Radio Roundtable: Municipal School Districts, Operations "Safe Community," and More

WKNO | By Justin Willingham

Published March 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM CDT

This week, the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable discusses the progress of a bill that could life the ban on new municipal school districts.

Also, they discuss the police efforts of "Operation Safe Community" and some difficulties facing economic development in Memphis.

For a review of the top news stories of the week, you can tune in to Behind the Headlines Friday evenings at 6:30 on WKNO-TV 10.

Host Eric Barnes, publisher of the Memphis Daily News, and panel discuss this week's most important news stories. This week's panel includes Bill Dries from the Memphis Daily News, Amos Maki from the Commercial Appeal, and Jackson Baker from the Memphis Flyer.

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Justin Willingham

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.

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