Listen to the kids! Here’s how Nashville mayoral candidates handled youth questions – Part 1

On Monday, June 26, This Is Nashville and WPLN News collaborated with the Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative to put on a mayoral forum, which we called “For Nashville’s Future.” This is Part 1 — candidates answer questions about climate change and substance abuse, and This Is Nashville senior producer Steve Haruch and WPLN education reporter Alexis Marshall provide analysis. The goal was to center the needs and interests of Nashville’s youth, and we gave four local teens from the Mayor’s Youth Council a chance to ask questions directly to the candidates: Madison Moore, Nashville School of the Arts Hudson Honeybone, Ensworth High School Suzanna Wilkinson, Hillsboro High School Yusuf Dogan, Middle Tennessee State University Seven candidates took part in the forum, which was held at the Honey Alexander Center in front of a live audience. They are: Jeff Yarbro Matt Wiltshire Alice Rolli Freddie O’Connell Sharon Hurt Jim Gingrich Heidi Campbell This episode was produced by executive producer Andrea Tudhope. Special thanks to Cameron Adkins, Chas Sisk, Nate Smith, Carl Pedersen, LaTonya Turner, Pamela Sheffer and the entire Nashville Child & Youth Collaborative.