Editorial
Steve Cavendish is the president and editor. A 30-year veteran of newspapers including the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post, Steve returned to Nashville in 2011 and edited The City Paper, Washington City Paper and the Nashville Scene. Email.
Demetria Kalodimos is the executive producer. She is a household name in Nashville, having anchored and reported news for 34 years at the city’s first television station, WSMV. She has won many of the most prestigious awards in broadcast journalism and has produced feature-length documentaries and programs for the festival circuit and nationally on PBS. Email.
Andrea Tudhope is the news editor for the Nashville Banner, where she also oversees the audio wing. An award-winning multimedia journalist, Andrea spent the past decade working in public radio, from reporter to newscaster to editor. As part of the founding leadership team for America Amplified, a national public media community engagement initiative, she launched a national talk show and co-wrote and edited a playbook on community-powered journalism. She came to Nashville to launch WPLN’s first-ever daily show, This Is Nashville, where she was executive producer. Email.
Steve Haruch is the senior producer. An award-winning journalist, editor and producer, he has worked previously at the Nashville Scene and WPLN, and his writing has appeared everywhere from The New York Times to NPR’s Code Switch. He edited the books Greetings From New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became ‘It’ City and People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley. Email.
David Boclair is a digital producer for the Banner, where he handles editing and production duties — including newsletters — as well as managing the internship program. A longtime sportswriter, he has covered the Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators since the 1990s for a variety of publications, including the Daily News Journal, City Paper, Nashville Post and Sports Illustrated. Email.
Martin Cherry is the Banner’s staff photographer. A Nashville native, Martin first learned his craft in West Virginia before moving back to Nashville in 2009. His work has appeared in the The Journal (Martinsburg, W. Va.) , Associated Press, Nashville Scene, Daily Mail, Boston Globe, Farm Flavor, Local Table magazine and Nashville Business Journal. Email.
Connor Daryani is a staff reporter covering courts and the legal system. He has previously freelanced for the Nashville Scene and the Nashville Post covering the state legislature and Metro. He joined the Banner in 2023 as an intern covering local elections. Email.
Stephen Elliott is a staff reporter covering Metro and elections. Previously, he spent more than seven years reporting on politics for the Nashville Scene and Nashville Post. He also spent more than two years as editor-in-chief of the Post. Email.
Steven Hale is a staff reporter who covers criminal justice and public safety for the Banner. He worked as a reporter for The City Paper (RIP) and Nashville Scene for 10 years. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, The Appeal and The Daily Beast. His new book, Death Row Welcomes You, will be released on March 26. Email.
Business
Paige Hendrickson is the director of development. A fundraiser specializing in nonprofit news organizations, Paige was previously at WPLN where she raised millions for public radio. Email.