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Behind the Headlines Podcast

WKNO/The Daily Memphian

Each week host Eric Barnes discusses major stories in the Memphis area with business executives, community leaders and politicians, as well as local journalists. WKNO"s Behind the Headlines Podcast is powered by the Daily Memphian.

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1427: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/01/04

“I think it’s time for us to figure out a solution, and it’s hard to believe that the solution is Wanda Halbert as county clerk,” said the Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines.”

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31:10

1425: I-55 replacement bridge a better bet than a...

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2023/12/22

The economic development chief of the Greater Memphis Chamber says on “Behind The Headlines” that a replacement bridge is a much faster path forward. Plus, she talks about actively courting another automaker to the region.

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26:41

1424: Crime, school vouchers and passenger rail

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2023/12/15

The Daily Memphian’s Abigail Warren and Ben Wheeler and The Memphis Flyer’s Toby Sells participated in this reporter’s roundtable hosted by Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes.

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31:54

1423: MLGW has been ‘running to failure,’ CEO says

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2023/12/08

“It has been one heck of a year, and it’s culminated with this most recent decision by City Council,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said of this week’s vote to approve a 12% electricity rate hike.

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31:33

1422: Downtown Public Safety Plan emerges amid...

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2023/12/01

The Downtown Memphis crime plan surfaced in October. It could face its first test this holiday season. Officials involved in putting it together talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the plan and the reality it is built to confront.

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30:59

1421: Strickland talks pandemic, reviews two terms as...

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2023/11/24

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland also talked about the upcoming transition to Mayor-elect Paul Young and why he is fond of asphalt in the second part of his end-of-term interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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1420: Mayor Jim Strickland

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2023/11/17

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about coming to the end of his 8-year tenure as mayor in the first part of a two-part interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:21

1419: Memphis park leaders talk controversy,...

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2023/11/10

The leaders of Memphis Parks, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and Memphis River Parks Partnership talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the combination of public spaces and parks in the city.

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31:05

1418: Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young

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2023/11/03

The mayor-elect says the city accounts for the possibility of making short-term bond payments on projects such as Liberty Park.

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31:12

1417: Howard and Beverly Robertson on Community...

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2023/10/27

Beverly and Howard Robertson talk on “Behind The Headlines” about what they heard about crime from focus groups across the city as part of The Daily Memphian’s “Community Conversations” series.

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31:18

1416: Chase Carlisle says Memphis needs more state...

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2023/10/20

City council members Chase Carlisle and JB Smiley Jr. on “Behind The Headlines” say they are ready for a more assertive city council in the new term that begins in January as well as a more collaborative mayor.

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31:19

1415: Mike Palazzolo says restoring Germantown water...

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2023/10/12

On “Behind the Headlines,” Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo discussed MLGW and the suburb’s crisis that left residents unable to use water from the tap for six days.

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26:36

1414: Election results

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2023/10/06

A reporters’ roundtable on WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines” recaps the 2023 Memphis election result. Meanwhile, the next campaigns to come in the new year will include referendums that could change city elections.

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30:56

1413: Education in Memphis

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2023/09/28

Education leaders talk on Behind The Headlines about school achievement scores and the move to make schools more accountable as well as a new push for 2-year-olds to start pre-k.

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31:18

1412: Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner

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2023/09/21

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discounts numbers from judicial commissioners that show fewer of those charged with crimes are being arrested and charged again while they are out of release. Bonner talked about that and the race for mayor on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:03

1411: Former Mayor Willie Herenton

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2023/09/14

Former Mayor Willie Herenton talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his bid to return as mayor.

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26:36

1410: Journalist roundtable

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2023/09/08

With less than 2 weeks before early voting begins in the 2023 Memphis elections, a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines” looks at what is at stake.

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30:44

1409: Memphis mayoral candidate Paul Young

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2023/08/31

Memphis Mayoral contender Paul Young talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his run for mayor and the campaign’s major issue -- crime.

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31:33

1408: Chamber takes over Memphis in May international...

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2023/08/25

The Memphis In May International Festival was founded to promote foreign business investment in the city. The tradition will continue with the Greater Memphis Chamber announcing the 2024 honored country next week.

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31:32

1407: Bluffwalk at new Brooks Museum can be in the...

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2023/08/18

The director of the Brooks says on “Behind The Headlines” the controversy over the bluffwalk on the river side of the museum being built Downtown depends on your definition of the public walkway atop much of the riverbluff.

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