LOCAL NEWS
Fans Angry After Memphis Puts BLM Stickers on Football Helmets
The University of Memphis announced that "Black Lives Matter" decals would be placed on the helmet of every football player -- sparking widespread anger among fans and alumni. Coincidentally, the announcement came right after season ticket sales closed. So those of...
COMMISSIONER TAMI SAWYER: Racism is a Pandemic
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer remains at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement in Memphis by being one of the eight commissioners to propose a resolution to declare racism as a pandemic. Places like Dallas County have already declared racism as a...
TN Sen. Marsha Blackburn Cheers Shutdown of Confucius Institute at U of M
Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn is making sure the Chinese government isn't infiltrating American education in her state. The Confucius Institute, a public educational partnership, has ties to the Chinese Ministry of Education. One chapter was closed...
TSSAA Delays Start of High School Football Season
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association announced that there will be no more high school contact sports until Governor Bill Lee lifts his executive order for a state of emergency. The sports that are affected by this include basketball, wrestling, girl's...
SHELBY COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN: “I Think People are Coming to Their Senses.”
"It's going to be a wild next few months," Chris Tutor, Chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, tells “Wake up Memphis" Host Robyn Walensky. Tutor tells Walensky “even before we get to the November general election, I want to remind voters here in Memphis...
Lucky Heart Cosmetics Donates Hand Sanitizer to Hospitals During Pandemic
Lucky Heart Cosmetics owner Jeremy Stein tells "Wake Up Memphis" host Robyn Walensky his Memphis-based company acted with lightning speed to retool in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. “I started getting calls for hand sanitizer from the Memphis Fire...
COVID-19 NEWS
Masks a “Maybe” for Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Schools' Chief of Communications Jerica Phillips tells “Wake Up Memphis" host Robyn Walensky there are many critically important decisions facing the county in just a few short weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, including whether or not to...
KWAM Listeners OUTRAGED Over Possible Face Shields for Students
Moms in Memphis are lighting up the Mighty990 Newsmaker line telling “Wake Up Memphis” host Robyn Walensky they are outraged by the proposal of Shelby County Schools to mandate face shields for students in the fall. "There are health risks to healthy children...
Mighty Sound of the South Silenced by the ‘Rona
CollegeMarching.com reports the American Athletic Conference is releasing guidelines sidelining marching bands of all teams for the fall 2020 season. We know one thing for sure. When and IF the Memphis Tigers hit the field, you won’t be hearing "Eye of the Tiger"...
Virtual Camp in the Age of Coronavirus
With the coronavirus pandemic having an impact on summer activities, camps are having to make serious adjustments. Pinecrest Camp and Retreat Center in Moscow, Tennessee, is stepping up to the challenge. Director of Video Production Katie Crenshaw tells "Wake Up...
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