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April 2018
MMH&LA - the source for information and education, and the advocacy voice for the hotel and lodging industry in the metropolitan Memphis area.
Stars of the Industry Join us on April 18, 2018 at the Peabody Memphis and celebrate these deserving employees at one of our favorite events!When: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Where: Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Ave.
RSVP: To Register CLICK HERE
SponsorshipS Platinum Dinner Sponsor $2500Two Teams play in the tournamentBeverage Cart, Dinner and Hole Sponsor SignsMulligans & Putting Contest Listed on all advertising materials
Diamond Lunch Sponsor $2000Two Teams play in the tournamentLunch and Hole Sponsor SignsMulligans & Putting Contest Listed on all advertising materials
Golf Packages:Gold Sponsor $1500Two Teams play in the tournamentHole SignMulligans & Putting Contest Listed on all advertising materials
Silver Sponsor $1000One Team to pay in the tournamentHole Sign
Team Only $775
Single Player $225
Hole Sign $300
When:
June 20th11:30am-6:00pm
Where:
North Creek Golf Course8770 North Creek Blvd.
Golf Tournament MMHLA OFFICERS & BOARD
MMHLA Office:901-581-561847 Union AvenueMemphis, TN [email protected] Ross Administrative Assistant
MMHLA Officers:Tricia Weatherford................ChairmanMary Calorio..................Past ChairmanWayne Tabor...........................PresidentDoug Browne..............Chairman ElectDoug Owings......Treasurer/ SecretaryJohn Rucker.............. .Sergeant-at-arms
MMHLA Board of Directors:Noe CerratoShawn DankoAnne-Marie FamaletteKevin KaneJimmy Kiser
Pierre LandaicheChuck PinkowskiTom HobsonJim O’Brien
REGISTER HERE
MMLHA Luncheons are great events to network
at, and this one was no exception.
A big thanks to our two speakers, Ashley
McHugh, Memphis CVB’s Research Director
and Jim Holt, President & CEO of Memphis
in May International Festival.
Chris Pemberton (Cates Laundry Equipment), Ken Parish (Hampton Inn & Suites Ger-mantown), Tracey Henninger (Residence Inn Memphis Downtown)
David Pear (Pinkowski & Company) and Doug Browne (Peabody Memphis)
Harold Graeter (Autozone Liberty Bowl) and Bill Sumner (Travelhost of Memphis Magazine)
Maria Cook (Courtyard by Marriott Bill Morris Parkway), Becky Anderson (Courtyard by Mar-riott Bill Morris Parkway), Tricia Weatherford (Residence Inn Memphis Downtown)
Wayne Tabor (President MMHLA) and Bill Anderson (Standard Textile)
Harold Graeter (Autozone Liberty Bowl) and
Tricia Weatherford (Residence Inn Memphis
Downtown)
MMHLA MarcH LuncHeonHoLiday inn University
Andy Odle (MCVB) and John Rucker (Key
Magazine of Memphis)
Ashley McHugh, Memphis CVB’s Research Direc-tor, wowed us with what Arrivalist and Crimson Hexagon can do for identifying Memphis visitor’s patterns and managing hotels’ social media.
Jim O’Brien (Valor Hospitality) and Radesh
Palakurthi (Kemmons Wilson School of Hospital-
ity & Hotel Management)
Luncheon guests get to fill their plates with great tasting buffet food.
...and don’t forget dessert!
Jim Holt, President & CEO of Memphis in May International Festival let us know how important Memphis in May is in bringing tourism to Memphis and filling our hotels.
Wayne Tabor (President MMHLA) and Jim Holt (Memphis in May) raffled off tickets for Beale Street Music Festival!
One of our speakers on the “Data Drive De-mand” subject, Regina Bearden (MCVB)
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Joe Birch, WMCTV Channel 5 News Anchor
interview with wMC tv’s Joe BircHdo this a long time ago and I’m proud to help out in this little way each year.
Q: What’s it like seeing the faces of the winners when they receive their awards?
A: I can tell when a Star of the Industry is deeply moved by this recognition. It delights me to see deserving people get recognized for a job well done.
Q: What have you learned about the Hotel Industry from hosting this event?
A: This Stars of the Industry event is significant because we need to celebrate excellence. Visitors to Memphis generally don’t know anything about the hotel ownership group or the CVB but they do remember EXPERINCES. When guests to our city feel like they’re being treated well, they remember it and that extra effort of kindness or service might be the one thing they’ll remember about their whole Memphis experience. So celebrating excellence among those who deliver it should be recognized. It’s in our enlightened self-interest as a city to honor those who do things large or small that make Memphis great.
Q: What is the importance of tourism to Memphis and Shelby County?
A: Tourism is an enormous job creator in Memphis/Shelby County. We need the hospitality industry to be at its best 24/7/365 so that our visitors have a positive experience within our city and come on back to visit or perhaps, live here!
And to conclude our Q&A, here is a word from Wayne Tabor on Joe Birch, “We appreciate Joe Birches interest in the hospitality industry and we are fortunate to have him as our emcee of our Stars of the Industry and are thankful for the hard work he puts into it.”
Q: Could you tell us about your first job in news media, and how you became a news anchor?
A: I started out schlepping gear at WMC in 1978 as a news intern from Christian Brothers University. TV equipment was large and bulky back then and human pack mules were needed to carry lights, cameras and Action News 5 gear. I rose from the ranks of intern to weekend assignment editor to weekend producer to audio recordist (grip) assisting photographers to reporters. The station hired me on May 20, 1978, the day I graduated from Christian Brothers University. I served as a reporter from 1979 to 1983 when I was named news anchor of the 10 o’clock news. I’ve been doing it ever since and was named main anchor of the early evening newscast (6 & 6pm) in 1990. I’ve served as a reporter all these years as well.
Q: How did you get involved as master of ceremonies for the Stars of the Industry?
A: My friend Wayne Tabor invited me to
The Stars of the Industry is an annual event honoring those who go the extra mile in the hospitality
industry. Every year for some time now, WMCTV Channel 5 news anchor Joe Birch has been our master of ceremonies for this event. So, to turn the light towards Joe, here’s a quick Q & A with him to get a glimpse of his background, his thoughts on the Stars of the Industry, and of the hospitality industry as a whole.
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2018 CaLenDArApr. 18 - Stars of the Industry Peabody SkyRoomMay 8 - MMHLA BOD Meeting 8:30-10:00am - Location TBDMay 16 - MMHLA May Luncheon 8:30-10:00am - Location TBDJun. 12 - MMHLA BOD Meeting 8:30-10:00am - Location TBDJun. 20 - MMHLA Golf Tournament North Creek Golf Course, SouthavenJul. 18 - MMHLA July Luncheon 8:30-10:00am - Location TBDAug. 28-29 - Southern Lodging Summit Rendezvous/Peabody/MCCC
Dates & locations subject to change. (*Indicates change from normal 3rd Wed. of month)If you would like to volunteer a venue or present a luncheon program please contact Deanna Ross. Her number
is in the MMHLA Officers & Board box on the cover under MMHLA Office.
