Kontji Anthony not only talks about her return to TV, she sings!
The longtime TV journalist joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
Kontji Anthony is delightful.
That’s the most objective thing I can say about her. Kontji joined me on The Sidebar this week to talk about her return to local TV next month (on WREG), the evolution of her career, and the mayor’s debate she and I moderated.
She even walks through how she saved me when I made a huge mistake on live TV. And reveals that she was a state champion in tennis when she was a teenager. (Did everyone already know that?)
Interview Bonus: Kontji dances (twice!) and then sings. To be fair, the dancing is hard to capture in an audio-only podcast. But the singing is fantastic.
Take a listen.
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The Sidebar, which airs every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. on WYXR 91.7 FM, is also available as a podcast here on the site or wherever you get your podcasts.
Note: WYXR is a partnership between Crosstown Concourse, the University of Memphis and The Daily Memphian. As part of that partnership, I serve on the board of Crosstown Radio Partnership, which owns and oversees WYXR.
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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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