‘KNO Tonite is a local programming initiative combining the digital capabilities of the WKNO Digital Media Center with the community’s desire for more local programming. Each night of the week features a different local series.
		Monday nights, The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South covers gardening issues with UT Extension Agent Chris Cooper. (website)
		Tuesday nights, Sports Files with Geoff Calkins features interviews and discussions with the people who know Memphis sports best. (website)
		Wednesday nights, A Conversation With... and Newsmakers features timely interviews with fascinating people in the Mid-South (website)
		Thursday nights, Local Color takes a look at what's going on around the area in terms of culture, food, performance, and family fun. (website)
		Friday nights, Behind the Headlines features a panel of local journalists who get to the heart of the stories that matter to the Mid-South. (website)
		A monthly health newsmagazine show, Smart Medicine, premiered on WKNO-TV Channel 10 in May 2004. Hosted by Joe Birch, the news program features various Mid-South medical and health experts discussing the latest health news and services available in the area. Smart Medicine website
		Hit the road with Channel 10 as Southern Routes travels across the Mid-South to celebrate the flavor of the area. Each month, we'll take an eclectic and entertaining look at life in the Mid-South, while highlighting fascinating people and local events as well as some of those places that lie just off the beaten path. Southern Routes web site
		Hello Mr. Chuck! is a WKNO production for preschool kids and their parents and caregivers. Featuring the beloved personality Mr. Chuck, this series has become a huge hit in the area.
		Through a grant from The Assisi Foundation, WKNO began producing the public affairs series It Matters in 2003 with a town hall meeting on Memphis City Schools. Since then, the semiregular series It Matters has presented panel discussions and public meetings on subjects such as county structure, urban sprawl, health care, and the Safety Net Collaborative.
		What makes the WKNO Memphis Memoirs series so special? It’s more than a local documentary series, more than a history series. It’s a nostalgia series, and its community appeal goes deeper than the love of learning a city’s history. The first episode, Memphis Memoirs: Remember When? aired in 1995. Recent episodes include Memphis Memoirs: Downtown, and the episode currently in production, Overton Square: The Golden Age. Learn more about videos from the Memphis Memoirs series
		Christ Community: A Ministry of Caring (first aired May 2010) -- T his half-hour documentary highlights the history and impact of Christ Community Health Services, which annually delivers health care to more than 100,000 in some of Memphis' most in-need communities – southwest Memphis, Frayser, Orange Mound, Binghampton and Hickory Hill – through seven medical/dental clinics, mobile medical services and outreach programs. More information online.
		Citizens Not Subjects! Reawakening Democracy in Memphis (first aired April 2010) is a look back at the end of "Boss" E.H. Crump's control of Memphis, with the emergence of viable opposition candidates, culminating in the 1956 election of mayoral candidate Edmund Orgill. Produced and directed by Rob and Pam Cooper of Verissima Productions. More information online
		Beyond Babyland (first aired January 2010) is a documentary by award-winning local filmmakers David Appleby and Craig Leake. Three years in the making, the film explores the problem of high infant mortality in Memphis' poorest communities and looks at many of the people and organizations working to turn around this tide and make a positive impact in our community. More information online.
		Shelby Farms: America's Great 21st Century Park (first aired September 2009)-- Through a series of interviews and historical film footage and photographs,WKNO's first HD documentary tells the story of Shelby Farms Park from its beginnings to what the park offers today’s residents, to the transition from a government-controlled entity into the hands of the nonprofit Shelby Farms Park Conservancy. More information online.
		In this story of rehabilitation, convicted prisoners – some serving life sentences for violent crime – find purpose in caring for troubled dogs and preparing them for loving homes. The Least Among Us: The Prison Paws Project, a half-hour documentary produced by Pierre Kimsey, premiered in September 2008, and received a nomination for a Mid-South Regional Emmy Award for that year. More information online.
		Hosted by Reggie Williams, 86-year-old ball player Joe Scott talks about the early days of the Negro Leagues in Memphis. He also reminisces about his long association with Baseball Legend Satchel Paige and takes a memory-filled journey to the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. More information about Joe Scott: Memories of the Negro Leagues

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