Episode 0115 - Pro Bono Work

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Stacy McCloud, a former television news anchor who now works in public relations. They haven’t seen each other since 2009. 

Frank will give a presentation about the history of the Body Farm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Vonore Public Library. Learn more at https://bonezones.com (don’t forget the S). 

Stacy grew up in LaFollette and went to Campbell County High School and ETSU. She got a job at WYMT in Hazard, Kentucky and was eventually able to transfer to their sister station, WVLT in Knoxville. 

Stacy left Knoxville to accept a job as the entertainment reporter at the Fox affiliate in Nashville. She next worked for Headline Country on GAC. She moved to Las Vegas and became a competitive bodybuilder. 

In 2019, Stacy began doing public relations for a fitness company. She now works for a Nashville public relations company. 

This episode is sponsored by the Secret City Improv Festival, October 6 and 7, 2023 at the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge. See performances by 23 professional troupes and 3 local high school troupes. Performances are on Friday, October 6th at 7pm, 9p, and 11pm and on Saturday, October 7th at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8:45pm and 10:30pm. Buy your tickets online at https://secretcityimprovfest.com/frank 

Frank is excited about the upcoming season of Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl because 64 teams have signed up for the tournament. The first day of recording will be October 4, 2023. The episodes will be broadcast in January, February, and March, 2024. 

One of Stacy’s PR clients is Dr. Jason Collier at Southern Dental Implant Center. Dr. Collier will give away a free dental makeover to someone who has been impacted by the suicide of a friend or relative or who has had suicidal thoughts themselves. Nominations will be accepted until November 18, 2023 (International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.) Nominations can be submitted by emailing stacy@aroluxe.com, by calling 615-870-9088 between the hours of 9am-6pm, or by visiting https://tinyurl.com/thegiftofasmile. Include the nominee's name, location, contact information, and backstory. Because of the sensitivity of this subject, all nominees and the recipient of the smile giveaway will remain anonymous unless they would like their identity to be revealed.

The person selected for the makeover must be willing to travel to Memphis for treatment. 

Frank and Stacy reminisce about the late Chef Walter Lambert, who used to do a daily cooking segment on WVLT. A few times Frank saw Chef Walter returning that day’s floral centerpiece to Food City in Bearden. Stacy’s grandmothers would write down Chef Walter’s recipes in their personal cookbooks. 

Frank suggests that Stacy should visit the Silent Heroes Of The Cold War National Memorial at Mount Charleston, about 35 miles from downtown Las Vegas. 

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