Behind the Headlines

Current Episode (Feb. 17)
Now you can catch the BEHIND THE HEADLINES panel on WKNO-FM 91.1 for a wrap-up of the Mid-South's top stories from the journalists who cover them. BEHIND THE HEADLINES RADIO ROUNDTABLE airs Friday afternoons during ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. You can also listen to the Radio Roundtable online.	Behind the Headlines airs Fridays at 6:30 p.m. on WKNO / Channel 10. (It also airs on WKNO2 Fridays at 7:30 p.m and Mondays at 5 p.m. on WKNO2; and again on WKNO / Channel 10 Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m.). The show is hosted by Eric Barnes, publisher of The Memphis Daily News. This week (Feb. 17), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses Bartlett and Collierville's move to get municipal schools while Shelby County Mayor Mark Lutrell expresses concerns about funding. Plus, the state legislature is close to introducing a bill that would allow Tennesseans to keep guns in their cars while at work, and a law that took effect late last year will release as many as twelve thousand crack felons from prison. Panelists: Eric Barnes, Host, Memphis Daily News Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer Bill Dries, Memphis Daily News Amos Maki, Commercial Appeal Les Smith, FOX-13 News
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Behind the Headlines is sponsored by The Community Foundation.

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This week (Feb. 10), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses The University of Memphis's announcement that it will become part of the Big East conference in 2013. Plus, the Shelby County Commission takes on the question of whether to hand over school buildings to municipalities, and the Memphis City Council has some concerns over a continuing MPD audit.	This week (Feb. 3), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses The City of Memphis and the state legislature squaring off over annexation, and Unified School Board Member David Pickler's announcement that he is not opposed municipal school districts.	This week (Jan. 27), the Behind the Headlines panel discusses State Representative Curry Todd's (Collierville) introduction of a bill that would transfer county school buildings to municipal districts at no charge. Plus, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton lays out his vision for the city and Mississippi courts delay a decision on the controversial Haley Barbour pardons. In a Web Extra, the panelists talk about two Oscar-nominated documentaries with local connections.
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