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Cas Walker: Stories on His Life and Legend

By Joshua S. Hodge (Editor), Ernest Frithiof Freeberg (Contribution by)
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By Joshua S. Hodge (Editor), Ernest Frithiof Freeberg (Contribution by)
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Businessman, politician, broadcasting personality, and newspaper publisher, Cas Walker (1902–1998) was, by his own estimation, a “living legend” in Knoxville for much of the twentieth century. Renowned for his gravelly voice and country-boy persona, he rose from blue-collar beginnings to make a fortune as a grocer whose chain of supermarkets extended from East Tennessee into Virginia and Kentucky. To promote his stores, he hosted a local variety show, first on radio and then TV, that advanc...

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