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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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32:13

1246: Strickland calls BS on critics of 'truth in...

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2022/05/13

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:21

1245: Bridging gaps in juvenile justice

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2022/05/06

Leaders of county government’s effort to bridge gaps in the local juvenile justice system and move children with non violent offenses away from contact with the system talked about the approach on “Behind The Headlines.”

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26:37

1244: TVA's CEO on the offer to MLGW

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2022/04/28

TVA CEO Jeff Lyash talked on Behind the Headlines about the federal agency’s offer to MLGW if the utility stays with TVA and a different priority he says the utility should use in making the decision.

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31:27

1243: First look at alternatives to TVA due in May or...

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2022/04/22

MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young says on “Behind The Headlines” that a preliminary report on sealed bids to replace TVA as the utility’s electric power supplier should be ready in late May or early June for review. The report will be a first limited look at what the utility has heard from TVA’s rivals.

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31:03

1241: Youth Villages moves into anti-gun violence...

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2022/04/06

The $60 million “Memphis Allies” gun violence initiative is new turf for Youth Villages, which historically hasn’t worked with teens and young adults accused of violent crimes. The leader of Youth Villages and the Memphis Allies effort talked about the change on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:08

1240: The fight over terms for a TVA exit

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2022/03/31

The leaders of the group “$450M For Memphis” talk on “Behind The Headlines” about their problems with the ongoing RFP process and why they are phasing out the group.

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31:22

1239: DMC saves space for large employers Downtown as...

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2022/03/25

Downtown Memphis Commission president Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

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31:32

1238: Leaders of Whitehaven comeback talk strategy

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2022/03/15

The head of the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corporation and the founder of the “I Love Whitehaven” effort talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the role businesses play in the area’s overall growth.

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26:35

1237: Reviewing the different plans to end Overton...

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2022/03/11

A Reporters Roundtable on WKNO’s Behind The Headlines reviews the new agreement for Overton Park to end overflow parking on the Overton Park Greensward in two years.

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31:14

1236: Rudd talks managing crises at U of M, and...

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2022/03/04

On Behind The Headlines, the outgoing University of Memphis president said none of the crises were in academia. He also discussed leveraging sports to fund academic growth and said a Liberty Bowl decision is coming.

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31:21

1235: Remake of Northside High seeks broader impact...

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2022/02/25

The developers of the old Northside High School say their mixed use development is complex and hopes to rekindle the Klondike area’s sense of community that relied heavily on the school in its prime and faded over time.

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31:12

1234: Taylor and Turner talk voting

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2022/02/18

On Behind The Headlines, Election Commission chairman Brent Taylor and Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner talked about the return to the state’s voting rules and laws after the pandemic changed how Memphians cast their ballots in the 20202 elections.

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31:21

1233: Ice Storm recovery likely to move into weekend

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2022/02/10

As the recovery effort continued one week from the day the storm hit, there is new discussion about how to cut the time of power restoration.

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30:55

1232: Robinson expulsion from Senate calls to mind...

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2022/02/05

This week’s vote by the state Senate to expel Memphis Democrat Katrina Robinson based on her conviction on federal charges is among the topics on a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:23

1230: SCS Board Chair McKissack discusses changes

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2022/01/21

Shelby County Board of Education Chairwoman Michelle Robinson McKissack joined Behind the Headlines to discuss major changes in the district’s public school system, from school consolidations to a name change.

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31:38

1229: Spickler says criminal justice system not...

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2022/01/14

Josh Spickler, of the criminal justice reform group Just City, said on WKNO’s Behind The Headlines that there is another side to the claim by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. The differences over the solutions to the city’s growing violent crime problem are likely to come to a head in elections this year featuring most of the elected positions that govern the county’s criminal justice system.

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31:30

1228: Pandemic's long shadow dominates review of...

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2022/01/07

“Behind The Headlines” features a discussion of the year’s major events. The reporters’ roundtable found the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic crossed even those events that seemed unconnected to the global public health crisis.

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31:19

1225: Harris talks law enforcement bonuses, gun laws...

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2021/12/17

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris plans to offer bonuses to recruit corrections and homeland security officers in county government, he said on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:23

1224: MATA says on demand rideshare service...

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2021/12/10

On “Behind The Headlines,” the bus transit system’s CEO and its new chief of staff say the rideshare service that has replaced buses and fixed routes in the Whitehaven, Boxtown and Westwood areas is being used much more than the bus route system in the area was. They also talk about a new push for a recurring source of revenues for the transit system.

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31:21

1223: Big River Park plans halfway to $5m goal with...

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2021/12/03

A leader of the Big River Park Conservancy and the CEO of Ducks Unlimited talked on Behind The Headlines about plans for the flood plain across the Mississippi River from Memphis that include restoring what is now farm land to hardwood forests and native grasses.

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