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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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31:53

1448: Mulroy talks bail, gun reform and city subpoena

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2024/05/31

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Aarron Fleming.

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31:02

1447: Church Health founder discusses complexity of...

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2024/05/24

Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the 37-year-old institution he founded and how complex it has become in an era of big medicine and big health-care institutions.

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31:38

1446: County to add three new mental health diversion...

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2024/05/18

Three new mental health facilities, which provide diversion opportunities for those struggling with mental health issues, are under development in Shelby County.

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26:43

1445: Journalist Roundtable

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2024/05/10

Memphis City Council members weigh a 75-cent tax hike as Shelby County commissioners have to make some decisions about change to the funding for a Regional One Health rebuild. The two paths to city and county budgets are explored in a journalist roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:27

1444: Regional One CEO talks about new terms of...

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2024/05/02

Dr. Reginald Coopwood says on “Behind The Headlines” that refunds of the state’s franchise excise tax means state funding for a rebuild of the ROH campus is still moving but on a different course.

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1443: Memphis Public Works director Robert Knecht

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2024/04/26

Robert Knecht discusses Public Works' budget and their involvement in Memphis City Beautiful, residential and commercial code enforcement, illegal dumping, and blighted properties. In addition, Knecht discusses funding, wastewater treatment and how the city handles any findings of forever chemicals in the water supply.

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26:37

1442: Journalist Roundtable

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2024/04/19

A reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines” talks about Mayor Paul Young’s property tax hike proposal, new figures showing a drop in crime and first moves by the new MSCS superintendent.

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31:16

1440: University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave

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2024/04/05

University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave talks about the impact of a population drop in college age adults on Behind The Headlines.

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30:53

1439: Police union leaders support new state law...

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2024/04/01

Memphis Police Association President Matt Cunningham and Vice President John Covington discussed recent public safety legislation, agreements and negotiations with the Memphis Police Department, recruitment and more on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”

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1438: Crime and Economic Development

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2024/03/21

Business leaders on “Behind The Headlines” say Memphians leaving the city because of crime is a real phenomenon and a real threat to the city’s economic prosperity that they had to act on.

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31:07

1437: Downtown Memphis Commission president and CEO...

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2024/03/14

The coming of spring means another safety plan for the Beale Street entertainment district. Downtown Memphis Commission president and CEO Chandell Ryan talks about the plan on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:27

1436: City Council members say fear of crime is as...

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2024/03/08

Memphis City Council members Pearl Walker and Jerri Green talk on “Behind The Headlines” about fear of crime and what statistics say about the true level of crime and the criminal justice system.

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31:24

1435: State Sens. London Lamar and Brent Taylor...

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2024/03/04

Two state senators, both from the Memphis area and both members of Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee, agree on many aspects of the city’s crime problem even though they see different paths for solving it.

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31:10

1434: Memphis Mayor Paul Young - Part Two

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/02/22

A continuation of last week's interview with Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

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26:41

1433: Memphis Mayor Paul Young - Part One

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/02/15

Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the city’s new public safety director is a position that will consolidate the city’s response to violent crime. Young talked about that and other crime issues on “Behind The Headlines.”

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31:43

1432: DA Mulroy talks bail bills, court backlogs and...

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2024/02/10

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy discussed new legislation, court backlogs and more during an episode of WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines.”

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31:11

1431: Natalie McKinney and Cardell Orrin

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2024/02/01

Leaders of two local nonprofits say on “Behind The Headlines” that local business leaders are wrong in their call to the state to enact changes to bail reform and fund tourism safety measures to the tune of $50 million.

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31:28

1430: Investigation of MPD complicates things, US...

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2024/02/01

The top federal prosecutor in Memphis, U.S. attorney for Western Tennessee Kevin Ritz, says the Department of Justice inquiry affects the relationship his office has with the law enforcement body.

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26:36

1429: Northside Square developers take on barriers to...

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2024/01/19

Roshun Austin and Archie Willis III of the Klondike Partners development group talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the financial hoops the adaptive reuse of Northside High School has had to jump through as well as the larger goal of a renovation of affordable housing in the surrounding Klondike neighborhood.

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1428: Journalist Round Table

Behind the Headlines Podcast ·

2024/01/12

Bill Dries and Julia Baker with The Daily Memphian, Toby Sells with The Memphis Flyer and Laura Testino with Chalkbeat Tennessee join Eric Barnes to discuss the biggest stories of the week.

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