Memphis Category
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Posted on September 29, 2014 1 Comment
If you work in media and live in Memphis, last week was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad week. On Tuesday, we learned the Commercial Appeal let go 17 more employees, perhaps in a cleanse before they sell to Milwaukee’s Journal Media next year. Included in this purge were longtime reporter Lela Garlington and more […]
How do you feel safe?
Posted on May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
This week, I was asked to speak with David Waters, an award winning journalist and my friend for nearly 20 years. He writes the Faith in Memphis blog for the Commercial Appeal and has recently started a Safe in Memphis group following the death of Heather Palambo-Jones, a kindergarten teacher who worked with David’s wife […]
GET READY MEMPHIS! Great ad campaign or just annoying?
Posted on April 14, 2012 7 Comments
For weeks and what felt like months, Memphis radio listeners have been subjected to a huge radio buy running a commercial about a guy intrigued by billboards up around town saying “It’s About Time” and “Get Ready Memphis.” He prattles on about how he can’t wait to find out what it’s all about and the […]
Turn Hunger Into Hope
Posted on April 7, 2012 2 Comments
This Easter weekend means many things to my family. We will go to church Sunday morning and then come home to prepare for our family Easter dinner. The fact that it is also Sunday at the Masters makes the day even more special for us. I’ve been cleaning the house, fussing at my children about […]
