The AM/DM podcast: A new Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium for a new fan
Memphis Tigers football Fan Fest at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Aug. 8, 2026. (Wes Hale/Special to the Daily Memphian)
The University of Memphis Tigers will play their first home game in September in the renovated Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
The $227 million construction project isn’t yet finished, but Tigers fans got their first look at the renovation last week.
Today, Frank Bonner is here to talk about what fans think of the construction project — and what it means for conference realignment and Memphis’ concert calendar.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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