Docent Winner, Shannon Walton Baker, Backbeat Tours: As the Lead Tour Guide at Backbeat Tours, Shannon Walton Baker is upbeat, accommodating, and knowledgeable about Memphis. In this role, she has also learned to think on her feet.

Jimmy has been a dedicated team member at the Memphis Zoo since 2008, currently working in the water quality department.

Save the following dates to know when the quarterly nominations period close and the Annual Pick Awards Party!

As a bartender at Loflin Yard, Brooke goes the extra mile to make guests feel welcome.

The Memphis Tigers will play their postseason game in their home stadium.

As a bartender and server at the Guest House at Graceland, Lolita Suggs is often the first person a visitor to Memphis meets when they arrive in our city.

In 2019, the 123-room Central Station Hotel opened, inviting guests to stay in the historic train station. The fully renovated and innovative hotel houses Bishop, a French-inspired restaurant, as well as Eight & Sand, a cocktail bar and lounge that is home to a Memphis-inspired collection of vinyl albums. Guests can enjoy the wide-ranging collection of music in the Listening Room, hidden behind the bar. Most nights, guests can enjoy live music at El Mertha, the hotel’s DJ booth and mixing table.

Jennifer Carrasco is just 16 and working at Incredible Pizza is her first job. She admits to some nerves, but says the environment is so much fun and her co-workers are, too! Plus, she has learned some important lessons in the six months that she has worked here.