The Daily Memphian writers share their favorite stories
From left: Amanda Krog (pictured with daughter Dory) and her husband Dave Krog were featured in a story by Jennifer Biggs about their journey to open Dory restaurant; Abigail Warren wrote about Wildwood Farm in Germantown after the land was donated to UT Martin; Geoff Calkins covered the Memphis Tigers’ appearance on ESPN’s GameDay program; Elle Perry wrote about the MengCheng artist collective including Lili Nacht, pictured here. (The Daily Memphian file)
The Daily Memphian celebrates its fifth anniversary by asking long-term writers to share a few of their favorite stories. Here are those stories and why the authors chose them, in their own words.
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- Geoff Calkins
- Bill Dries
- Chris Herrington
- Otis Sanford
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Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Natalie Van Gundy
Natalie Van Gundy is a podcast and video producer for The Daily Memphian. She is also the producer for "Behind the Headlines" on WKNO Channel 10.
John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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