I-Team Achievements
The Channel 4 I-Team exposes corruption, criminal activities, scams and dangers to the middle Tennessee region.I-Team reporters Jeremy Finley, Demetria Kalodimos and Nancy Amons have received some of the top honors in broadcast journalism, including:
- Six Emmys
- Two National Headliner awards
- 17 Associated Press awards
- A first place Society of Professional Journalists award
- The first-ever "Freedom of Information Award" for WSMV's investigation exposing loopholes in gun forfeiture laws for domestic violence defendants. Click here to watch this story.
- A Green Eyeshade award as well as recognition from professional organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Association of Health Care Journalists and several legal organizations.
- In January 2009, Finley and photojournalist Zina Bauman were awarded an Emmy for their year-long coverage of youth crime in Nashville titled "The Young and the Lawless."
- In May 2009, the I-Team won the first-ever "Freedom of Information Award" for an investigation that exposed loopholes in gun forfeiture laws for domestic violence defendants.
- In July 2009, the I-Team's Jeremy Finley received a special award from the Metro Nashville Fire Department connected to an investigation into low-flow hydrants. His report found that hundreds of fire hydrants across the city don't put out enough water needed to fight a fire. In some cases, homes completely burned as a result of this problem.
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