By Ron Bell
Who’s your hero? This is a question we ask our young artists every year about this time, and the responses are always wonderful. Parents and family members still top the list of those our youth find admirable, but other heroes include Jesus, movie actors, book characters and anyone currently appearing on “American Idol.”
Ron Bell has been the designer of The Tennessee Magazine since December 1995. He also occasionally writes articles for the magazine and travels throughout the state, helping Tennessee’s electric cooperatives tell their story. He has designed logos for Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative and Mountain Electric Cooperative as well as T-shirts, posters, brochures and publications for TECA and co-ops throughout the state. Ron is also the creator and lead singer for his band, The Trailer Park Troubadours. Calling it “a hobby that got out of hand,” his musical pursuits have taken him across the U.S., to Canada and to Europe.
