Category Archives: UT sports

Knoxville is “Tyndall Town” now

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

More than 200 community and business leaders filled a big tent overlooking World’s Fair Park on a patio at the Knoxville Convention Center last week to welcome Donnie Tyndall, UT’s new men’s basketball coach. The mood was optimistic and the … Continue reading →

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Bobby Denton: More than a mogul

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

I think Bobby Denton would have liked the beautiful funeral flowers from Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. I know he would have chuckled at the wreath created in the image of “Wivik,” the frog mascot of radio station WIVK. And … Continue reading →

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Big Orange boogie woogie

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

If I can help it, I’m not going to miss seeing boogie woogie piano player Jason D. Williams when he is in our area. The spitting image of (a younger) Jerry Lee Lewis, Williams most recently was in town for … Continue reading →

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Business community warmly embraces Lady Vols Coach Holly Warlick at festive reception

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

The Knoxville business community gave new Lady Vols Basketball Coach Holly Warlick and her staff a warm reception last week at a well attended cocktail party at the Knoxville Convention Center. In return, Warlick made three commitments that surely gave … Continue reading →

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Newest Vol is a winner!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

This is a guest blog post by my friend and client Mary Bogert, the general manager of the Knoxville Convention Center. She wrote it for her own blog, From Inside the Center, shortly after a welcome event that Moxley Carmichael … Continue reading →

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Pilot Celebrity Pumpers raise funds — and spirits

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

The annual Pilot Pumpers fundraiser for the United Way last month raised a record $63,478. Here’s the deal: during the three-day promotion at all area Pilot convenience stores, Pilot donates to United Way five cents for every gallon of gas … Continue reading →

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The “Vol Historian” on being a “cabana boy”

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Tom Mattingly, a former city of Knoxville employee before joining the UT Sports Information Office for 18 years (1987 to 2005), has for the past four years written a Sunday column and daily blog for the News Sentinel. Both are … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Vince Dooley’s other love

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Legendary University of Georgia football coach and athletic director, Vince Dooley — also the father of UT football coach Derek Dooley — is in town to visit the Knoxville Botanical Garden tonight and sign copies of his new book about … Continue reading →

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Johnny Majors on music, race and running it up

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Former University of Tennessee football coach Johnny Majors was guest of honor Sunday at one of the Knoxville Symphony League‘s “Elegant Dining” dinners and I, for one, was surprised and touched by some of what he had to say. He … Continue reading →

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Business crowd likes what it sees as new UT prez is introduced at a packed downtown gathering

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

• “He said all the right things.” • “He seems like a good guy. And he’s from UT!” • “He doesn’t seem like a loose cannon!” Those were some of the comments heard in the crowd of nearly 300 business … Continue reading →

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