Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The memory of the late U.S. Sen. Howard Baker has been evoked regularly in recent times by Tennessee political leaders who long ...

Bo Roberts, perhaps best known as president and CEO of the 1982 World’s Fair but who’s had other management positions at the state and community level, has an idea for getting away from “clowns to the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In 1982, the World’s Fair brought more than 11 million people from across the globe to Knoxville, Tennessee. Bo Roberts had a front-row seat as the CEO and president of the ...

Bo Roberts, former World's Fair president and friend of Alex Haley, is stunned by the ban of 'Roots' from school libraries.

David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. The memory of the late U.S. Sen. Howard Baker has been evoked regularly in recent times by Tennessee ...