Doug Doughty

Who is Doug Doughty?

Douglas "Doug" Doughty is a sports reporter, journalist and author.

Doughty spent his youth in Bethesda, MD. Doughty attended Primary Day School, Beauvoir School and Saint Albans School in Washington, D.C., where he graduated in 1970. Doughty attended and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of Virginia with a history major. He served as Sports Editor of the Cavalier Daily in 1972-1973. While a student, Doughty was a stringer for The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post and Charlottesville Daily Progress. Doughty joined The Roanoke Times in July 1974 as a beat reporter for minor league hockey. He currently serves as the assistant sports editor for The Roanoke Times and is well known for his weekly College Notebook and Notebook Plus on-line exclusive. He has covered college recruiting since 1975 and was one of the first reporters in the nation to focus on recruiting which has now become standard coverage in sports media. Each year he publishes the top football recruits in the state of Virginia on Christmas Day.

Doughty is best known for his coverage of the University of Virginia athletic program, which he has covered since 1974.