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Supermajority podcast, from WPLN and NPR’s Embedded, tackles single-party rule

By WPLN Staff

June 17, 2024

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Supermajority is a new podcast from NPR’s Embedded, in partnership with Nashville Public Radio. Host Meribah Knight has been following three conservative moms in Tennessee over the course of a year as they learn to navigate their Republican-controlled state legislature.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Covenant School, NPR, podcasts, special session, supermajority

WPLN and This Is Nashville honored nationally for 2023 reporting

By WPLN Staff

June 6, 2024

Last year, WPLN aired more than 1,200 local stories on 90.3 FM. And of those, a select few have now risen to accolades outside of Nashville, and even beyond Tennessee. The Public Media Journalists Association award winners were announced this week, and two episodes of WPLN’s daily show This Is Nashville were recognized. In the […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Awards

Dive deeper into Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ with WPLN’s senior music writer

By WPLN Staff

March 29, 2024

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Few albums have generated more conversation before their release than “Cowboy Carter” by Beyoncé — out today.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Randall, Beyonce, country music, Linda Martell

No survivors in West Nashville airplane crash that temporarily shut down I-40

By WPLN Staff

March 5, 2024

A small, single-engine airplane crashed on Monday night in West Nashville. Officials say that all five people onboard died.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: aviation, Metro Nashville Police Department

Recap: A Celebration of Making Noise

By WPLN Staff

March 4, 2024

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Nearly 200 people attended our Sunday night party, featuring spoken word by Rashad tha Poet and senior music writer, Jewly Hight, in conversation with AB Eastwood, Rashad tha Poet, and Brian Sexton.

Filed Under: Station Events, WPLN News Tagged With: Making Noise

The Kids of Rutherford County honored with national George Polk Award

By WPLN Staff

February 19, 2024

One of Nashville Public Radio’s ambitious podcast projects is being honored with one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism awards.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Awards, The Kids of Rutherford County

Recap: GOSPEL Panel and Watch Party

By WPLN Staff

February 13, 2024

Fifty folks braved the elements to join us at the National Museum of African American Music’s Roots Theater for a panel exploring Nashville’s place in gospel history and culture, and a watch party for GOSPEL, the newest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr, airing on PBS. Hosted by LaTonya Turner, our panel included Patrick […]

Filed Under: Station Events

Murrow Awards 2023: Continuing Coverage

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2024

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Six people were killed, including 3 children, when a former student opened fire inside the Covenant School in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood on March 27, 2023. City police fatally shot the assailant. The deadly attack caused grief, spurred troubling questions, and set in motion many ripple effects — for schools, for policymakers, and for elected […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

Murrow Awards 2023: Breaking News

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2024

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The forecast was not foreboding for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. But by noon, our on-call weekend staffers were charging their equipment as the unseasonably warm weather grew more ominous. As night fell, seven tornadoes touched down across Middle Tennessee, killing seven people and injuring more than 80 others, as well as destroying 342 homes and […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

Murrow Awards 2023: Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2024

Two people wrapped in a pride flag attend a vigil Nashville for the victims of a mass shooting at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Nov. 19, 2022.
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Restricting transgender care and expressions of gender identity isn’t just a political issue. These proposals and laws have had a deep impact on people in Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ community. The sheer volume of legislation, legal challenges and superseding court rulings could make it difficult for anyone to keep up — but WPLN News closely covered the […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

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