Riley Thompson
Weekend AnnouncerRiley was born in Wisconsin before moving to Tennessee at a young age to live in Nashville. She is a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she graduated with a Magna Cum Laude degree in Journalism and Electronic Media. Riley started at WUOT as a news intern in 2021 before working with donor relations and becoming the weekend announcer.
Outside of the news station, Riley is an avid reader and painter and is often found running after her two dogs.
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Public-private housing partnerships have helped lower-income housing flourish in cities like Minneapolis and Charlotte, North Carolina. Tennessee is considering a bill that would incentivize real estate investors to keep housing costs low.
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The senate on April 10 passed the bill that would outlaw adults to help minors without parental consent.
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As the city of Knoxville and the Planning Commission look for ways to rezone to allow for more multi-family housing, like duplexes, or so-called "missing middle" housing, some residents and realtors say the plan isn't thorough enough. -
New bids for Knox County’s emergency medical services contract could be thwarted by the current contract’s design, and ambulance services are not equitable, a new report finds. -
In the south, abortion access is a shifting landscape. Roe v. Wade was overturned this week last year, freeing up states to limit or ban the procedure. We have a snapshot of those changes in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. We begin in Knoxville with WUOT's Riley Thompson. -
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's report on child welfare finds Tennessee unmoved in its rankings compared with the previous report. Childcare affordability, health care, and reading and math literacy are among the troubling metrics. -
Tennessee's law banning drag performances was blocked by a federal court in April after it was challenged by the Memphis drag theater group Friends of George's. Drag performers are awaiting a new ruling from the state that could come as soon as June 6. WUOT's Jacqui Sieber talks with civil rights attorney Melissa Stewart and Knox Pride about the ongoing legislation. -
The ban of some gender-affirming care for minors by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee would allow the state attorney general to go after health-care providers who violate the ban. One attorney who is representing three Tennessee families and a Memphis-based doctor argues that the new law denies parents the right to necessary medical care for their children, and that some families are even considering leaving the state. -
