Amy McRary, Features Writer - GoVolsXtra's Department

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Amy McRary is a News Sentinel reporter whose stories range from those on hunger in East Tennessee to giant snakes at the Knoxville Zoo to treasures collected by local museums. One of the things the former United Press International reporter likes best about her job is thedifferent people she gets to meet and the different stories she gets to tell. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate also considers herself fairly knowledgable about college basketball, baseball and the history of the English royal family.

Position History

Features Writer
07/08/2009 - current

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Blog: Artsy	08/22/2010

Shrek, Disney tour, circus coming to Knoxville Published 02/08/2012 at 5:10 p.m.
A green ogre, some Disney characters and the circus are all coming to Knoxville soon.
In Their Own Words: Letters tell stories of war Published 02/04/2012 at 2 p.m.
Periodically in the News Sentinel's continuing series about the Civil War, we come upon letters from the 'average' people — soldiers, wives, citizens. Reading what they were thinking and writing about helps show history from another angle.
New book focuses on Andrew Johnson during Civil War, Reconstruction Published 02/04/2012 at 2 p.m.
Just weeks after federal troops took over Tennessee's Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Andrew Johnson arrived in Nashville as the state's military governor.
Comedy about very dysfunctional family opens at UT Published 02/03/2012 at 5:59 p.m.
Director John Sipes is reluctant to wrap a style around the play "Fuddy Meers," being performed Feb. 9-26 at the University of Tennessee. But he's found a term to suit.
Ape attraction: 'Beaux for Bo' campaign at Knoxville Zoo seeks chimp adopters Published 02/01/2012 at 4 a.m.
She's a full-figured girl of about 200 pounds who enjoys munching beets and Popsicles. She likes kids but often gets picked on by other adults.
2012 Dogwood Arts print has nostalgic feel Published 01/28/2012 at 2 p.m.
The 2012 Dogwood Arts Festival's limited edition print has been selected, and the work has a nostalgic country feel washed with bright tones.
Book on UT's Pride of the Southland Marching Band is labor of love for alumnus Published 01/28/2012 at 2 p.m.
Larry Murphy said he learned so much, received so much when he played trumpet in the University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland Marching Band some 20 years ago. Now the Knoxville father of three is giving back to the ...
Manhattan Transfer to perform with Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Published 01/27/2012 at 5:17 p.m.
The Grammy Award winning group Manhattan Transfer brings its jazz-infused pop vocals to Knoxville to perform with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Playtime: Family-friendly events for Jan. 28 and beyond Published 01/27/2012 at 5 p.m.
If you enjoy watercolors, head to the Knoxville Museum of Art. The museum has selected several dozen watercolors from its collection for a new exhibit called "Liquid Light."
Knoxville Museum of Art opens "Liquid Light" exhibit Jan. 27 Published 01/21/2012 at 1 p.m.
The Knoxville Museum of Art is showing 50 to 60 works from its expansive watercolor collection in an exhibit whose title expresses the medium's appeal and inherent quality.