WKNO explores the major issues facing Memphis and the Mid-South in their weekly public affairs series, Behind the Headlines.
Each week host Eric Barnes, publisher of The Memphis Daily News, discusses major stories in the Memphis area with business executives, community leaders and politicians, as well as local journalists. Guests have included U.S. Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee Governor Bill 
Haslam, Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
The program covers a wide range of topics including state, regional and local politics, public housing, local redevelopment, criminal justice reform, efforts to end blight, minority business, education, immigration, crime and more.
Behind the Headlines can be seen Friday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. on WKNO-HD, and is repeated on WKNO-2.
In this episode of Behind the Headlines, Memphis 3.0 leaders discuss the progress of the city’s first comprehensive plan in four decades.
Watch as host Eric Barnes discusses local efforts to end blight with Brittany Williams, the Neighborhood Preservation Fellow, and Janet Boscarino, the Executive Director of Clean Memphis.
Visit the Behind the Headlines website for more information and access to full episodes.