Conaway: I’m willing to let this masterpiece slide
“We need to start clawing back, kicking and screaming, that which was given and guaranteed by the bodies who stole it from us in the night — literally.”
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July 2025
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Congress slashes money for Memphis NPR, PBS and WYXR
This comes after both houses of Congress narrowly approved a measure this week that will “claw back” about $9 billion from the budgets for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
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How Memphis' two Congressmen voted on the $9B federal funding takeback
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May 2025
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As executive order looms, PBS chief, WKNO fans fear for educational broadcasting
Public broadcasting has been threatened in the past, but local ties have largely enabled the stations to escape cutbacks — legislators don’t want to be seen as responsible for shutting them down. The current threat is seen as the most serious in the system’s history.
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October 2024
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Memphis filmmakers create Black mental health documentary
In the documentary five Memphis women are interviewed about their mental health — specifically anxiety — and how they deal with challenges.
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January 2024
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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.
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August 2023
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Watch The Daily Memphian, WKNO Memphis mayoral debate
Watch The Daily Memphian and WKNO’s Memphis mayoral debate from Tuesday, Aug. 15, here.
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July 2023
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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.
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June 2020
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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.
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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.
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October 2019
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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?
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October 2018
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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.”
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