wkrn-tv nashville news director elbert tucker to speak at march 27 mediamasters event
lacey klotz |
elbert tucker, news director at wkrn-tv nashville, will be the featured guest for 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放
’s mediamasters speaker series on monday, march 27, at 5 p.m. 
in ezell center, room 301. his lecture is free and open to the public.
the mediamasters speaker series honors communications professionals whose body of work stands as a model and inspiration for the next generation. lectures include question-and-answer sessions, as well as free admission and pizza. each mediamasters speaker spends a day on the lipscomb campus meeting with students and faculty in addition to speaking at a community event.
tucker has 33 years of local television news experience, 27 of them in newsroom management. before joining wkrn news 2, elbert served as news director at wish-tv in indianapolis, indiana; wbns-tv in columbus, ohio; and wkrc-tv in cincinnati, ohio.
tucker is a 1984 graduate of the university of tennessee at chattanooga and got his start in tv in his hometown of chattanooga, tennessee.
in 16 years as a news director, his stations have been named “outstanding news operation” five times by the associated press. his honors also include three emmy awards for news excellence and a prestigious walter cronkite award for excellence in political coverage.
this session of the mediamasters speaker series is sponsored by the department of communication and journalism in the college of arts & sciences.
for more information about this event, call 615.966.6072.