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Transcript: Interview: Jefferson Rogers discusses the founder of Holiday Inn, Kemmons Wilson, who died at the age of 90
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MELINDA PENKAVA
NPR Talk of the Nation
02-13-2003
Interview: Jefferson Rogers discusses the founder of Holiday Inn, Kemmons Wilson, who died at the age of 90
Host: MELINDA PENKAVA
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM
MELINDA PENKAVA, host:
Kemmons Wilson, founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels, has died. He was 90 years old. Wilson revolutionized the concept of the motel and brought it from a roadside flea bag to the modern hotel chain. Joining us to talk about Kemmons Wilson's life and his influence on the motel industry is Jefferson Rogers. Rogers is co-author of "The Motel in America," and is on the phone from his office at the University of Tennessee.
Welcome.
Mr. JEFFERSON ROGERS (University of ...
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