LaTonya Turner

LaTonya Turner (she/her) is an Editor and Afternoon Host at WPLN News. Before joining the station, she had an accomplished career as an award-winning television journalist, documentary producer and TV host. Her work focusing on social history, healthcare and marginalized communities has won several regional Emmy awards and been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), RTNDA and other professional and civic organizations. She is a member of NABJ and an officer in the Nashville chapter.

Early voting starts July 17 in Tennessee. Are you prepared?

By Seth ThorpeandLaTonya Turner

July 14, 2026

The voting map in Tennessee is very different after redistricting, and that means upcoming elections in the state are shaping up to be a battle for power.

Investigations underway in death of man in Montgomery County jail

By LaTonya Turner

July 5, 2026

The NAACP and some residents in Clarksville are calling for a federal investigation into the arrest of 34-year-old Darius Chappell, who died in custody on Friday.

Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died

By LaTonya Turner

June 26, 2026

The founder and publisher of the longest-running African American newspaper in Nashville has died. Rosetta Miller-Perry was 91.

Tickets to shows like Hamilton aren’t cheap. TPAC Arts Access helps bring more people into audiences

By LaTonya Turner

June 24, 2026

The national tour of “Hamilton” is at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center through this weekend. Days before the country’s 250th anniversary, the wildly popular musical is a hot ticket — and pricey — and TPAC is helping make it more accessible through a newly expanded Arts Access initiative.