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WTVF Nashville's investigation into Tennessee mayoral candidate wins prestigious Peabody Award

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.
  • The annual Peabody winners are a collection of stories that "powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day."
  • This is Williams' fourth Peabody Award and the third for WTVF.
  • This year's Peabody winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 9.

‘A life-changing experience’: Nissan Ready electrifies the next generation

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240223290598/en/
    It’s 8 o’clock on a Monday morning, and the Nissan Training Center in Smyrna, Tennessee, is buzzing.
  • Nissan and INFINITI executives lead the program, conducting interactive presentations, career-building and networking workshops, and tours of Nissan facilities, while building genuine relationships with participating students.
  • “Every detail of this experience was intentional,” said Chandra Vasser , vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer, Nissan Americas.
  • “My experience with 100 Black Men and Nissan Ready has been life-changing,” Walker said.

Scripps' KMGH in Denver wins National Emmy Award for breaking news coverage

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was honored with a National Emmy Award during The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences virtual ceremony this week.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), was honored with a National Emmy Award during The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences virtual ceremony this week.
  • KMGH won in the "Outstanding Regional News Story: Spot or Breaking News" category for "Not Again: STEM School Shooting."
  • The award recognizes the KMGH news team for its ongoing live breaking news coverage of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting that left one student dead and eight others injured.
  • Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

WTVF 'Toxic School Water' investigation wins first-place National Headliner Award

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Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a National Headliner Award for a 2018 investigative series that uncovered toxic water in a Tennessee school district.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a National Headliner Award for a 2018 investigative series that uncovered toxic water in a Tennessee school district.
  • "NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Toxic School Water" received first place for environmental reporting in the broadcast or cable television stations category, announced by the annual National Headliner Awards competition on Tuesday.
  • The investigation revealed that officials in Metro Nashville Public Schools were keeping test results showing toxic lead in schools' drinking water from parents, principals and the public.
  • The investigative team behind "Toxic School Water" includes WTVF Chief Investigative Reporter Phil Williams, Photojournalist Bryan Staples and Assistant News Director Michelle Bonnett.