WPLN’s one-hour radio special, “The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCUs” has been honored with by the National Association of Black Journalists with a “Salute to Excellence Award.”
Nashville Public Radio recognized for coverage of HBCUs, domestic violence and harm reduction
Local news coverage by Nashville Public Radio is being honored in national journalism contests.
8 stories by Nashville Public Radio recently won awards. Hear them now.
Awards arrived in many forms this spring for Nashville Public Radio. Let’s run them down.
‘Supermajority’ podcast named Peabody Award nominee
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.
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