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Inherit the Wind | Theatre Memphis

By Kacky Walton

Published January 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM CST

Kacky Walton spoke with Jeff Posson, the director of Theatre Memphis's production of Inherit the Wind. This compelling story captures a pivotal moment in Tennessee's history when global attention turned to a courtroom showdown between two legendary legal minds debating the state law prohibiting teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

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Kacky Walton

I owe my radio career to the Ford Motor Company. My daddy had a Ford dealership in our hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he thought it would be cute if his 7-year old daughter did his radio commercials. The pay wasn't great, just a pack of Wrigley's gum, but I was hooked on radio from then on.

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