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WKNO Daily Newscast | Friday, January 23, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— Winter Storm Fern will move into the Mid-South beginning later this evening and continue over the weekend.

— Buster’s Liquor co-owner Josh Hammond has filed an appeal with the City Council seeking to overturn the recent Memphis Alcohol Commission decision that awarded a liquor license to a proposed East Memphis store called The Station.

— The owners of Republican politician Brent Taylor’s former funeral home in Collierville announced they would be removing his name from the facility due to some of his recent political comments.


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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.