Background
Childress, Robert Linwood was born on August 27, 1940 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luther Linwood and Alice Marie (Johnson) Childress.
Childress, Robert Linwood was born on August 27, 1940 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luther Linwood and Alice Marie (Johnson) Childress.
Circulation director, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1971-1980; circulation director, News and Daily Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1980-1981; public, News Messenger, Christiansburg, Virginia, 1981-1982; public, Star-Exponent, Culpeper, Virginia, 1982-1987; public, The Mountain Press, Sevierville, Tennessee, since 1987.
President, campaign chair United Way, Sevierville, 1988. Sergeant United States Air Force Reserve, 1959-1963. Member Tennessee Press Association (treasurer since 1993), Mid-Atlantic Circulation Managers Association (president 1971), Rotary (board directors 1989).
Married Margaret Marie Jones, May 15, 1965. Children: Natalie, Mary.