Hunter Fan ‘solidifies’ its story with a steady, sweeping cool
John Andrews (right) co-author of “The Hunter Fan Company: An American Original” gives Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (left) a tour of the Hunter fan museum at the company headquarters on Wednesday, Aug. 2. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
It spawned careers, including that of a young Cybill Shepherd in 1968 when she was a model in Hunter’s catalog; employed a-yet-undiscovered Charley Pride and created advertising history in the energy-crisis-prone ‘70s.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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