There are 7 article(s) tagged WKNO:

• January 2024

  • StoryCorps kicks off 2024 national tour in Memphis

    During a StoryCorps session, two people record a 40-minute conversation on who they are, what they’ve learned in life and how they would like to be remembered.

    By Kambui Bomani January 06, 2024

• August 2023

  • Watch The Daily Memphian, WKNO Memphis mayoral debate

    Watch The Daily Memphian and WKNO’s Memphis mayoral debate from Tuesday, Aug. 15, here.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 15, 2023

• July 2023

  • The To-Do List: Break-Up Show returns, Christmas comes early

    This week, Cyrena Wages is at the Grove, Anthony Q is at The Green Room and you can make wishes at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Jada Ojii July 07, 2023

• June 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

  • State sets second PBS schedule for learning

    All six Tennessee PBS stations, including WKNO Memphis, will offer high-quality educational programming for grades K-3, weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon through June and July. 

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2020

• October 2019

  • Nelson: April may be the cruelest month, but October is the most annoying

    In a country where Election Day almost always falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, what possible sense does it make to have our local election on a Thursday in October?

    By Michael Nelson October 01, 2019

• October 2018

  • Take the pledge to stop nagging us, WKNO

    When my wife was a girl, she and her seven brothers and sisters liked to trick their sweet, unworldly grandmother into posing for the camera with her middle finger held high. They told her it meant, “I love you but I don’t like what you’re saying.”

    By Michael Nelson October 11, 2018