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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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30:13

1406: Van Turner says federal probe of MPD needed to...

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2023/08/11

Memphis Mayoral candidate Van Turner says on “Behind The Headlines” the federal investigation of the Memphis Police Department could play a large role in determining whether the next mayor changes MPD leadership. He also talked about a settlement of the lawsuit against the city over the January death of Tyre Nichols.

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31:46

1405: A Redesigned Tom Lee Park Opening in September

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2023/08/05

Memphis River Parks Partnership president and CEO Carol Coletta talks about the road to the September opening of the resdesigned Tom Lee Park.

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30:43

1404: McKissack defends school board handling of...

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2023/07/28

The school board allowed Ray to resign in August 2022 after allegations of sexual misconduct with school system employees. The deal halted an investigation of that conduct and included a $480,000 payment to Ray. The information gathered in the investigation has never been released.

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30:50

1403: Gibson says collaboration and compromise...

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2023/07/23

Memphis mayoral contender J.W. Gibson talked on “Behind The Headlines” about crime, power outages, garbage pickup and the state of the city’s politics. The interview is the latest in a series of one-on-one conversations with contenders for mayor.

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30:36

1402: Camper says crime approach should be more than...

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2023/07/14

Mayoral contender Karen Camper says on “Behind The Headlines” the city’s public safety strategy is too focused on the “tactical” when it should include a longer-term approach to crime.

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32:02

1401: State Senator Brent Taylor and Germantown Mayor...

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2023/07/07

State Senator Brent Taylor says he plans to change the state law on bail conditions. But on “Behind The Headlines,” Taylor said don’t look for major changes in gun laws in an August special session of the Legislature.

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31:34

1353: Mulroy says judicial commissioners should set...

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2023/06/29

“Some of those people who’ve reoffended ... there’s a small percentage of those that, I guess, maybe, we need to give up on and just talk about long-term incarceration,” Mulroy said. “But I think for a lot of them, there is a chance for rehabilitation.” Full video: https://youtu.be/kXN7gQA4evI

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31:10

1352: Colvett says he would be 'extraordinarily...

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2023/06/23

Memphis Mayoral contender Frank Colvett said on “Behind The Headlines,” his goals include moving more Memphians from renting to home ownership and discouraging property owners from holding onto property for longer periods to sell it to developers.

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31:27

1349: Shelby County Commission chairman Mickell Lowery

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2023/06/02

Shelby County Commission chairman Mickell Lowery says on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” that he’s counting votes on a proposed wheel tax hike that faces a critical commission vote Monday, June 4. He also talks about the investigation into commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and oversight of judicial commissioners.

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26:41

1348: Journalist Roundtable

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2023/05/25

The residency question was part of a discussion during a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:08

1347: A decade after Delta de-hub, Memphis airport...

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2023/05/19

Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headlines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta dehubbed Memphis International.

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31:53

1346: Memphis voters could choose gun control laws

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2023/05/12

A city ordinance that could prompt a court fight with the state over gun control has morphed into a potential ballot question for voters. The sponsors of the measure talk about it on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:37

1345: Strickland giving police traffic stop ordinance...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/05/04

In a wide-ranging interview on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he is working through details of a Downtown pilot to enforce the city’s curfew on children -- something he said county leaders should be addressing. He also said he is keeping his distance from the court case over residency requirements in the race to elect the next mayor.

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30:50

1344: Bartlett mayor says Union Depot and BlueOval...

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2023/04/28

Bartlett Mayor David Parsons says Bartlett’s housing stock is about to start showing some diversity. The recently elected mayor talked about a changing housing market and Bartlett’s first mixed-use development on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:22

1343: MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld

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2023/04/21

The city’s bus system faces challenges even as it has secured capital funding for a long planned for move into bus rapid transit and its version of a ride-sharing service. MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the balance between plans and what they cost to keep on the road.

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31:34

1342: Juvenile court priorities include restorative...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Sugarmon ran on reform and restoration during his campaign. Currently, his administration is working toward implementing restorative justice and expanding educational and rehabilitative opportunities for youth in a new detention center.

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26:41

1341: Journalist Roundtable

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2023/04/11

Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells and The Daily Memphian's Samuel Hardiman and Keely Brewer.

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31:06

1340: MLK 55

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2023/03/31

Two history professors looking at the city’s civil rights movement since Martin Luther King’s assassination 55 years ago, talk about Tyre Nichols, police reform and where today’s movement is going on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:39

1339: Local advocates discuss crime and reform

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2023/03/28

Representatives from the Memphis-Shelby Justice & Safety Alliance, a group of various local organizations, discuss crime and criminal justice reform during a discussion on “Behind the Headlines."

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26:39

1338: The gap in juvenile justice

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2023/03/17

A discussion about juvenile justice reform on “Behind The Headlines,” six months after reform candidates won elections for District Attorney General and Juvenile Court Judge, finds a gap between juvenile detention and releasing juveniles to keep them out of the system.

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