The Tennessee Magazine is grateful that so many people share their talents with our readers each month.
Writers and Contributors
George Weigel is a garden writer, garden designer, garden speaker, Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist, and as his balding, plant-killing brother likes to put it, a Certified Gardening Wacko. - See more at: http://georgeweigel.net11 Articles
Keith Carnahan serves as president and CEO of Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative and chairman of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association board of trustees.10 Articles
Kathryn Witt is an award-winning travel and lifestyle writer whose travels take her all over the world to share its stories. Favorite sights include the glaciers of Alaska; fjords of Norway; castles of Russia; and the small towns of America.6 Articles
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is a not-for-profit, local electric cooperative managed through our member-elected board of directors. We serve to make life better for our community by providing affordable, reliable, and safe electricity.6 Articles
Michael Watson serves as president and CEO of Duck River Electric Membership Corporation in Shelbyville, Tenn.6 Articles
Antsy McClain is a Nashville-adjacent singer-songwriter, author and graphic artist who performs with his band, the Trailer Park Troubadours, around the world and in parts of Wilson County. Find his full bio, music, books, artwork and tour dates at unhitched.com.4 Articles
For more than 40 years, Jerry Kirk, a native of Whitesburg in East Tennessee, edited statewide membership publications that went to members of farm supply and electric cooperatives across Tennessee. He’s the retired manager of the Communications Department at Tennessee Farmers Cooperative in LaVergne, where he was editor of the Tennessee Cooperator. For a couple of years in the mid-1980s, he was also editor of The Tennessee Magazine. Jerry, a native of Whitesburg in East Tennessee, is married to the former Jane Downing of Pikeville. Their son, Chris Kirk, is associate editor of The Tennessee Magazine.4 Articles