# Cynthia Moxley

> Cynthia Moxley is a Knoxville communications founder, former newspaper editor, author, and writer of The Blue Streak. She founded Moxley Communications in 1992, later ran Moxley Carmichael with her husband Alan Carmichael, and sold the firm to four longtime executives in 2022. The company, renamed MoxCar in 2023, lists her as a strategic consultant. Her civic work includes leadership and board service for Knoxville arts and community organizations.

- **Role:** Strategic Consultant at MoxCar Marketing + Communications
- **Organizations:** MoxCar Marketing + Communications, MC2 Consulting, LLC, The Blue Streak, Knoxville Journal, The Mountain Press, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Executive Women’s Association, Knoxville Area Urban League, Clarence Brown Theatre, Friends of Literacy, WUOT-FM
- **Education:** University of Georgia
- **Known for:** Founded and led a Knoxville communications firm for 30 years before an internal ownership succession., Was the Knoxville Journal’s first female city editor., Authored Knoxville: A Bicentennial Portrait and was credited with Melissa Martines on Knoxville: Gateway to the South.

## Career timeline

- **1979** — Moved to Tennessee to work for The Mountain Press in Sevier County.
- **1980** — Moved to the Knoxville Journal; later became its first female city editor.
- **1990** — Left the Knoxville Journal and began freelancing; Knoxville: A Bicentennial Portrait was published.
- **1992** — Founded Moxley Communications.
- **1995** — Knoxville: Gateway to the South, credited to Cynthia Moxley and Melissa Martines, was published.
- **1998** — Alan Carmichael joined the business.
- **1999** — The company became Moxley Carmichael.
- **2007-2008** — Served as president of the Executive Women’s Association.
- **2022** — Sold the firm with Alan Carmichael to Lauren Miller, Scott Bird, Shaun Fulco, and Charley Sexton; sale closed June 24.
- **2023** — The successor owners rebranded the firm as MoxCar Marketing + Communications.
- **2026** — Continued writing The Blue Streak, with verified posts in October.

## Achievements

- Founded and led a Knoxville communications firm for 30 years before an internal ownership succession.
- Was the Knoxville Journal’s first female city editor.
- Authored Knoxville: A Bicentennial Portrait and was credited with Melissa Martines on Knoxville: Gateway to the South.
- Past president of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
- President of the Executive Women’s Association in 2007-2008.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published an October 16 Blue Streak report on the Legacy Parks Foundation’s sold-out luncheon with 1,000 attendees.
- **2026-10** — Covered Stuart Worden’s receipt of the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Clayton Award on October 12.
- **2026-09** — Covered Knox Heritage’s Scruffy City Soiree and its recognition of The Courtland Group.

## Links

- Website: https://bluestreak.moxleycarmichael.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-moxley-90783b7

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Last updated: 2026-10-22