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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
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Candy McCampbell, Tennessean business news pioneer and role model, dies at 78
Candace "Candy" McCampbell, a beloved, respected journalist and pioneer in business news coverage at The Tennessean for three decades, died April 23. She was 78. "Candy was an outstanding journalist and a wonderful friend," said former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a Tennessean police reporter in the 1970s and a lifelong Middle Tennessee resident. "She was beloved, trusted and admired by everyone who worked with her." McCampbell, who joined The Tennessean straight out of college in 1968, became business news editor in 1984 after stints as a features writer, city editor, real estate editor and personal finance writer. As business editor, McCampbell greatly beefed up The Tennessean's coverage of business news in Middle Tennessee and served as a role model for young reporters, especially women, her former colleagues said. "Candy was a consummate professional. She had great sources and was respected by those sources," longtime Tennessean colleague Frank Gibson said. "She had a great sense of humor, but when it came to business, she was very serious. There was no playing around." Longtime former Tennessean copy editor Jennifer Goode Stevens said she looked up to McCampbell. "[She] was a smart, savvy, outspoken woman who had no qualms about working in a male-dominated news genre. She knew the ins and outs of the Nashville business landscape, who to call and then who to call when that first person was reluctant," Stevens said. "I was barely 21 when I arrived at The Tennessean," Stevens said. "Candy showed me from the very beginning of my career that success was possible, and that you didn't have to give up being a nice person to have it." Former longtime Tennessean executive editor Frank Sutherland said McCampbell was passionate about whatever she did in the newsroom. "She was inclusive, reaching out to people to bring them together," Sutherland said. "Her colleagues valued her counsel, whether as a reporter or editor. And she demanded honesty and truth. "Her passions made her the superb, respected journalist she was and a valued friend." When McCampbell retired in 2002 after 33 year at The Tennessean, she said the most memorable story she worked on was the 1982 collapse of a statewide chain of banks owned by brothers Jake and C.H. Butcher, both later convicted of fraud. "That was the wildest one." The story she was proudest of: Helping break the news in 1985 that Saturn car manufacturer would open a plant in Tennessee. Her personality showed clearly in that 2002 interview when she was asked how she saw Nashville's business environment changing in the next 20 years. 'Honey, if I knew that,' she said, 'I wouldn't be sitting here…. I would have been in New York with my crystal ball making lots and lots of money.' McCampbell grew up the oldest of eight siblings in the Fountain City section of Knoxville. She earned a degree in 1968 from the University of Tennessee, where she served as editor of the school newspaper. McCampbell started working for The Tennessean the same year she graduated. After retiring, McCampbell volunteered with the Frist Art Museum and Second Harvest Food Bank, and, a voracious reader, she participated in several book clubs. McCampbell often was spotted walking around her Belle Meade neighborhood chatting with neighbors and petting their dogs. McCampbell also wrote some freelance journalism articles and spent time visiting with a plethora of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is survived by those who called her 'aunt' and by all seven of her siblings, her brothers, Joe McCampbell (Vicki) of Bartlett, Tenn., Harrison McCampbell (Linda) of Brentwood, and Jim McCampbell (Jennifer) of Knoxville; and her sisters, Cindy McCampbell Cross of Choteau, Montana, Martha Lou McCampbell of Maryville, Tenn., Rosemary McCampbell of Seymour, Tenn., and Lee Smith of Greensboro, N.C. Funeral arrangements have not been set as of the posting of this story. The family suggests donations to the Frist Art Museum and Second Harvest Food Bank to honor McCampbell's memory. Reach Brad Schmitt at brad@ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Candy McCampbell, former Tennessean business news journalist, dies
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
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‘Magical' Artists highlight Knoxville's beauty by painting scenes across the city
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Artists from across the nation are in Knoxville to show off their skills with a paintbrush for the 2025 Artists on Location event. Through April 25, painters will paint 'en plein air' with their subject right in front of them. Artists started the week at the Old Gray Cemetery on Monday. Tuesday's location was the historic Bleak House and gardens in West Knoxville. Who's performing at the Dogwood Arts Festival 'I absolutely love this program because on Monday, there are about 30 artists and we all arrive with our blank canvases and we spread out across the city and even as far as into the mountains. And we paint scenes all in and around Knoxville. And then we show on Saturday night whatever we've painted,' said Rachael McCampbell. 'It's just so magical, because Monday there's nothing; Saturday, there's a show, and it's all celebrating all things Knoxville.' McCampbell has participated in this event for three years. She grew up in South Knoxville and said doing this event has helped her rediscover her home. Six Sevier County restaurants named among top family friendly restaurants in U.S. 'When you grow up in a place, there are so many places you don't see or think to go to. And with this event, I have learned about Knoxville again and learned all these fantastic locations. And then, of course, seeing how all the other artists interpret these locations is really amazing,' said McCampbell. Artists will be at Market Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, at Ijams Nature Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday and at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. This year's featured artist is Bill Farnsworth. Other participating artists include: Olga Bankston Jean Cauthen Kimberly Daniel John Eiseman Alex Eisenzopf Lisa Engle Sara Beth Fair Kathleen Gray Farthing Robert Felker Tiffany Foss Kim Hall Brigitte Hubbard Kirk Larsen Chris Leeper Rachael McCampbell Victoria Pearmain Brenda Pinnick Craig Reynolds Robin Roberts Rebecca Robinson Amanda Scott Richard Sneary Jeff Steiner Patricia Sweet Jennifer Taylor Lyudmila Tomova Clark Richie Vios Cory Wright Jing Zhao The Golden Roast to close all locations Thursday All the paintings will be sold at the Knoxville Museum of Art at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The proceeds will support the Knoxville Museum of Art. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
