For more than 25 years, Bob Kesling has provided the soundtrack to some of the biggest sports moments in University of Tennessee history. He intended to remain the “Voice of the Vols” as long as he had the passion and energy to keep broadcasting.

2. Friendly rivalry hits 50 - Friday, April 5, 2024

Five minutes is an eternity in popular music. Five years is a not-unheard-of higher education degree path. Now imagine having an impact on popular music through higher education for five decades.

Two area institutions – Belmont University and Middle Tennessee State University – are both in the midst of celebrating the 50th anniversaries of their music business programs, efforts that sought to fulfill educational and business needs then and serve to propel professionals into a rapidly changing industry now.

3. Stites & Harbison adds to real estate, banking - Friday, November 24, 2023

Haley Duncan has joined Stites & Harbison in Nashville as a member of its real estate and banking service group.

Before joining Stites & Harbison, Duncan participated in the firm’s summer associate program in 2022, was a judicial intern for Hon. Judge Irv Maze of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in the summer of 2021 and was a legal research intern for MothersEsquire in 2023.

4. Diversified Trust promotes 3, including new principal - Friday, February 24, 2023

Diversified Trust, an independent comprehensive wealth management firm, has elevated four to new positions.

Jeff Carson has been promoted from senior vice president to principal. In his role as principal and senior fiduciary officer, Carson is responsible for the oversight and administration of the firm’s fiduciary services and also leads the planning team in Nashville.

5. Walters, McDermott feted for broadcast work - Friday, January 6, 2023

Bayard “Bud” Walters, president, Cromwell Group, Inc., and Deborah A. McDermott, CEO, Standard Media Group, both of Nashville, were honored by the Library of American Broadcasting recently during its annual Giants of Broadcasting and the Electronic Arts Award Luncheon in New York City.

6. Grand Ole Opry under fire for Morgan Wallen performance - Friday, January 7, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Morgan Wallen stepped on country music's most historic and storied stage over the weekend, a sign that many interpreted as the Grand Ole Opry giving the troubled star its blessing and a path to reconciliation after he used a racial slur on camera.

7. Bone McAllester Norton adds Meredith in Sumner - Friday, July 16, 2021

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC has hired Brandon Meredith, a University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law alumnus, as the firm’s newest attorney at its Sumner County office. Meredith joins Bone McAllester Norton with 13 years of legal experience at Phillips and Ingrum in Gallatin.

8. Chartis buys Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock - Friday, November 20, 2020

Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc., a Nashville-based communications and change management firm serving the health care industry, has been acquired by The Chartis Group of Chicago, a leading health care advisory and analytics firm.

9. Top Davidson County commercial sales for October 2020 - Friday, November 20, 2020

Top commercial real estate sales, October 2020, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

10. WHAT TO WATCH: Democrats open a new kind of convention - Friday, August 14, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party will convene, sort of, amid a pandemic that has upended the usual pomp-and-circumstance of presidential nominating conventions.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez will be in Milwaukee, which he'd chosen as the 2020 convention host city. But presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, won't be. Nor will the 57 state and territorial delegations, party activists and media hordes that would have filled a downtown arena to see Biden and Harris nominated to take on President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in November.

11. More people want to relocate to Nashville - Friday, July 3, 2020

A record 27% of home searchers looked to move to another metro area in April and May 2020, a new report from Redfin finds, with Nashville seeing the biggest jump in the share of people looking to move in since last year.

12. Gospel artist Kirk Franklin says he's boycotting Dove Awards - Friday, October 25, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin says he's boycotting the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards after they edited out part of his acceptance speech earlier this month in which he called for prayers after a police shooting in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.

13. Rising ESPN star Lyle finds sports niche behind microphone - Friday, March 29, 2019

Courtney Lyle swore she would never become a sports play-by-play commentator. Too much prep work required. Too many things to research.

But something funny happened once Lyle actually tried doing play-by-play. The thing she dreaded most about the role became the thing she loves more than anything.

14. Brother Z has church service, Sunday lunch covered - Friday, December 14, 2018

Brother Z isn’t bothered that his homeless congregation members gather across Dickerson Pike, generally not even coming near the door into the carport-turned-church snuggled behind his takeout shack specializing in 15 spicy flavors of chicken wings.

15. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for August 2018 - Friday, September 28, 2018

Top commercial real estate sales, August 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

16. Homeless champion chosen for Kraft Award - Friday, August 10, 2018

Charles Strobel, founding director of Room in the Inn, will be honored with the 25th annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award.

Established in 1993, the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award recognizes community leaders who embody the strength of character and unwavering integrity of the late Joe Kraft.

17. Will misconduct scandals make men wary of women at work? - Friday, December 8, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Some women, and men, worry the same climate that's emboldening women to speak up about sexual misconduct could backfire by making some men wary of female colleagues.

Forget private meetings and get-to-know-you dinners. Beware of banter. Think twice before a high-ranking man mentors a young female staffer.

18. 'Weinstein Effect' goes global as powerful men confronted - Friday, November 10, 2017

The sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein that rocked Hollywood and sparked a flurry of allegations in other American industries, as well as the political arena, are reaching far beyond U.S. borders. Emboldened by the women, and men, who have spoken up, the "Weinstein Effect" is rippling across the globe.

19. Crider named chair of Baker Donelson group - Friday, April 21, 2017

The law firm of Baker Donelson has named Christy Tosh Crider chair of its Health Care Litigation Group.

Crider is a shareholder located in Baker Donelson’s Nashville office where she will continue to serve as chair of the Firm’s Long Term Care Group, as well as the Firm’s Women’s Initiative. She manages a successful practice concentrated in the long-term care and behavioral health industries, managing the litigation of numerous long term care facilities around the country as well as serving as outside general counsel.

20. Blackburn still the favorite for UT’s AD position - Friday, January 27, 2017

Tennessee has its search firm and its search committee is in place to find the replacement for Dave Hart as the university’s athletic director.

Hart announced last August he would retire June 30, and with Tennessee undergoing a transition in its chancellor’s position, the search for Hart’s replacement was put on the back burner.

21. Hagerty joins Pinnacle board - Friday, July 31, 2015

Bill Hagerty, co-founder and managing director of private equity investment firm Hagerty Peterson & Company, has been elected to the Pinnacle Financial Partners’ 14-member board of directors.

22. Nashville School of Law adds Hudson to faculty - Friday, December 26, 2014

Nashville School of Law has appointed noted author and scholar David Hudson as director of academic affairs and legal writing and as a faculty member.

Hudson will also serve as the First Amendment ombudsman for the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center, reflecting a new bridge between the organizations that will stimulate analysis and study of evolving First Amendment issues.

23. Ernest Tubb Record Shop: Where the stars really shop on Lower Broadway - Friday, December 12, 2014

When Bob Dylan drops by, he generally goes right for “a handful” of Hank and Carter Family recordings, although on one Lower Broadway afternoon the old man from the North Country also is reported to have purchased a “Larry the Cable Guy” DVD.

24. Health Care Council announces new board - Friday, August 1, 2014

William F. Carpenter III, chairman and CEO, LifePoint Hospitals, will continue to serve as chairman of the Nashville Health Care Council board of directors for the second year.

William Gracey, president and CEO, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, continues as vice chairman of the board.

25. 2008 law unexpectedly at center of border debate - Friday, July 18, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein recalls turning on her television and seeing a young Chinese girl crying before a judge, without even an interpreter to help her after surviving a harrowing journey to the U.S.

26. Mobile Internet shakes up stodgy China industries - Friday, May 2, 2014

BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba, the e-commerce giant planning a blockbuster share sale in the U.S., shook up China's vast but sleepy retailing industry by popularizing online shopping. Now it and China's other Internet companies are mounting challenges in areas from banking to broadcasting.

27. Top Midstate commercial real estate transactions for March 2014 - Friday, April 25, 2014

Top March 2014 commercial real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

28. Ex-Alexander Senate staffer appears in court on porn charges - Friday, December 13, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - The fired chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander made his first court appearance Thursday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography.

Ryan Loskarn answered softly, "Yes, sir," when U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola asked Loskarn whether he understood that he was charged with serious offenses.

29. Nashville's WKRN part of media merger - Friday, June 7, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Broadcast companies Media General Inc. and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. said Thursday that they are combining to create a company that will operate 30 TV stations in 27 markets including Nashville (WKRN, Channel 2), San Francisco and Richmond, Va.

30. Nashville's WKRN part of media merger - Friday, May 31, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Broadcast companies Media General Inc. and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. said Thursday that they are combining to create a company that will operate 30 TV stations in 27 markets including Nashville (WKRN, Channel 2), San Francisco and Richmond, Va.

31. Country music on air in New York City after 17-year absence - Friday, May 10, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) - Even though a cowboy hat sighting on Fifth Avenue is still pretty rare, country music has made an important move into New York City.

Country has its own radio station in the nation's largest market for the first time in 17 years. WNSH-FM, which calls itself "NASH 94.7," began broadcasting in January and its operators say it has established itself more quickly than expected during its first few months on the air.

32. Country music on air in New York City after 17-year absence - Friday, May 3, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) - Even though a cowboy hat sighting on Fifth Avenue is still pretty rare, country music has made an important move into New York City.

Country has its own radio station in the nation's largest market for the first time in 17 years. WNSH-FM, which calls itself "NASH 94.7," began broadcasting in January and its operators say it has established itself more quickly than expected during its first few months on the air.

33. Vanderbilt’s Kinch to lead Tennessee Nurses Association - Friday, April 19, 2013

Jill Kinch, MSN, APN, advanced practice nurse team manager for Perioperative and Procedural Services at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been appointed president of the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA).

34. ‘Voc-Ed’ changes to fit modern needs - Friday, October 12, 2012

In a space that is now an empty garage bay, Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School will soon add another layer to what has already become a showcase for Metro schools.

Construction is set to begin on a fully functioning recording studio, converting a room that was once used as a shop class into a facility that will have all the technology and square footage necessary to accommodate a band or even an orchestra.

35. Events - Friday, September 21, 2012

STEM-Posium. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub event on Thursday is designed to guide communities in Middle Tennessee as they build dynamic partnerships for all stakeholders, including K-12 schools, colleges and universities, businesses and community partners. Keynote Speaker will be David Burns, director of STEM Innovation Networks with Battelle. 8:30 a.m. registration, 9-11:30 a.m. program. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 743-3150.

36. Events - Friday, September 14, 2012

Free Legal Seminars at People’s Law School. Today's class covers “What to Do If You Owe Money or Returns to the IRS: Instructors will focus on questions and problems associated with taxes and the IRS.” Individuals can register for one or several classes through Nov. 15 on a variety of topics, including:

37. Republican presidential candidates on the issues - Friday, January 6, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's where the 2012 Republican presidential candidates stand on a selection of issues.

They are former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

38. McDermott joins board of NB&T - Friday, May 27, 2011

Broadcast veteran Deborah A. McDermott, president of Young Broadcasting LLC, has been elected to the board of Nashville Bank & Trust and its holding company, NBT Holdings Inc.