The Daily Memphian to co-host mayoral debate Aug. 15
Neither Floyd Bonner nor former mayor Willie Herenton have committed to participate
The Daily Memphian and WKNO will co-host a Memphis mayoral debate Tuesday, Aug. 15. Invited candidates are (top row, left to right) Floyd Bonner, Karen Camper, Frank Colvett, J.W. Gibson, (bottom row, left to right) Willie Herenton, Michelle McKissack, Van Turner and Paul Young. (The Daily Memphian file)
Eight candidates were invited to the debate, which will be broadcast on WKNO/Channel 10 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 and livestreamed on both wkno.org and on The Daily Memphian.
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2023 Memphis Mayor's raceSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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