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Behind the Headlines
6:11 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

Radio Roundtable: The Riverfront Development Project

Credit Memphis Riverfront Development Corporation / http://www.memphisriverfront.com/
Beale Street Landing Taking Shape

This week on the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable, a look at the Riverfront Development project in downtown Memphis.

Host Eric Barnes, publisher of the Memphis Daily News, is joined by Benny Lendermon, President of the Memphis Riverfront Development Corporation, and Bill Dries, senior reporter for the Memphis Daily News.

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Memphis Moments
9:56 am
Wed September 26, 2012

Davy Crockett's Arrival in Memphis

Credit John Gadsby Chapman / Art Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin
King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, folk hero, West Tennessee Congressman, bear-hunter, and martyr of the Alamo, had a colorful reputation, which he enjoyed and promoted. And his first entry into Memphis was a fitting addition to his legend.

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