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Radio Roundtable: Memphis Election Results

This week's topic: the October 6th Memphis elections, including the re-election of Mayor A.C. Wharton for his first full term as Memphis Mayor, the Memphis City Council, and one run-off election for District 7's City Council seat between Lee Harris and Kimba Ford, neither of whom received 50% of the vote.

This week's panel includes Les Smith of Fox 13, Bill Dries from The Memphis Daily News, Amos Maki from the Commercial Appeal, and Jackson Baker from The Memphis Flyer.  Guest Host Pierre Kimsey fills-in for Eric Barnes.  Behind the Headlines airs on WKNO Channel 10 Friday evenings at 6:30.  

My mother introduced me to WKNO-FM and public radio long before I can remember. I suppose the first thing I really recall about WKNO-FM is that every afternoon, when my mother picked me up from school, the radio was tuned-in to The World, then All Things Considered, probably beginning around age 8. The way these reporters and hosts took you from the comfort of your mom's van to wherever in the world they were reporting from absolutely fascinated me. From then on, I was officially hooked.