NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Hospitality Association has fired its CEO for forwarding an email that compares First Lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee. The question is what took so long for Walt Baker to be fired?  The NCVB terminated their contract with his PR company, Mercatus Communications on Saturday. …

Walt Baker, CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association has publicly apologized for the recist email he sent out late Friday afternoon comparing First lady Michelle Obama to a chimp, but it wsns't enough to keep a contract with the Nashville CVB.  Butch Spyridon, President of the NCVB issued a statement…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After accusations of racism and calls for him to step down, a prominent local businessman says he's sorry for forwarding a controversial email. Walt Baker, the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association, is at the center of controversy after forwarding an e-mail that compared First Lady Michelle…

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