Nashville’s own Meribah Knight of WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio accepting the George Polk Award for “The Kids of Rutherford County” podcast. Their reporting dragged some of Tennessee’s ugliest secrets into the light. Our city and state are lucky to have them. Our leaders are smart to fear them.

Miriam Kramer saddest six word story:
baby said
'give now'
they didn't
💔

baby's first fund drive

I haven't had this hesitation — Paige has been bringing depth to her everyday reporting for years! She builds trust with sources, connects the dots through public records, and takes care to write accurate and compelling stories.

Our community benefits from her journalism.

Once a space dork, always a space dork!

I want it on the record that Marianna came into my office before noon on her first official reporter day to show Blaise and I a very… particular… records request form. In other words, big things to come 👀

And tune in for LTurner’s first official ATC shift rn!

Ask the Mayor (about roundabouts)

I cried no fewer than 3 times editing this podcast. Nina Cardona is a deeply empathetic and wonderfully talented journalist.

On the anniversary of the Covenant School shooting, we remember the people who were lost, their legacy, and their connection to a Nashvillian of the past. Plus the day’s newscast and how many in the city plan to make a stand today.
wpln.org/post/nashvilla…

In my reporting, I often hear the phrase, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” But since the Covenant school shooting, Tennessee has not enacted any new laws to separate those people from their guns when they pose a threat. wpln.org/post/tennessee…

Oh absolutely not.

I have to say, I'm enjoying this SpaceX music...

I went on the radio and talked about space again and then this happens. Coincidence? ... Yep!

Oh no. I'm talking about space again.

An army intelligence analyst at Ft. Campbell has been arrested and indicted for charges including: bribery of a public official and selling national defense information to China.

This includes info on intercontinental ballistic systems and defensive missile systems.

I am currently at the Fred D. Thompson Courthouse waiting to hear from the FBI and US Attorney’s Office.

All they have told us so far:
- it is a “case of national concern”
- it is a matter of national security
- it involves Middle Tennessee

For months, Metro Nashville’s arts agency has faced scrutiny from multiple angles. And over the past two weeks, WPLN's Char Daston reports staffers have had the responsibility to run Metro Arts on a daily basis without their leader. wpln.org/post/embattled…

Come for the squishy sounds from a wetland in Shelby Bottoms. Stay for the truly excellent reporting from Caroline Eggers: wpln.org/post/wetlands-…

'Wetlands weave between land and water, connecting invisible threads in nature while teeming with plants and wildlife....' WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio