WSMV Channel 4 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, Caroline Moses 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
• In April 2011, the Channel 4 I-Team's work during the 2010 Nashville Flood earned it one of the highest honors in investigative reporting. The organization Investigative Reporters and Editors awarded the certificate for "Breaking News Investigations" to WSMV Chief Investigative Reporter Jeremy Finley. His series of investigations, A Failure To Warn, exposed how problems at federal agencies contributed to the May 2010 flood crisis. Read more here.
• 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.

Although the awards are appreciated, the I-Team gets its greatest satisfaction out of helping viewers, exposing wrong-doing and making positive changes in the lives of middle Tennesseans. Please contact the I-Team with any stories you feel need investigating.