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Elizabeth Burton

Elizabeth Burton

Elizabeth Burton is a writer, director and producer originally from Augusta, Georgia. After earning her B.A. from Barnard College, she began producing for PBS NewsHour's Emmy-nominated series ‘Brief But Spectacular,’ where she worked on over 50 short-form interviews. More recently, she has brought her directorial and dog-training chops to work on independent documentary film projects, Nashville Repertory Theatre's ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.' When not working, you can probably find her roaming East Nashville on skates and/or with Cal, her service dog in training.

What is going on with FUSUS?

Elizabeth Burton

January 25, 2024

What’s going on with FUSUS? And how do you even say it?

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: FUSUS, MNPD, Nashville Metro Council, police, surveillance

Personal reactions to gun violence — a generation apart

Khalil EkulonaandElizabeth Burton

January 25, 2024

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Gun violence is something that concerns all of us. Over the years, different generations of Americans have different experiences dealing with each event. In this opinion piece, show host Khalil Ekulona and producer Elizabeth Burton connect their personal reactions to mass shootings and gun violence — a generation apart.

Filed Under: Features, Programs Tagged With: gun violence, guns, mass shooting, This Is Nashville

The Nashville Zoo through a child’s eyes

Elizabeth Burton

January 25, 2024

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Last summer, This Is Nashville producer Elizabeth Burton got a tour of the Nashville Zoo.

Filed Under: Features, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, Nashville Zoo

Behind the scenes on Black horror

Magnolia McKayandElizabeth Burton

January 4, 2024

No, we aren’t going to stop talking about this.

Filed Under: Features, Programs, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Belcourt Theatre, film, horror

From farm to tote bag: how yarn gets made in Middle Tennessee

Elizabeth BurtonandMagnolia McKay

December 13, 2023

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Earlier this year, producers Elizabeth Burton and Magnolia McKay took the road less-traveled to an alpaca farm in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

Filed Under: Features, Programs Tagged With: farm, Fiber arts, yarn

Confused about Metro zoning laws? Here’s WPLN’s concise guide to get you started.

Elizabeth Burton

July 21, 2023

construction tractor Germantown

You and your neighbors might be wondering what’s even allowed to be built on your corner. The answer lies within Nashville’s zoning policies.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: city planning, Housing, neighbor 2 neighbor, zoning

What questions do you have about zoning?

Elizabeth Burton

July 11, 2023

Nashville housing construction

What kinds of buildings can go where, and what can happen in those buildings — that’s zoning in a nutshell. But it can get complicated, especially as our city continues to grow. This Is Nashville is doing an episode on July 19 all about zoning, and we want to hear from you!

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs

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