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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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...

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...

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network- Community Corner

This week, Bill Fondren speaks with Mary Anne Christian, the South Central regional director of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. Mary Anne explains the...
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Imagine Nashville – Community Corner

In this interview with Bill Fondren, Renata Soto invites the people of Nashville to build our ideal city together as a community through Imagine...

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...
Alzheimer's Association Community Corner

Community Corner – Alzheimer’s Association

In an interview with representatives of Alzheimer's Association, Laura Musgrave and Jacob Rice, Bill Fondren learns about the organization and upcoming events. Laura Musgrave...

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...

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...

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Community Corner

This week on community corner we welcome Chelsea Trout and Katherine Hofstetter, Board member and Development Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. What is Cystic...

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...

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...

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,...
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Alive Hospice – Community Corner

Krista Bullington joins Lightning 100 on this episode of Community Corner to discuss hospice care, grief and loss. As Senior Director of Clinical Partnerships...
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...

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...

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...

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...
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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...

Greater Nashville Music Census – Community Corner

On this episode of Community Corner, Dan Buckley talks with Chris Cobb, president of Music Venue Alliance Nashville, about the Greater Nashville Music Census.  Music...

The Nashville Irish Music School: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner we're joined with Ashleigh Bunn, board president of the Nashville Irish Music School. We are also joined by her...