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Julianne Akers

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Hello, I’m Julianne! I am a reporter for the Nashville Post and Nashville Scene.

Growing up in the rural south, I have developed an interest in the stories of underreported on communities and the impact local journalism has in telling their stories. I have a passion for reporting on everything from politics to arts, music and culture through audio storytelling and multimedia journalism.

I've additionally contributed stories to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Flag…

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Lee ‘Highly Disappointed’ in Botched Execution, Blackburn Calls for Electric Chair

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By Julianne Akers Verified
| Pith in the Wind - Nashville Scene
Questions continue to swirl around Tennessee’s multiple failed attempts to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday — the second botched execution by the state this year. Fifty-year-old Pike — the only woman on death row in Tennessee, who was sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer — was transported to a hospital Wednesday evening after surviving two doses of pentobarbital, the state’s lethal injection drug. She remains hospitalized as of Thursday afternoon.
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Metro Planning advances vision for Wasioto Bend street network

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By Julianne Akers Verified
| Nashville Post Verified
A proposed model for the future East Bank Boulevard. As the long-awaited East Bank development slowly comes to fruition, it’s also becoming more clear what the future neighborhood’s street network may look like. The Metro Planning Commission last week approved an amendment to the Nashville’s Major and Collector Street Plan, laying the groundwork for what the types of streets could be within the East Bank’s Wasioto Bend (formerly known as East Bend) area.
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Schools, Facilities, Roads at Center of Mayor’s $544.7 Million Spending Plan

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By Julianne Akers Verified
| Pith in the Wind - Nashville Scene
Mayor Freddie O’Connell proposed his annual capital spending plan — which allocates hundreds of millions of dollars each year to city projects — and is putting a focus on schools, public facilities and transportation infrastructure. O’Connell filed the $544.7 million proposal with the Metro Council last week, following last year’s $532 million capital spending plan. The largest chunk of the funds would allocate $202 million to public facilities.
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Awards

WSB Radio Award

2023 - Radio Broadcast

Presented annually to an outstanding college student embarking on a career in radio

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