The AM/DM podcast: College football starts; commissioners’ time ends
Quarterback Air Noland (3) during the Memphis Tigers football Fan Fest at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Aug. 8, 2026 (Wes Hale/Special to the Daily Memphian)
It’s a time of beginnings and endings.
The University of Memphis football team will play its season opener Saturday against UNLV.
But, before that, eight of the 13 Shelby County Commissioners will have their last meeting before rolling off the board.
Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here today as we talk about all of that and tee up the week.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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