Neil Orne & Nikki Burdine: From Nashville TV News to Not The News | Ground Up Podcast

What is life really like behind the scenes of local TV news?

On this episode of the Ground Up Podcast, hosts Terry Barga and Vanessa Hampton sit down with longtime Nashville media personalities Neil Orne and Nikki Burdine to talk about their careers in television, how they met and what led them to create Not The News.

Neil and Nikki each share their journey into TV, including how they got started in the industry and what it was like building careers in Nashville news. They also talk about how they first met, their experiences working in television and the realities of being on the news.

The conversation also dives into Not The News: why they created it, what they hope to accomplish with it and how their new approach to media differs from traditional television news.

From the reality of working in TV to the changing media landscape, this episode offers an inside look at Nashville television, local news, media careers and what happens when you step outside the traditional news format.

In This Episode

  • How Neil Orne got into television
  • Nikki Burdine’s journey into TV news
  • How Neil and Nikki met
  • The reality of working in local news
  • What it’s really like being on television
  • Why they started Not The News
  • How Not The News is different from traditional news
  • The changing media and news landscape
  • Life and careers in Nashville television

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