Musical Colonel: Reba McEntire to play KFC chain's founder
Monday, January 29, 2018
NEW YORK -- The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of "country music flair." KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain, the first female celebrity in the role.
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