William S. “Billy” Morris III, who delivered newspapers from horseback in his hometown as a boy, Southeastern Newspapers in 1956, a few days before his 22nd birthday, as assistant to the president. Southeastern Newspapers was a holding company formed by his father to manage the growing media empire now consisting of [xx newspapers], and is the precursor of today’s Morris Media Network.

He became publisher of the Augusta Chronicle and [Augusta —] and president of the corporation 10 years later. In 1983 he became chairman, the role he serves today.