Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 16, 2020 4:03 PM CT | Published: April 16, 2020 1:32 PM CT

This week on WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland discusses the ways the city is working to meet the needs of Memphians during the COVID-19 pandemic with host Eric Barnes and the Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries


Produced by Natalie Van Gundy

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Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.


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