There are 9 article(s) tagged Danny Thomas:

• August 2025

  • St. Jude’s Downing to be inducted into Health Care Hall of Fame

    Dr. James Downing joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founder Danny Thomas and Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris as an honoree.

    By Aisling Mäki August 15, 2025

• March 2025

  • Calkins: As Shadyac steps down, it’s a critical moment for St. Jude

    Richard Shadyac Jr. helped transform St. Jude into the most trusted brand in the world. His departure after 16 years is a moment of celebration — and uncertainty, too.

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    Calkins: Richard Shadyac Jr. on his legacy, the future, Memphis — and some sports stuff, too

    By Geoff Calkins March 02, 2025

• August 2024

  • Local investors to buy former BlueCross BlueShield building

    The property is now surrounded by three major developments: The Sterick building, 100 N. Main and The Walk on Union.

    By Sophia Surrett August 19, 2024

• June 2024

  • St. Jude gifts relic of namesake apostle to Midtown cathedral

    At some point — no one really knows when — the saint’s relic made its way to Memphis as a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has been in storage on its campus for 62 years. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 22, 2024

• March 2024

  • Calkins: St. Jude’s arm is coming to Memphis. Maybe it’s just in time.

    The arm of St. Jude is coming to Memphis Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know — about the relic, about St. Jude himself and about why it matters, especially, in this town. 

    By Geoff Calkins March 07, 2024

• February 2023

  • St. Jude’s historic roadmap in the segregated South

    St. Jude became the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South, where Black and white patients were treated in the same room, dined together and shared bathroom facilities.

    By Aisling Mäki February 28, 2023

• August 2021

  • Mike Conley Jr. makes a festive return to Memphis

    The beloved former Grizzlies player was a villain at FedExForum during the playoffs against Utah. His appearance at the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am was much more welcome. 

    By Steven Johnson August 04, 2021

• February 2020

  • St. Jude honors Penny Hardaway and Dr. Trevor K. Thompson

    The St. Jude Spirit of the Dream event celebrates the achievements of African Americans who helped build the legacy of St. Jude and continue to support its lifesaving mission.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 24, 2020

• August 2019

  • Conaway: Memphis still amazes. It just amazed me.

    A tour bus of folks from Toledo hits the highlights: from the site of the first Piggly Wiggly, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to The Peabody. A Memphian along for the ride finds fresh cause for wonder. 

    By Dan Conaway August 16, 2019