Nashville Visionary Steve Buchanan Retiring

Steve Buchanan.

Opry Entertainment Group President Steve Buchanan is leaving his post after running the company for 33 years. Buchanan is also the executive producer of the TV show “Nashville.”

Buchanan joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1985 as marketing manager and is credited with revitalizing the brand, along with Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and returning both to their former glory.

At the time, the Opry attendance and relevance in the country community was in deep...