Calkins: Jermaine ‘FunnyMaine’ Johnson is a Memphian to take seriously
Jermaine Johnson goes by the stage name “FunnyMaine” and is hosting a comedy show this Saturday, Aug. 31, to benefit Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. (Courtesy of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital)
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.
The comedian, DJ, video producer and ‘poet laureate of Alabama football' is new to Memphis-Shelby County Schools. But he’s not as new to Memphis as you might think.
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