Judges selected the Supermajority podcast as a prestigious Peabody Award nominee, representing the best storytelling in broadcast and digital media in 2024. The special series from NPR’s Embedded is hosted by WPLN’s Meribah Knight.
Supermajority podcast honored by National Press Foundation
A panel of judges with the National Press Foundation has selected WPLN Senior Reporter Meribah Knight and the “Supermajority” podcast to receive the inaugural Reporting on Women in Politics Award.
In a year of blockbuster crossovers, the CMAs double down on country continuity
The three-hour show was an ode to the robustness and stability of country music. But the genre dominated charts and discourse this year thanks to pop superstars Beyoncé, Post Malone and Shaboozey.
WPLN and This Is Nashville honored nationally for 2023 reporting
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 […]
The Kids of Rutherford County honored with national George Polk Award
One of Nashville Public Radio’s ambitious podcast projects is being honored with one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism awards.
WPLN News wins 3 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for a series on housing and for our daily show This Is Nashville
2022 was a big year for WPLN News. The newsroom underwent substantial growth, in part with the launch of its first-ever daily show, This Is Nashville, and produced intensive coverage of abortion restrictions, policing and the flood recovery in Waverly.
WPLN News receives national and statewide awards for its service to local journalism
The WPLN newsroom has received several awards in the past few months. The national Sigma Delta Chi Award for Feature Reporting by the Society of Professional Journalists was given to WPLN’s Meribah Knight and ProPublica’s Ken Armstrong for their reporting on Rutherford County in 2021. Three Public Media Journalist Association Awards, which are based on […]
WPLN News wins 4 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including ‘overall excellence’
These stories from 2021 — and the newsroom that created them — were recognized as the best in the region by RTDNA’s Edward R. Murrow Awards.
‘The Promise’ Podcast Wins Peabody Award
The Promise: Season 2 has won a Peabody Award, which represents the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2020.
WPLN News Receives 7 Regional Murrow Awards For 2020 Coverage
WPLN News has been awarded seven regional Murrow Awards for 2020 reporting and coverage, representing the best in local broadcast news throughout a region of five Southeastern states.
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