Tony Gonzalez
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News Director for @WPLN in Nashville, where I've run our #CuriousNashville project and overseen special projects. Covering Nashville since 2011.
East Nashville
Joined May 2008
RT @WPLN: Nashville needs more housing stock — but the density of proposed developments is triggering "NIMBY" versus "YIMBY" arguments. htt….
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Intense debates about housing density are playing out across Nashville, and new policies are on the horizon.
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And back in 2023 we put together a Cumberland River recreation episode of @ThisIsNashville that helped get me on the water (kayak, not barge):.
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The Cumberland River flows through Nashville for a winding 55 miles, and all those bends mean many residents spend a huge chunk of time living or working near t
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Last year, when I got to fill in on our NashVillager Podcast, I touched on Cumberland River history (and barges), too:
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What signs of our past still float down the Cumberland? Plus the local news for October 22, 2024.
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Today's on-this-day essay is about barges and other river traffic on the Cumberland. I happened to encounter a barge last night. I watched thousands of bugs — and a few bats — in the powerful headlights.
How did steam-powered paddleboats help make Nashville a logistics hub? . It's a river tradition that barges keep alive today.
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Filling in as newscast host this week has been challenging — but the best perk is delivering the NashVillager Podcast very early in the morning, including a cameo from my kiddo today.
From the tallest building in Nashville, to our airport’s busiest year on record, superlative numbers are in the news this week.
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RT @WSMV: 15 Tennesseans arrested by state troopers for crimes they didn’t commit
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Carl Binkley is now the 15th Tennessean, according to bloodwork and court records obtained by WSMV4 Investigates in our “Sobering Problem” investigations, to be completely sober and arrested for a...
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Davidson County Election Administrator Jeff Roberts is retiring. I've always found him easy to reach for info, even amid very busy election days. And he played ball for this #CuriousNashville story asking about "I Voted" stickers:.
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Tennesseans head back to the polls starting Wednesday for early voting in local primary elections. That means those “I Voted” stickers will start making the
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RT @WPLN: Unprecedented community support has rallied behind Nashville Public Radio this week after a federal funding cut. .
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Nashville Public Radio has met — and surpassed — an emergency fundraising goal. WPLN and WNXP raised more than $500,000 this week in response to a congressi
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It's been an unprecedented run of days — and that includes just how much community support is rallying behind Nashville Public Radio. You can push your local WPLN newsroom to its goal now:
Instead of federal funding, it will be community support that sustains Nashville Public Radio. WPLN and WNXP need to raise another $20,000 today. This community has rallied this week — and you can help fill the funding gap at
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Nashville Public Radio faces a $400,000 shortfall. Our community has swooped in to contribute an amazing portion of that amount in the past few days — and we'd appreciate your help in getting us all the way:
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The hoopla is growing. We hopped in the car tonight and had learned a lot about the corpse flower. Not as stinky as expected!
Update! The corpse flower known as "Athena" is now blooming at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville — and visiting hours are extended to 11 p.m. Thursday and 9-5 on Friday. Details:
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RT @roseamgilbert: The first episode of Nashville Public Radio’s new podcast, “The Country In Our Hearts,” is on the air today @ThisIsNashv….
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RT @WPLN: The 4th and final episode of WPLN’s new series “The Country In Our Hearts” is out now!. WPLN’s @roseamgilbert reports that a new….
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And so was this one last fall — and we just learned that it was honored as best Arts Feature for stations of WPLN's size at the @PMJATweets conference.
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A new film called “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story” captures Shane as a powerhouse R&B performer and a Black, trans woman who got her start in Nashville, then took the Toronto scene by storm in...
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I heard Big Freedia one morning — yes, morning — at Bonnaroo. This story from Jewly was a delight to edit.
New Orleans rapper @bigfreedia is beloved for her bass-heavy, booty-shaking club music. But when she headlines @nashvillepride, she’ll also take the LGBTQ festival to church with new gospel material. @RightByHerRoots reports on more local ties:.
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What a gift from Jewly. She sifted through Tennessee's copious submissions to the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest and highlights many great local artists here.
As the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest Tour arrives in Nashville tonight, @RightByHerRoots finds the contest entries from local artists paint a varied picture of the local music scene. #TinyDeskConcert .
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As I filled in on newscasts and podcast this morning, I riffed a little bit about the birth of photojournalism (on this day in 1848). I forgot to mention visiting the early Tennessee photography exhibit @tnstatemuseum — and learning that McMinnville was a hotbed!.
Did you know that the NashVillager Podcast is created fresh for you every morning before 6 a.m.?. It rounds up the day's news, includes some "on this day" history insights, and shares one of Nashville Public Radio's in-depth stories. Every weekday!.
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RT @WPLN: Did you know that the NashVillager Podcast is created fresh for you every morning before 6 a.m.?. It rounds up the day's news, in….
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What’s the best way to cover a news event? Plus, the local news for June 25, 2025.
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