Rachel Iacovone
Director of Multiplatform Publishing at WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN)
Director of Multiplatform Publishing @WPLN, @NPR in Nashville. Former: @WGCU. Frequent food poster & user of the phrase “¡Ay bendito!” 🇵🇷🇮🇹l she/they 💖💜💙
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3 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone
Rachel Iacovone, Director of Multiplatform Publishing Rachel Iacovone (YAH-kuh-VOAN-ee) is WPLN's Director of Multiplatform Publishing, which is a long way of saying she leads all the ways the news reaches you (this website, social media, This Is Nashville and more). She began her public radio career covering politics in Florida during the 2016 presidential race.
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wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone
Paul “Greg” House, who spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row before he was finally freed, and later campaigned against the death penalty, died on March 22 at the age of 63, according to his longtime attorneys. “Mr. House’s innocence was indefatigably championed by his attorneys and by his mother, Joyce House,” a statement from Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee reads.
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wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone
Jake Howell is officially on the shortlist of five chefs up for the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast. Howell is chef and co-owner of the East Nashville Iberian restaurant aptly named Peninsula. And it’s not his first rodeo. Chef Howell was up for the same award, in the same category, in 2022. He ended as a semi-finalist that time.
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wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone
The nation’s largest public utility on Monday promoted one of its top executives to CEO, putting Don Moul in charge of the Tennessee Valley Authority as President Donald Trump has cast renewed attention on the federal entity. More: TVA executives made $90 million since 2020 while pushing fossil fuels. Your electricity bill paid them.
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4 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Rachel Iacovone |Eva Tesfaye
The Trump administration’s efforts to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs has hit an unexpected target: In February, communities around the country learned that funding was canceled for a nationwide tree-planting program aimed at making neighborhoods cooler, healthier and more resilient to climate change.
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I got a concerning amount into writing this before I needed to do any research outside of what I just inherently know about Nashville’s food scene 😅
The field of contenders just got smaller for one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country. WPLN’s @racheliacovone says just one Nashville chef has made the cut. https://t.co/QfhoqRVgBe