Community Corner

Tune into Community Corner on Saturdays at 7am hosted by Delaney Willson. We’ll spotlight Nashville nonprofits and community causes by interviewing representatives from the local organizations working to solve the issues facing our city.

At the heart of the Volunteer State is Nashville, Tennessee. At the heart of Nashville are the people who make up our communities. So tune in, get educated, and get involved!

Listen to our archived episodes below, including interviews by Nicole Cowan Buckley!

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Operation Stand Down TN: Community Corner

For our Community Corner this week we are joined by Eden Murrie, CEO of Operation Stand Down TN, a veteran's resource non-profit. Operation Stand...
Best Buddies

Best Buddies TN: Community Corner

On today's community corner we are joined by Will Macon, the director of Best Buddies TN! Best Buddies works to make people with intellectual...
Beaman Park

Beaman Park: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner we talked with Heather Gallagher who is the director at the Beaman Park Nature Center. On the outskirts of...

NAMIWalks Greater Nashville: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we're speaking with Robin Nobling, Executive Director at NAMI Davidson County. NAMI aims to eliminate stigma, educate the public,...

The Catio: Community Corner

On this week's episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Genevra Thurman from The Catio. Their lively cat lounge and adoption center, The Catio,...

Middle Tennessee Raptor Center: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Valerie Russell the Founder and President of the Middle Tennessee Raptor Center. "Raptors" are birds...

Open Table Nashville: Community Corner

On today's episode of community corner we're sitting down with Allie Wallace! Allie is the Interim Co-Executive Director at Open Table Nashville. After volunteering...

Nations Ministry Center: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Diane Uwamahoro from the Nations Ministry Center for refugees. Diane herself was a refugee, relocating...

Our Place Nashville: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we're having a conversation with Carolyn Naifeh, Co-Founder and executive director of Our Place Nashville. Carolyn has almost 15...

NAMI Family To Family & Out of the Darkness Walk: Community...

This week on Community Corner, we're talking with Robin Nobling, Executive Director at NAMI Davidson County. NAMI works to improve the quality of life for...

Community Corner: Suicide Prevention In The African American Faith Community Coalition

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Gwen Hamer, the Director of Education and Development within the Tennessee Department of Mental Health...

Thistle Farms: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Kristen Beckham, the executive assistant to Thistle Farms' founder Becca Stevens. Thistle Farms is the...

Helping Music Foundation: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Logan Crowell, the founder of the Helping Music Foundation. The Foundation is a branch of...

TN Voices Advocating for Well-being: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we spoke with Rikki Harris, the CEO of the mental health organization TN Voices. TN Voices advocates for...

NAMI — Mental Health at the Holidays: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we sat down with Robin Nibbling, Executive Director of NAMI Davidson County. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...

Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS): Community...

For this week's episode of Community Corner, we sat down with Mary Linden Salter, Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug &...

Nashville Industry Fund: Community Corner

This week's edition of Community Corner featured Stephanie Eatherly of Nashville Industry Fund, a nonprofit that assists music industry professionals with purchasing their first...

Ella’s House: Community Corner

This week, Elise Jenkins of Ella's House joined us for Community Corner. Ella's House is a non-religiously-affiliated charity to support women who become pregnant...

NAMI Davidson County: Community Corner

We spent some time with NAMI Davidson County in the studio for this week's Community Corner. Nation Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a...

Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing: Community Corner

Community Corner is back! This week, we had a conversation with the president and CEO of Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing,...