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Demetria Kalodimos

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Demetria Kalodimos

Demetria Kalodimos

Career journalist, storyteller, documentarian & musician; 2021 Journalism Professional in Residence, Lipscomb University

Demetria Kalodimos is a trusted voice in Middle Tennessee. She has anchored and reported news for more than 40 years and has won some of the top awards in broadcast journalism including 16 Emmys, 3 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) National awards, 3 Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative reporting and the Gracie from American Women in Radio and Television.

Demetria is executive producer of the non-profit local Nashville Banner, where she also hosts Banner & Co., a weekly personality podcast. She has consistently been voted Best Local Anchor by readers of the Tennessean and the Nashville Scene. She was inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame and the NATAS Silver Circle.

Demetria holds a Masters in Journalism from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Music Education and Honorary Doctorate from Illinois Wesleyan University. Demetria was the 2021-22 Professional in Residence at Lipscomb University.

She produces her own award-winning documentaries, music videos and other visual content through her company Genuine Human Productions, headquartered at The Filming Station. Her 13 episode songwriter series, Barnegie Hall, aired nationally on PBS stations across the country.