 He left R.J. Reynolds in the later half of 1999 and returned to Chattanooga "to help shape the overall identity" of the city's now single daily print newspaper, formed after WEHCO Media bought and merged the fiercely competitive afternoon "Free Press" and the morning "The Chattanooga Times" to create the "Chattanooga Times Free Press".On May 26, 2010, Griscom announced he would resign from the newspaper June 30, 2010.Griscom is married to the former Marion Dobbins.