There are 326 article(s) tagged Behind The Headlines:

• July 2020

  • MLGW-TVA decision enters critical phase

    The public comment period on the first draft of the study that plays a crucial role in whether the city-owned utility stays with the federal agency ends Monday.

    By Bill Dries July 04, 2020

  • Smiley says look for more City Council moves on police reform

    On “Behind The Headlines,” the first-term council member said the proposals to come will push further on changing the Memphis Police Department beyond nonbinding resolutions approved last month. 

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Harris: New budget means layoffs, cuts in vital services likely

    The county mayor also said in a "Behind The Headlines" interview that he has no regrets about his budget proposal that the commission rejected, which included a wheel tax hike with some budget cuts and an ambitious five-year plan to fund new school construction.

    By Bill Dries June 26, 2020

  • Harris talks COVID-19, the budget and more

    This week on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries.   

    By Eric Barnes June 25, 2020

  • Journalist round table with Karanja Ajanaku

    The associate publisher/executive editor of the New Tri-State Defender explains why the Black Lives Matter movement has recently gained momentum.

    By Eric Barnes June 22, 2020

  • Making sense of the protests in Memphis

    This week on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Faith Morris, Chief Marketing and External Affairs Officer for the National Civil Rights Museum, and Archie Willis, President of ComCap Partners, discuss protests in Memphis with Bill Dries and host Eric Barnes. 

    By Eric Barnes June 13, 2020

  • Civil rights experts explain why Floyd protests are ‘something different’

    Faith Morris of the National Civil Rights Museum and Archie Willis of ComCap Partners talk on "Behind The Headlines" about two and a half weeks of protest in Memphis and the difference it represents in the city's history of protest.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2020

  • Where Memphis stands in the fight against COVID-19

    Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician in Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, discusses where Memphis and Shelby County stand in the fight against COVID-19.

    By Eric Barnes June 08, 2020

  • Protests and pandemic may be something Memphis COVID rates can weather

    The dean of clinical affairs at UTHSC says the local pandemic is "under reasonable control" and a week of protests gathering hundreds of Memphians together was important enough to risk what might lead to a rise in confirmed cases.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2020

• May 2020

  • Stay or Leave TVA: Critical first draft report expected to say it’s more complicated

    The first draft report, which MLGW will release by Friday, likely won't outline a simple unplugging from TVA and plugging in somewhere else. MLGW's president and CEO said in a "Behind the Headlines" interview it's a risky move without the utility generating some of its own power. And two Entergy executives nearby back him on that assertion.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2020

  • Lyash touts renewables, savings if MLGW stays with TVA

    The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, during an appearance on "Behind The Headlines," also panned a set of four studies touting much broader savings if MLGW cuts ties to the federal agency. Lyash is pushing a 20-year renewal contract with a 3% signing bonus and TVA aid in helping MLGW generate its own solar power.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2020

  • Commercial real estate offers first clues of life in a pandemic

    Two Memphis CRE executives talk on "Behind The Headlines" discuss the challenges, opportunities and changes behind the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2020

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Coronavirus impact on business and future developments

    Darrell Cobbins and Kemp Conrad join host Eric Barnes to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in Memphis, including the impact it has had on businesses and future developments.

    By Eric Barnes May 08, 2020

  • Behind the Headlines: Memphis COO discusses metrics to open city

    City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen discusses the metrics Memphis’ elected officials and health officers studied to determine when to start gradually reopening the city. 

    By Eric Barnes May 01, 2020

• April 2020

  • Temporary hospital could have life after pandemic

    The city's chief operating officer said on Behind The Headlines that the hospital is one example of how the pandemic has changed and will continue to change how the city addresses issues that existed before COVID-19 arrived.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2020

  • Phase 2 of local pandemic: moving from stabilization to containment

    The infectious diseases expert advising the local COVID-19 task force says on "Behind The Headlines" that a ramp up in testing should extend to more work between public health agencies and private health care corporations on contact tracing.

    By Bill Dries April 24, 2020

  • Young says pandemic exacerbating digital divide problem

    The director of the city's division of Housing and Community Development said on "Behind The Headlines" that Wi-Fi access for students living in public housing is a challenge that has become more acute with classes suspended in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2020

  • Kane: Record year for Memphis tourism stopped day global pandemic declared

    The head of Memphis Tourism said on "Behind The Headlines" that the recovery of the tourism sector in the city could stretch into 2022. Kevin Kane was appointed recently to a state task force on the economic recovery from COVID-19.

    By Bill Dries April 03, 2020

• March 2020

  • Health dept. head: COVID-19 testing ‘sufficient,’ with full numbers in a week

    Alisa Haushalter and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talked about existing issues of health care coverage and the impact of no long-term expansion of Medicaid in Tennessee during an appearance on "Behind The Headlines."

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2020

  • Local COVID-19 test with expedited results expected soon, researchers say

    Le Bonheur pediatrician-in-chief Dr. Jon McCullers, who has worked with the CDC and on past pandemic planning, talked on "Behind The Headlines" about development of a local test at UTHSC. 

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2020

  • New Frayser High School could blur school boundaries and roles

    The founder of the charter school company operating Frayser's ASD School, MLK Prep, and County Commissioner Michael Whaley talked about the Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new high school in Frayser on "Behind The Headlines."

    By Bill Dries March 16, 2020

• February 2020

  • Strickland calls for juvenile assessment center to ‘get it done’

    Strickland's comments about the county government alternative to juvenile detention come after District Attorney Amy Weirich called attention to the problems during a taping last week of "Behind The Headlines."

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2020

  • Juvenile assessment center hits a snag

    “Less juveniles are being charged with criminal conduct in Shelby County. That’s a good thing,” District Attorney Amy Weirich said. “The disturbing part of this is that a higher percentage of the juveniles are engaged in violent crimes.”

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2020

  • Camper: Lee may succeed in speeding up voucher plan

    Two Memphis Democrats in the state House talk on "Behind The Headlines" about the resurgent questions by lawmakers of both parties around the school vouchers program passed by the Legislature last year and on a fast track for implementation this summer.

    By Bill Dries February 16, 2020

  • What’s moving forward and what’s on hold at the Memphis Zoo?

    On the WKNO Channel 10 program “Behind The Headlines," zoo president and CEO Jim Dean discusses plans for the Overton Park institution.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2020