravy, and pie. Retired at age 84 in 2022. Still usually has a camera nearby... just in case the BEST SHOT EVER shows up in front of him.

Bill Lohmann was a longtime columnist and feature writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch before he retired in 2023. Born and raised in Richmond, he worked more than 40 years in the news business. He began his career as a sportswriter for the Charlottesville Daily Progress before moving to United Press International, where he worked in bureaus in Richmond, Orlando and Atlanta. He returned to Richmond in 1988 to write for The News Leader, joining The Times-Dispatch when the papers merged in 1992.
He’s the author of several books, including two Back Roads books that were collaborations with his good friend and colleague, Bob Brown. Other books include Backroads and Byways of Virginia, a travel guide now in its third edition, and DR COPTR: The Flying Physician Who Kept His Promise to Tangier Island, the story of Dr. David Nichols and his remarkable devotion to the residents of Tangier Island. Bill’s first book was Are We There Yet? a compilation of columns about his family’s cross-country adventure in the summer of 2000.
In 2019, Bill was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.