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WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, May 4, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— A special session of the Tennessee legislature starts tomorrow, an effort by Republicans to hastily re-draw the state’s congressional maps before the midterms.

WKNO/Channel 10 will provide coverage of this special session beginning Tuesday at 2 P.M. The session is expected to last for several days. Don’t miss coverage of the Tennessee General Assembly Special Session on the state’s congressional map starting Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Channel 10 and livestreamed on wkno.org, the PBS App and the WKNO App.

— A May Day rally on Friday brought nearly a hundred people out to hear labor union representatives and community organizers touch on a variety of pressing issues.


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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.