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Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. Chief investigative reporter, . duPont, Peabody awards. Pulitzer finalist. TIPS: phil.williams@newschannel5.com

Nashville, TN
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    Jan 4

    As journalists, we don’t stand with political parties; we stand with the truth. We speak truth to power - and, sometimes, to the angry mob.

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    4 hours ago

    showed what happens when you take hold of your own story. No matter what the monarchy, the British tabloids or the talk shows say - this narrative is out there for the whole world to consider. And it really gives Harry and Meghan their power back.

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    3 hours ago

    Today Show and GMA producers trying to beat Oprah and Gayle talking about royals tomorrow

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    4 hours ago

    This is the most revealing, news making interview, in very very long time.

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  5. 5 hours ago

    😳😳😫

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  6. 8 hours ago

    “Perhaps, then, the post is about boundaries — about drawing a line and saying: You’ve made me feel bad enough, and I won’t allow it to go on any longer.”

    "In Hollywood, the Funny Fat Guy is expected to answer for his body while still making fun of himself. By refusing to do that, Jonah Hill’s response to his paparazzi photos felt radical." // via
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  7. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    524,000 people have died from COVID. Meanwhile in Nashville...

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    Mar 6

    I am so thankful for the outpouring of support since the incident last night. It won't change the truth of what happened, and continues to happen to Black Americans, but it reassures me of what I already know: There is always far more good in this world than bad. Love, Amanda

    In a sense, he was right. I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, to inequality, to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be.
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  9. Retweeted
    Mar 5

    In a sense, he was right. I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, to inequality, to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be.

    A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because “you look suspicious.” I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat.
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    Mar 6

    MTSU's athletics director is citing "ignorance of the rules as the reason football coach Rick Stockstill violated the university's nepotism policy in hiring his son to be the Blue Raiders' wide receivers coach."

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  11. Mar 6

    After watching so much during , my wife and I have a post-vaccine plan: visit every one of ’s Nashville restaurants! Can’t wait!

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  12. Mar 6

    In this case, gets paid $822k per year to know the rules.

    Clearing the notebook: Here is how coaching salaries stack up at MTSU.
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  13. Mar 6

    Running an athletic program is all about following the rules - rules, rules governing the game, rules about working in a state institution. In this case, the rules were pretty clear.

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  14. Mar 6

    MTSU's athletics director is citing "ignorance of the rules as the reason football coach Rick Stockstill violated the university's nepotism policy in hiring his son to be the Blue Raiders' wide receivers coach."

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  15. Mar 5

    Country singer Brooke Eden was told to hide her relationship to keep her career. She’s done staying quiet.

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  16. Mar 5

    Close all your tabs??? Not in my vocabulary these days!

    Just another week in which I never got around to closing all my tabs and documents so I could restart and update my computer. But there's always next week.
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    Mar 4

    When ⁦⁩ says you can write a lede like Dr. Seuss, you run with it! There’s a war on The Muppets. And “The Cat and the Hat!” But Biden is busy. He has no time for all that. Worth reading til the end. W/ ⁦⁩

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  18. Mar 4

    “If we are complaining about Cuomo again, then maybe things really are getting back to normal.”

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    Mar 4

    If you are an older Nashvillian trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment before the flood gates open to younger people next week, there are 17 open slots at the Walmart in Lebanon on Wednesday:

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  20. Mar 4

    Clearing the notebook: Here is how coaching salaries stack up at MTSU.

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  21. Mar 4

    Clearing the notebook: Here is MTSU's nepotism "mitigation" plan for women's assistant basketball coach Matt Insell, who works for his father.

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