Comments on: Why Malcolm Venable is Leaving The Pilot

By: andie

andie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:11:44 +0000

I moved at the end of January and for the past two months I haven’t read much of the Pilot. But one nagging thought popped in every couple days . . . I haven’t seen anything by Malcolm Venable lately.

And so, I find this article. What a disappointment for me . . . but good fortune for Malcolm.

I truly have to say he was one of few fresh voices in a pretty tired paper. Malcolm’s writing caught me and I will miss seeing him in the Pilot.

Good luck to you Malcolm.

By: robbie

robbie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:54:32 +0000

I lived in Norfolk for the past 4 years prior to moving back to Florida and you could always look forward to his album reviews. Good luck to you my friend.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:07:21 +0000

Yeah, Beloff, make sure you get credit…. Blowhard!!!!!!!!!
You did good work with what you had Malcolm; cowered a little more then I wished but then well, I can’t say the obstacles you faced or whether politics dictated going narrowly by.
I still want to extend a thank you to you

By: Jesse Scaccia

Jesse Scaccia — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:00 +0000

You’re such a nut, Beloff. You have our emails.

We got that pic from his Facebook so we assumed it was his. We’ll add your credit shortly.

By: David A. Beloff

David A. Beloff — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:01:30 +0000

The photo at the top of this article was taken by me. Please give me a photo credit. Thank you. -David A. Beloff

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:09:26 +0000

Good luck to Malcolm! He deserves to make money money.

By: Hannah Serrano

Hannah Serrano — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:42:02 +0000

You’re right, Tom, thank you for pointing that out. I should’ve asked him why some perceive there to be such a chasm. In any case, I think what Malcolm said in response showed he understood the sentiment underlying the question and I, for one, loved his answer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:14:19 +0000

congratulations malcolm, you did in fact sound like a inflated-sense-of-self asshole.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:50:34 +0000

… false choices! What a loaded question Hannah? “Why do you think there�s such a chasm between culture in Richmond and culture in Hampton Roads?” He never said that… YOU said that.

By: langston

langston — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:59:30 +0000

Malcolm really brought a lot to the paper as well as to the arts & entertainment scene here overall. I really don’t think that he can be easily replaced at The Pilot, so it’s a truly big loss for local media. Hopefully he will find what he’s looking for in his new position in Richmond.

By: Ernie Smith

Ernie Smith — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:14:23 +0000

It’s sad to see Malcolm no longer part of the Pilot. I thought what he brought the paper in terms of cultural coverage � a picture that remembered exactly how diverse the area was � was spot-on.

While no, it’s not NYC, Norfolk/VB brought the world The Neptunes, Danja, Kenna, so on and so forth. What Malcolm did was take the spirit of these things – and all the other cultural things that make Hampton Roads what it is � and make them come alive in the paper.

Also, I know exactly what he’s talking about in terms of getting off that plane. It’s a great feeling. I miss it too.