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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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31:38

1337: Libraries and literacy in Memphis

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/03/14

Keenon McCloy, Director of Memphis Public Libraries, and Sam O’Bryant, Executive Director, Literacy Mid-South, join Eric Barnes of The Daily Memphian on Behind the Headlines to talk about challenges and importance of literacy, libraries and more.

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31:25

1336: Bill Gibbons and Buddy Chapman discuss policing...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/03/08

Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.

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30:51

1335: Affordable housing sustains families and...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/02/24

“If you love economic development — if you’re into job creation, if you’re into health and wellness — then you have to be into housing,” said Amy Schaftlein, executive director of the nonprofit affordable housing agency United Housing Inc. on WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines.”

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30:54

1334: Chamber confirms shift to advanced...

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2023/02/17

The chief economic development officer of the Greater Memphis Chamber said on “Behind The Headlines” that companies are seeking out the city’s diversity when looking to expand or relocate.

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31:22

1333: Harris turns limits of county mayor's office...

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2023/02/10

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his renewed second term focus on national issues and his willingness to cross jurisdictional and political boundaries.

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31:34

1332: Protect Our Aquifer director says concerns...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/02/03

Sarah Houston talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the coal ash clean up still in progress at the coal-burning TVA plant and the impact on the Memphis Sands aquifer that is the source of the city’s water supply.

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31:57

1331: Calls for reform in wake of Nichols' death have...

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2023/01/27

The “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable focused on the death of Tyre Nichols and its long-term impact on policing and criminal justice reform in Memphis.

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31:07

1330: National Civil Rights Museum moves to digitize...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/01/20

Russell Wigginton, president of the NCRM, says on “Behind The Headlines” the museum’s expansion includes digitizing 11,000 items not currently on display.

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31:24

1329: MLGW CEO McGowen says 'all hands on deck' to...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/01/13

MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen says his priority is finding ways to accelerate the $1.2 billion, five-year plan to upgrade the utility’s infrastructure.

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26:35

1328: 2022 Year In Review

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2023/01/06

Crime and the city’s power grid were among the major issues and stories of 2022 as discussed on a “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable. The two stories cut across the boundaries separating the city’s politics, business and quality of life. They are also likely to be major stories in the year ahead.

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31:43

1325: DA Steve Mulroy discusses bail and juvenile reform

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/12/16

In addition to advocating for bail reform, Mulroy’s office has launched a Justice Review Unit and is working on juvenile reforms alongside newly elected Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon, among other things.

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31:14

1324: New Cordova High School, state deadline and...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/12/09

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:30

1323: Ted Townsend, incoming president and CEO of the...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/12/02

The incoming president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber said most of the economic development projects the chamber is pursuing are advanced manufacturing plants. On “Behind The Headlines,” Ted Townsend called it a “vast change” from being a magnet for logistics and distribution that could bode well as Blue Oval City makes plans in Haywood County.

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30:56

1322: Is Shelby County ready for BlueOval City impact?

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/11/23

Two suburban economic development pros said on “Behind The Headlines” that infrastructure and real estate are Shelby County’s two critical areas as it sees growth from Ford’s BlueOval City in Haywood County.

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26:36

1321: Journalist round table

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/11/17

Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells and The Daily Memphian reporters Abigail Warren and Bill Dries to discuss midterm election results, including constitutional amendments, newly elected officials, and voter turnout. In addition, guests talk about local environmental justice issues, MLGW, and bills targeting drag shows and transgender adolescent treatments.

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31:13

1320: MIFA and the Mid-South Food Bank

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/11/11

The leaders of the Mid-South Food Bank and Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association say food insecurity isn’t going anywhere in the city as inflation and other economic factors replace barriers to food created in the COVID pandemic.

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31:47

1319: Head of the Memphis Education Fund Terence...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/11/04

The head of the Memphis Education Fund says on “Behind The Headlines” that a national search is essential to choosing the next MSCS superintendent.

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31:53

1317: Shelby County Commission

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/10/21

A funding plan for a physical remake of Regional One is one of the first major decisions for the new Shelby County Commission. And the new commission is taking its first swing at enduring problems in the Shelby County Clerk’s office. Both topics discussed with three commissioners on “Behind The Headlines.”

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32:13

1316: Policing in Memphis

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/10/14

A member of the Memphis Police Association leadership talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the long-term strategy to reverse a 2014 city council decision to cut city benefits.

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31:54

1315: Mulroy says crime labs are 'state...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/10/07

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy talks about the “horrific first week” of his term as the county’s chief prosecutor on “Behind The Headlines” and the two violent crime cases still reverberating a month later in criminal justice reform discussions.

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