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Anna Gallegos-Cannon

Anna Gallegos-Cannon is a native Texan who bounced around the United States before landing in Nashville in 2018 to be with her husband, Ben. She's the voice of This Is Nashville's weekly @ Us segment and the human behind the show's social media accounts.

Prior to joining WPLN, Anna was a digital producer for The Tennessean. She previously worked as a copy editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a reporter for The Oakland Tribune, and hockey writer for Sports Illustrated, among other media jobs. When she isn’t working, Anna can be found reading in her hammock with a good drink and her dog Radar by her side.

Anna Gallegos-Cannon, Senior Digital Producer

Anna Gallegos-Cannon is a native Texan who bounced around the United States before landing in Nashville in 2018. Prior to joining WPLN, Anna was a digital producer for The Tennessean. She previously worked as a copy editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a reporter for The Oakland Tribune, and hockey writer for Sports Illustrated, among other media jobs. When she isn’t working in the news, Anna is attempting to read all of the Pulitzer Prize winning novels, playing fetch with her dog Radar, or watching hockey.

What topics do you want the Nashville mayoral candidates to address?

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

May 3, 2023

Affordable housing. The future Titans stadium. School safety. Those are just three of the many, many local issues the next mayor of Nashville will have to address. But what do you want the 15 mayoral candidates to weigh in on?

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Metro, Politics, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: election, Mayoral Race 2023

Democratic lawmakers facing expulsion remain defiant ahead of Thursday’s vote

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

April 5, 2023

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Democratic state lawmakers say that their possible expulsion from the Tennessee General Assembly is a threat to democracy.

Filed Under: News Hits, Politics, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, Gloria Johnson, gun control, gun reform, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

‘She was just a dynamo’: Longtime friend remembers Covenant School leader for mentorship and student empowerment

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

March 28, 2023

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Anna Caudill spoke to This Is Nashville about Dr. Katherine Koonce, who she knew as a fellow educator, mentor and, most of all, friend.

Filed Under: News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School

How is the Covenant School shooting impacting you and your community?

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

March 28, 2023

This Is Nashville wants to open up space to hear how this tragedy is affecting you. We’re dedicating an episode to this Thursday, March 30.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School

Tornado season is underway, but it’s difficult to predict how many twisters will hit Middle Tennessee

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

March 8, 2023

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.
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How many tornadoes will Nashville have this year? That’s a difficult question to answer, even for weather experts.

Filed Under: Environment, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: National Weather Service, severe weather, tornado

Nashville man cleared of murder after ‘a failure at every level of local law enforcement’ kept him imprisoned for 10 years

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

February 13, 2023

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After nearly 22 years, Paul Shane Garrett was exonerated for murder. But why did it take the criminal justice system that long to clear an innocent man’s name?

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, Paul Shane Garrett

Explore what locals want to know in the best of Citizen Nashville

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 23, 2023

This Is Nashville was recently named a Champion of Curiosity, so the show team is celebrating the honor by revisiting some of the best Citizen Nashville episodes.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs, WPLN News

Executions will remain on hold until the state fixes its lethal injection protocol, says Gov. Lee

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 6, 2023

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Inmates on death row in Tennessee were granted reprieve on Friday when Gov. Bill Lee announced that the state’s highest court will not reschedule executions, for now.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Hits, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, death row, execution, executions, lethal injection

Can you tell the difference between genuine and AI-generated art?

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 5, 2023

Artificial intelligence is blurring the lines between the analog and digital world.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Features, Programs, WPLN News

Do you have long COVID? We want to hear from you.

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 5, 2023

Hospital room

Most people recover after falling ill with COVID-19. But for some, their symptoms continue or even new health problems appear weeks or months after testing positive for the virus. Not much is known about long COVID, including how many people it effects or how to treat it. The symptoms of long COVID can range from […]

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Health Care, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID, COVID long-haulers

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