Dionne Warwick brings star power to U of M music center opening
Dionne Warwick sang classics like “Walk On By” and “Say A Little Prayer” Saturday night at the grand opening gala for the new Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Student musicians backed the legendary singer at the grand opening gala for the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis.
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Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center Rudi Scheidt Honey Scheidt Dionne WarwickAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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