Memphis Morning News With Ditch & Tim

Memphis Morning News With Ditch & Tim

Memphis Morning News, weekdays from 6-9 on Newstalk 989. Ditch and Tim talk about the issues and with people important in shaping news and politics in The Mid-South and the country.

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December 19, 2025 14 mins

Founded in 1957, Harwood Center serves children ages 18 months through 6 years who have developmental delays and autism. Our nationally accredited services are include specialized educational classrooms and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.  

Aimee Joyner stopped by the Memphis Morning News Studios to share more about the center's work and needs in 2026. 

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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti called Memphis Morning News' Ditch & Tim with his response to the county Mayor's lawsuit to stop the Tennessee Guard from being deployed in Memphis as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force.  The question remains - who is paying for this lawsuit?  If the taxpayers didn't ask for it to be filed on their behalf, then who get's the bill from the lawyers representing Shelby County Mayor Le...

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Dee Dee from Memphis found out how quickly people can turn on you for simply saying "thank you Trump".  The Memphis Safe Task Force is a 13 plus federal agency effort to stop violent crime from controlling neighborhoods around the city.  After two weeks, the task force brought a very noticeable calmness to residents of Memphis and Dee Dee from Memphis posted a TikTok with a simple message- "I feel safe, thank you Trump". ...

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Congressman David Kustoff on Memphis Morning News warns about Democrats playing games until the "no kings" protests.  Will the lemmings bend after this weekend's no kings gatherings and vote to open the Govt. next week?

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Jay Jones stopped by the studio this morning to share his new song and video- "Where The Dirt Road Ends" . Watch the video at Jay Jones Headbanging Country 

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Judi Perry from Abounded Antiques in Millington called Memphis Morning News encouraging people in Millington and all of West Tennessee to pray for and support Law Enforcement and The National Guard.  

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With the Memphis Safe Task Force in place, Memphis is now a city with zero tolerance and some people forgot what that means.  Memphians, trained by weak and overly tolerant city council members & leaders, got used to living by the simple rule of "that's not legal, but it's ok" . 

Pushing for resolutions eliminating "pretextual stops" for operating a vehicle with safety deficiencies like no tail lights, expired or fake...

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Congressman David Kustoff called in during Memphis Morning News to share his stance on the Memphis Safe Task Force. He also commented on the efforts of a couple of local TV stations that are calling for activists / viewers to locate, film and send in the task force photos and videos so the station can assumingly use during broadcasts and on social media. 

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This morning on Newstalk 989's Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim, Senator Bill Hagerty spoke on the breaking news that he and other Republican Senators were spied on by Biden's special council in the DOJ under the rule of Jack Smith. "Bill Hagerty the Eagle Scout and father of four being investigated by abject criminals that operated out of the FBI...."

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Ditch & Tim spoke with Fredrick Jones about his viral TikTok on The National Guard and crime in Memphis. "Don't let the headlines hustle you" says Jones. Rather than focusing on the fear, pay attention to the transformation that's happening in Memphis. 5 years. 

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Bill O' Reilly confronts evil in his new book- Confronting Evil, The Worst of The Worst. 

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September 16, 2025 13 mins

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spoke exclusively to Ditch & Tim during Memphis Morning News regarding President Trump's Make Memphis Safe Again memorandum. When will the full compliment of federal assets be deployed and how will the operation be executed? 

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President of Shelby County GOP, Worth Morgan called in during Memphis Morning News to discuss the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder, Charley Kirk.  Worth Morgan also addressed Governor Bill Lee talking with President Trump about The National Guard joining local law enforcement in Memphis. 

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He recently Announced his candidacy for Governor of Tennessee. Representative Monty Fritts called in during Memphis Morning News to share his platform for liberty and less government.  

"I think the message of liberty and less government could be, if sincerely spoken, spoken by a donkey and people would follow it." 

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September 10, 2025 20 mins

MPD released a statement touting a 25 year low in general crime stats.  From the 8th Congressional District, Congressman David Kustoff called Memphis Morning News' Ditch & Tim to discuss crime, xAI, Google and the economy in West Tennessee. 

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 Jimmy Shotwell of Memphis Barbeque Supply gave us a simple Pork Tenderloin Sliders recipe. An easy way to kick off the season on Tiger Lane with Ditch & Tim from Memphis Morning News. 

 

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Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner called in to speak with Ditch & Tim during Memphis Morning News and was asked what he would recommend the Mayor do if offered the assistance of the National Guard.  Sheriff Bonner also shared numbers on department staffing and where he thinks a new jail could be built. 

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Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright was invited with other civic members to tour FedEx Forum and see exactly what it is that needs renovated. During that tour, Commissioner Wright says he gained more appreciation for the need to spend the money towards improving the facility. He also says that the Grizzlies organization impressed upon him that Memphis is the smallest market in the NBA and there are many other markets that are "b...

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State Senator Brent Taylor says he was kicked out of the court room because DA Mulroy did not want him observing what was going on in the court room. Taylor told Ditch & Tim on Memphis Morning News that he believes that Shelby County District Attorney Mulroy had the defense serve him with a subpoena to get him out of the court room.  

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