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‘Knowledge Bowl’ placed ‘on hiatus’ after nearly four decades
“Knowledge Bowl” may not return this year, according to an email from the general manager at WREG-TV.
Geoff Calkins
Columnist
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
There are 1165 articles by Geoff Calkins :
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: Ed Scott promised to fix the problems at the Liberty Bowl. I bought a ticket to see if it worked.
“Two weeks after the University of Memphis apologized for the long lines and general chaos at the new Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium’s home opener, the school bounced back with a performance that didn’t leave a lot to criticize.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s not just a new stadium. Liza Fletcher is still ‘sprinkling hope’
Too many Memphians exploit the reality of violent crime for their own purposes. But the legion of people who made the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium possible decided the better response was to be like Liza and sprinkle hope.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It’s the Super Bowl, the World Cup and ‘American Idol’ all wrapped up in one. Plus, lots of ducks!
The Federal Duck Stamp Contest is taking place in Memphis on Thursday and Friday. Pick the winner, and Geoff Calkins will buy you lunch.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: This is the state that thinks it can run Memphis? The state that just tried and failed to kill someone?
“The State of Tennessee can’t even kill someone. But it can teach Memphis kids, run the Memphis airport and redefine who Memphis gets to vote for in Congress just because the president said so.”
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: We agree about crime. We agree things are better. As for the Task Force? It didn’t have to be this hard.
Memphians wanted extra cops. Memphis wanted help with crime. Memphis didn’t want to be a prop in a national sideshow. That’s why we are where we are.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: They arrested the East Parkway water guy? Now that’s a real civic outrage.
The Memphis Police Department arrested Demarcus Dickerson, the guy who sells water at the corner of East Parkway and Poplar. Why? For doing what he does. And, yes it’s an outrage.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: It was bedlam at City Hall — as Memphis is at the center of a national debate once again
Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle warned his colleagues: “It’s going to get pretty hot down there,” he said. That was before the council voted to postpone the data center moratorium. And then chaos broke out.
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: She’s 110. Yes, 110. And after all those years, she has learned what matters most.
Martha McAnespie just celebrated her 110th birthday. She had some thoughts about manicotti, the president — and what really endures.
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Spirit of MemphisCalkins: Her dad told her not to follow in his footsteps. Now, at 44, she’s Shelby County’s top new firefighter.
At 44, Katie Barrett is the Shelby County Fire Department’s top recruit. Her message to anyone, especially women: “It’s never too late.”
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Mayor Paul Young on data centers, the Grizzlies, his favorite place in the city — and why he’s taking a fresh approach to media
Memphis Mayor Paul Young is the first guest on the Geoff Calkins Podcast. Why? “It is intentional for me,” he said. “I want people to understand I’m not ducking, dodging any question or any issue.”
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Geoff Calkins Calkins: Pete Pranica and Brevin Knight have thoughts on the Grizzlies season. And what’s up with the lease?
It’s the start of another Grizzlies season! Pete Pranica and Brevin Knight have big thoughts. But what’s up with the lease, anyway? All that is on “The Geoff Calkins Podcast.”
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Memphis GrizzliesCalkins: The Grizzlies aim to win back the city. They got off to a sensational start.
The Grizzlies took the wraps off not just a new season but a new era Wednesday night with a resounding 123-103 win.
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Geoff CalkinsCalkins: 50 years ago, Vietnamese immigrants arrived in Midtown. A new festival celebrates what they did — and what might be.
It’s been 50 years since thousands of Vietnamese refugees ended up in Memphis after the Vietnam War. Sunday, the Mekong Memphis Festival aims to celebrate their journey — and spark a revitalization of the neighborhood.
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Geoff Calkins Calkins Podcast: Hot start by Grizzlies, a sex therapist on breast cancer and SpaceXAI has jobs for you
The Grizzlies and Tigers both had surprising, big weeks. Geoff Calkins talks about it with John Martin. Calkins then talks with local sex therapist Jennifer Valli about her own breast cancer diagnosis. And author Charles Fishman shares his thoughts about SpaceXAI.
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