Panera Bread Expands with Acquisition of Au Bon Pain
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Panera Bread is expanding with the purchase of Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based bakery-cafe chain that had been part of Panera before its sale in 1999. Au Bon Pain has 304 stores nationwide and will enable Panera to grow to hospitals, universities and urban sites. It was part of Panera before 1999, when…
Long-time St. Louis Broadcaster Bill Wilkerson Dies at 72
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Long-time St. Louis broadcaster Bill Wilkerson has died after a brief illness. He was 72. Wilkerson enjoyed a 40-year career in St. Louis, first at KMOX and then KTRS Radio, earning a special place in the hearts of sports fans providing both play by play and color commentary for the St. Louis Cardinals…
