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WKNO Daily Newscast | Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Nick Newsom
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wknofm.org

— The new Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville will host the 2030 Super Bowl.

— Four high-profile out-of-state ACLU attorneys have been approved to work on a major court challenge to Tennessee’s congressional redistricting.

— In response to congressional redistricting across the south, the NAACP is calling for Black athletes and sports fans to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in eight states that are in the process of ousting Black or Democratic representation through new maps.

— Grammy-winning folk duo the Indigo Girls and singer Linda Perry of the group 4 Non Blondes will headline a benefit concert for the Overton Park Shell in late September.


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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.