WPLN News Archive; News Archive 11/30/01-1/11/02; Drue Smith Obit (Scott Huler) 1 7 02

and typically tech lobby saturday morning and you were surrounded by pink pink lipstick pink fingernails pink roses and cats and above all everywhere you looked pained feather boas a good six hundred of nashville's movers and shakers from political and journalistic circles had gathered to remember bruce smith a pioneer of women's roles in politics in the press who yet remained more widely known for her accent and outlandish crescent personality than for any particular journalistic accomplishments those attending saturday's memorial service were encouraged to dress like through to show respect and did they ever and i missed you when you were a maoist group marcellus you react to these classes a very big star game at the end of the year we are

probably about every week two weeks you keep whipping and its array of colors and the green for st patrick's day parade around and then today in the christmas trees christmas at last thing i think that it's more than just address file into the theater with everyone else while music special to drew place take a copy of the fourth page cruz news by green hills news publisher gary cunningham filled with pictures of drew and colorful garp if you want hear about cruise accomplishments but state senator doug was henry list them as a drone over the career she doesn't always think she was sectarian society out of the

chattanooga times agenda free press generated or talk show for women and chad livengood too little bruised bottom line on german television should contribute reluctant beast is monitored cbs is in question if it does go on up but henry ends with the same point everyone else made she never gave up on digging out the truth machine that was full cost of an abiding your religion can track of politicians the memory share it had more to do with personality than with accomplishments more love than work as bob last been demonstrated telling about meeting drew for the first time when she worked for governor mcwhorter and was sent in nineteen sixty four to a lot of radio show at wsm to discuss the topic when the studio door open there stood the governor's representative of vision in glowing paint and matching pink dress pinto beans shoes based on things are more exciting what what is this

who is getting us and a really big question where did she get those pink stock government worker remembered for his famous driving skills and turned to me and i was then in vogue in a gruesome other women and said that drew take you know as a bubbly then as you think song imitation of true here's a clue jane eyre then a reporter who never said anything mean known more for friendship with those she covered them for breaking news pioneer powerful woman remembered for wearing outlandish clothes it's a complex picture yet if you're not sure about that legacy focus on six hundred people including

howard governors laughing crying and dressed in pink just remember hi i am seeing that i have the hearing on our air there's been discussion the pittsburgh