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* [[February 22]]: Citadel Communications shut down [[Live 100.5]] and launched a news-talk [[WAPI-FM]] station in its place. | * [[February 22]]: Citadel Communications shut down [[Live 100.5]] and launched a news-talk [[WAPI-FM]] station in its place. | ||
* [[March 11]]: [[Jesse Chambers]] succeeded [[Glenny Brock]] as editor of the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]''. | * [[March 11]]: [[Jesse Chambers]] succeeded [[Glenny Brock]] as editor of the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]''. | ||
* [[April 1]]: [[Grayson Hall]] succeeded [[Dowd Ritter]] as president and CEO of [[Regions Bank]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 29 March 2010
2010 is the 139th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
Business
- February 22: Citadel Communications shut down Live 100.5 and launched a news-talk WAPI-FM station in its place.
- March 11: Jesse Chambers succeeded Glenny Brock as editor of the Birmingham Weekly.
- April 1: Grayson Hall succeeded Dowd Ritter as president and CEO of Regions Bank.
Sports
- January 2: The Connecticut Huskies defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 20-7 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl at Legion Field.
- January 7: The Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the Texas Longhorns to take the BCS National Championship in Pasadena, California.
- March 21: The inaugural Bobby Bowden Collegiate Coach of the Year Award was awarded to Nick Saban.
- November 26: The 2010 Iron Bowl was held at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Individuals
Deaths
- January 1: Gregory Slay, Remy Zero drummer
- January 3: Walter Braswell, attorney
- January 3: Charles Kleibacker, fashion designer
- January 5: Jessie Hale Downs, co-founder of the Jimmie Hale Mission
- January 5: Orlandera Johnson, retired Homewood Police Department officer
- January 5: Joe Shannon, aviator
- January 13: Fred Lamar, Methodist minister and missionary
- January 15: Charles Crowder, retired Circuit Court judge
- January 26: Paul R. Jones, art collector
- February 4: Alexander Lacy, attorney and civic leader
- February 5: Buddy Glasgow, former Shelby County Sheriff
- February 5: Diane Rivers, educational consultant
- February 10: Asa Rountree, attorney and author
- February 18: "Scotty D" Daniels, radio personality
- February 28: Charles Speir, co-founder of Brookwood Medical Center
- March: Major Bashinsky, attorney and financial planner
- March 1: Barry Hannah, author
- March 2: Ernest Palmore, retired educator
- March 6: Evan Zeiger, Jr, neurosurgeon
- March 8: Melford Espey, University of Alabama administrator and the first Big Al
- March 10: Willie Logan, artist
- March 14: Jessi, police dog
Works
Buildings
- Apple Valley Recreation Center
- Bessemer City High School
- Cityville Block 121
- CSX Central Alabama Intermodal Facility
- Cottages of Lakeshore
- Green Solar Manufacturing
- Majestic Cross
- Marriott Renaissance Hotel Birmingham
- Phelan Flats
- Pleasant Grove High School
- UAB Women and Infants Center
- Vestavia Hills Public Library
- T. R. Wright Elementary School
See Also
- 2010 Birmingham Barons
- 2010 Iron Bowl
- 2010 SEC Baseball Tournament
- 2010 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- 2010 UAB Blazers football
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