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Rachel Iacovone

Rachel Iacovone, Director of Multiplatform Publishing

Rachel Iacovone (YAH-kuh-VOAN-ee) is WPLN's Director of Multiplatform Publishing, which is a long way of saying she leads all the ways the news reaches you (this website, social media, This Is Nashville and more). She began her public radio career covering politics in Florida during the 2016 presidential race. In 2019, Rachel came to Nashville as a local Morning Edition, and later All Things Considered, host before her passion for data deep dives, visualizations, photography and social media storytelling pulled her off air and put her online fully.

Out, About: Nashville’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations

Rachel Iacovone

May 2, 2025

This Monday is Cinco de Mayo — a holiday WNXP’s Marquis Munson loves to call “Cinco de Drinko” in his best frat boy voice just to get under my skin. He’s not wrong about the day’s perception, though, for an unfortunate amount of celebrants.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: Cinco de Mayo, Mexican, Mexico, What Where Whens-day

Here’s the one Nashville chef named a finalist for the coveted James Beard Award

Rachel Iacovone

April 3, 2025

The field of contenders just got smaller for one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country — and just one Nashville chef has made the cut.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: food, James Beard, restaurant, restaurants

‘We are survivors’: This Palestinian cafe owner finds strength in his faith after airstrikes resume in Gaza

Rachel Iacovone

March 21, 2025

Last week, WPLN told you about the Muslim-owned coffee houses leading Nashville’s sober nightlife scene during, and after, Ramadan. One of them was Deir Cafe, a Palestinian-owned shop. One week later, WPLN followed back up with Deir’s owner, after the news that Israel had broken its ceasefire in Gaza.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Islam, Islamic Center of Nashville, Muslim, Palestine, religion

A late-night spot for Ramadan and beyond: Nashville’s Muslim-owned coffeeshops stay open, sans alcohol

Rachel Iacovone

March 14, 2025

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A handful of Muslim-owned shops in Nashville want to make sober nightlife cafe culture a year-round thing.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: coffee, Muslim, Palestine, Ramadan, religion, Yemen

Winter storm brings challenges — and snow joy — to Tennessee

Cynthia Abrams, Char Daston, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

January 8, 2025

Life in Middle Tennessee is expected to grind to a halt Friday as a major snowfall sweeps through — the culmination of days of escalating warnings and the potential for 8 inches of snow in some places.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, National Weather Service, severe weather, snow, TEMA, winter weather

Out, About: How to dry January in a drinking city

Rachel Iacovone

January 3, 2025

Let’s be real about this for a moment: Nashville is a drinking city. So what do you do when you’d like to take a pause — for a month, for the year, forever — in a place like this?

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol

NashVillager Podcast holiday edition: Familial faith

Rachel Iacovone

December 25, 2024

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What would you do to ensure your parents make it to heaven?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: 2024 Year in Review

24 stories that brought us joy in 2024, from the WPLN newsroom

Rachel Iacovone

December 20, 2024

From roadside attractions to marching bands, budding scientists to sports bars, these stories delivered pops of humanity and joy this year.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: 2024 Year in Review, Best of WPLN

Out, About: Christmas celebrations for elves of all ages

Rachel Iacovone

December 13, 2024

While our annual list is still on the way (patience, people!), it did get me thinking about how much the Christmas cheer is devoted to drinking with your 20-and-30-something friends in this city. So, here’s some options for the whole fam.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: Cheekwood, Christmas, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville Zoo

NashVillager Podcast: Our seventh-annual podcast playlist

Rachel Iacovone

November 28, 2024

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What audio are we thankful for? Nashville Public Radio staffers share their favorite podcast episodes of the year.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: thanksgiving

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