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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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1528: School takeover terms still taking shape in...

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2025/03/20

The legislation and local reaction to it were among the topics discussed by a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:28

1537: City's group violence intervention program...

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2025/03/13

Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis talks on “Behind The Headlines” about getting group violence intervention right by looking at Detroit’s approach, the pressure that comes with last year’s drop in crime and pretextual traffic stops.

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31:39

1535: Regional One Health

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2025/02/28

The CEO of Regional One Health talks on “Behind The Headlines” about alternatives for the rebuild of the county-owned hospital should state funding not come through and why the decision was made to shift the project to a new site.

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31:26

1534: New local party chairs share concern at low...

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2025/02/21

Worth Morgan and Willie Simon talked about the path forward politically on “Behind The Headlines.” It’s a path where there is some common ground as well as some profound differences - especially around a recent immigration raid on Summer Avenue.

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26:38

1533: Trump's 'largest deportation in American...

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2025/02/15

The TacoNGanas incident and what it means for the immigration effort President Donald Trump promised during his 2024 campaign is among the topics discussed on “Behind The Headlines.”

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30:16

1532: Did no-confidence vote set stage for state...

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2025/02/07

Shelby County Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Britney Thornton talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the political boundary between the commission and the MSCS board.

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26:38

1531: Reporters weigh in on next steps in MSCS shake-up

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2025/01/31

The “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable also reviewed the end of the Tennessee Legislature’s special session and the change Regional One Health’s new plans.

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31:25

1530: Harris, Sugarmon say they have plan to take...

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2025/01/24

Mayor Lee Harris and Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the compromise they have taken to Sheriff Floyd Bonner to run the juvenile detention center.

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31:25

1529: Commissioner says MSCS board members need to...

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2025/01/17

Three Shelby County commissioners who supported a no-confidence vote aimed at Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the ongoing standoff between the school board and its superintendent.

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31:29

1528: Building a Memphis gun control ordinance could...

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2025/01/10

The incoming chairman of the Memphis City Council says on “Behind The Headlines” the discussion is just beginning on what to include in a Memphis gun control ordinance now that voters have approved a wide range of options in a set of Nov. 5 referendums. Ford Canale and outgoing chairman JB Smiley also talk about the city’s response to a scathing DOJ report on the Memphis Police Department.

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26:41

1527: Journalist Roundtable

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2025/01/02

Violent crime and efforts to battle it were among the top stories of the year as discussed in a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.” The show also included discussion of the effort by some MSCS board members to fire school superintendent Marie Feagins and the ouster attempt by state leaders against District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.

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1526: Taylor touts nine-point case for Mulroy ouster

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2024/12/26

State Sen. Brent Taylor says on “Behind The Headlines” he is ready to make the case for the ouster of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy when the Tennessee Legislature returns to session in January.

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31:45

1525: Mulroy weighs possible criminal prosecutions...

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2024/12/19

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy discussed the DOJ’s investigation into MPD, attempts to remove him from office and conditions at the Shelby County Jail on WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines.”

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32:04

1524: Memphis mayor plans task force to address...

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2024/12/13

Paul Young offered more detail in a Behind The Headlines interview on what’s next for MPD after a scathing federal report into the department’s policies and practices.

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26:38

1523: Steps beyond Justice Department report on MPD...

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2024/12/06

The Justice Department report on the Memphis Police Department is the major topic on a reporters roundtable edition of “Behind The Headlines.”

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30:55

1522: Access to legal services

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2024/11/27

Memphis attorneys talk about the need for legal representation and the barriers to it on Behind The Headlines.

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31:33

1521: Main Street Trolley unlikely to restart till...

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2024/11/22

MATA’s interim CEO Bacarra Mauldin addressed the myriad problems facing the transit system, even while noting progress on some fronts.

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26:41

1520: Workforce initiatives at U of M expand their reach

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2024/11/15

Leaders of the three separate initiatives joined Eric Barnes to talk about their programs this week on the WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”

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26:38

1519: Analyzing the results of the 2024 elections

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2024/11/08

On this week’s “Behind The Headlines,” Toby Sells, news editor for The Memphis Flyer, and reporter Abigail Warren of The Daily Memphian joined Eric Barnes to talk about the election.

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1518: MLGW launching lead water pipe notice campaign

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2024/11/01

Once mailboxes are clear of campaign mailers and the Nov. 5 election, 120,000 MLGW customers will be getting a notice on replacing lead water lines. MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen says on “Behind The Headlines” the utility has the money to replace its lines and is working on funding to replace it on the customer’s side of the connection.

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