MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Veteran reporter Les Smith, who worked for every TV news operation in Memphis during a journalism career that spanned nearly 40 years, has died.
Family members say Smith died Wednesday morning at the age of 75, following a brief battle with cancer.
Smith began his career in TV news and sports in 1975 at a television station in Jefferson City, Mo. He worked at stations in Tampa and West Palm Beach, Fla. before coming to Memphis in 1983…