Author Archives: Jim Eikner

The Jefferson Davis You May Not Know By Jim Eikner

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Jim Eikner

  The opportunity had surpassed my expectations. My employer, the public television station and PBS affiliate in Memphis, WKNO, was holding a reception promoting and celebrating the return of Ken Burns’ acclaimed television series, The Civil War.” I had arrived … Continue reading →

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Seersucker Flash Mob by Jim Eikner

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jim Eikner

Not since Gary Cooper strode that dusty western street to do in the seemingly invincible black-hat jaspers in the academy award winning movie, has “High Noon” assumed such dramatic proportions. But it was just at that seersucker hour at the … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t Easy Being Green by Jim Eikner

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jim Eikner

Jim Eikner, well-known Memphis Public Broadcasting celebrity, actor, artist, and an active participant in “life’s community ” is our newest contributor. Welcome Jim! In the mid-1990’s I was selected for a television commercial, in which I would portray a hardware … Continue reading →

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