‘Call Me Director': Buddy Chapman recalls MPD reforms at book signing
Buddy Chapman, former Memphis Police Department director (middle), discusses a memoir he co-wrote with CrimeStoppers director David Wayne Brown (right). Otis Sanford, columnist for The Daily Memphian, moderated the discussion on “Call Me Director: Memoir of a Police Reformer.” (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
Buddy Chapman looked back on his time as MPD director from 1976 to 1983 during a book signing event for his newly published book, “Call Me Director: Memoir of a Police Reformer.”
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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