On July 17, SFA oral historian Amy Evans met a group from Arkansas Educational Television along the Tamale Trail. The crew was following Rex Nelson, Alternate Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority; Kane Webb, writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; and Bill Vickery, political consultant and radio host (pictured L to R in the photo above). They picked up the Trail in West Helena, Arkansas, and finished their trek in Greenville, Mississippi. Amy met them mid-way in Clarksdale at Hicks' World Famous Hot Tamales and More, where they ate some tamales and talked shop.

Look for the segment to air on AETV sometime in early 2009. Meantime, check out Kane's article, "On the Tamale Trail: Where Culture and History Meet the Southern Belly," that appears in the August 3 edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and recounts their tamale-eating adventures. (Note: subscription required.)