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WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, September 30, 2025

— Tennessee ranks in the bottom half nationally for college affordability.

— Richard Smith, the son of FedEx Founder Fred Smith, has been elected to the company’s board of directors.

— A new memorial to rock legend Tina Turner has gone up in Brownsville, near the singer’s birthplace.


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Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.