Behind the Headlines Podcast

The WKNO Channel 10 program features a reporters’ roundtable discussion on a variety of topics, including passage of the first of three city ordinances out of the controversy over the Byhalia Connection crude oil pipeline project.

SCS Superintendent Joris M. Ray and Deputy Superintendent Angela Whitelaw joined Behind the Headlines to discuss what the full return to school buildings looks like and what the district is doing to keep students safe. 

Legislators hoped Shelby County Schools and suburban leaders would work out an agreement for who owns and operates Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle and Germantown High School. 

The two leading proponents of forming a consolidation charter commission talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the opposition and hesitancy they are encountering.

The director of Hospitality Hub and the head of its fundraising and awareness partner Dragonfly talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the decision to move away from the tent cities and encampments that are part of the approach to homelessness in other cities.

The three leaders of the federally-funded effort to help pay overdue rent and utility bills talked on “Behind The Headlines” about what the new market reality means for the city’s growth and affordable housing in a city with a shortage of such housing.

TDOT commissioner Clay Bright and Bobby White of the Greater Memphis Chamber talked about a new bridge on  “Behind The Headlines.” Bright estimates repairs to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge cost about $10 million. And he confirmed the agreement with Arkansas for inspections of the bridge will likely change as a result of the damage that shut down the bridge that went unnoticed for several years.

The demolition work now underway on a block of Jefferson Avenue west of Manassas Street is one of several changes to the Medical District landscape toward that end.

The pandemic’s return to Memphis was among the topics discussed in a reporters’ roundtable on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines.”

Roblin Webb of Freedom Preparatory Academy, Yetta Lewis of Gestalt Community Schools and Bobby White of Frayser Community Schools joined Behind the Headlines to talk about what they’re doing to prepare for the return to classrooms.