Ambriehl Crutchfield’s short package of interviews sits at the intersection of gentrification, real estate, city politics, housing and structural racism, a critical waypoint as the city prepares the next chapter on the East Bank. “Displaced,” reported by Crutchfield in 2022 before she departed WPLN earlier this year, chronicles the families and community at Riverchase Apartments, a sprawling complex near McFerrin Park neglected by its owners. A lucrative sale to an out-of-town developer spells uncertainty for tenants, many of whom rely on housing subsidies. The excellent three-part series — which snagged Crutchfield a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award in May – gives Nashville a brief, honest look at itself, the elusive goal of good journalism and a service to the entire city.
