This summer’s heatwave means TVA is selling more electricity to power companies. In the last three months, the public utility racked up nearly 2.8 billion dollars in sales. That’s up four and a half percent from a year ago. Even so, Chief Financial Officer John Thomas says TVA is running in the red.
Blackburn Continues Press on Internet Rules
Brentwood Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is hoping to gain more support for one of her signature issues—stopping what she sees as ‘government regulation’ of the Internet.
First National Review for Nutty Professor
The first national review for The Nutty Professor has been published online. Broadwayworld.com, which bills itself as the world’s largest theatre website, praises just about all of the show—from the costumes to the acting to the musical score.
WPLN’s StoryCorps: Casting a First Vote
Listen Now: For the last few weeks, we’ve been bringing you stories recorded in Middle Tennessee, during StoryCorps’ recent visit to Nashville. Today, we close out the series with the story of Remziya Sulyeman. She cast her first vote in America, in 2005. But it wasn’t on a US ballot.
Storms Cause Flooding, Power Outages, Problems for Flyers
Much of Middle Tennessee is drying out this morning, following a wave of severe thunderstorms.
After Years of Work, Musical’s Future Hinges on Nashville Preview
Actor and Comedian Jerry Lewis will be in Nashville for the next month so, but don’t expect to run into him in Five Points or Centennial Park. He’s spending his days and nights, deep in the bowels of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
WPLN’s StoryCorps: A Father’s Legacy
Listen Now: Andy Downs loves airplanes. He’s a licensed pilot and even owned a charter service at one point. It’s a love he inherited from his father, who he never got to know.
Jerry Lewis Hopes Nashville Performances of New Musical Lead to Broadway Success
Actor Jerry Lewis held court today in the lobby of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, fielding questions about the musical version of his 1963 film, The Nutty Professor.He’s trying to use Nashville performances of the show to get it to Broadway
WPLN’s StoryCorps:Books Provide an Escape from Poverty
Listen Now: 67-year-old Loney Fred Hutchins grew up dirt poor in the mountains of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. He was the middle child in a family of eight. Loney Fred talked with his son about what it was like to grow up in a family where neither of his parents could read or write.
WPLN’s StoryCorps: Becoming a Family
Listen Now: Kate Clarke’s mother died when she was six. After that, she went to live with her aunt and uncle, Chris and Maryanna. The couple wanted to adopt Kate, but they were hesitant because they needed permission from Kate’s estranged father. That’s when Kate says she took matters into her own hands.
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