Memphis in May reports lowest attendance in more than two decades
Briana Macias (left) and Teri Daniels walk past the Ferris Wheel at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Liberty Park in Memphis, Tennessee May 11, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Memphis in May is projecting a record-setting financial loss of roughly $1.9 million for 2022. Its largest loss, previous to this, was in 2020 when the festivities were totally canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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