Taylor Tucker
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Taylor Tucker is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, but she’s no stranger to Memphis.
Growing up, her family created a tradition of coming to Memphis every year to attend the Southern Heritage Classic hosted by Jackson State and Tennessee State University.
While Taylor cheers proudly for the city of Jackson, Oxford is where she's called home for years. Taylor received both her bachelor's and master's degree at the University of Mississippi, where she studied broadcast journalism and served as a student teacher for the school of journalism.
Before moving to Memphis, Taylor worked as an Anchor/Reporter in Tupelo MS, where she edited, produced, and then anchored her show. She’s excited about her relocation to a neighboring state.
During Taylor’s free time you can find her traveling with friends and family, keeping up with the latest ESPN alerts and exploring the Bluff City.
Keeping the legacy of Jazz alive through the next generation of jazz enthusiasts!
This week, Memphis Grizzlies players, staff, FedEx employees, and local students in the 901 honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service.
A Memphis artist is taking his designs to the streets. Using just a QR code and sidewalks, he is sharing stories of the African experience in America.
A Raleigh-Frayser man is taking his Memphis knowledge out to the streets to quiz people on their Memphis knowledge.
For 17 years now, Peabody Hotel Executive Pastry Chef Konrad Spitzbart and his team have been creating showstopping gingerbread displays for the holidays.
A fairly new radio station in the 901 Now is focused on fostering new connections in the community through music.
Sharing the love during Christmas time, Baptist Memorial Health Care and Christ Community Health Services hosted its annual Tree of Faith, Hope & Love holiday event for the homeless community.
A Whitehaven woman celebrated her 100th birthday this month.
A senior at White Station High School is using his talent of videography to show that the people in the “901 Now” create a flourishing community despite the crime.
Tuesday night, some local students from various schools had a very unique opportunity to share a few moments with professional musicians before Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual Big Band Holidays performance, with professional musician Wynton Marsalis.
Elements of Life is a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the parent’s and caregivers’ role in raising emotionally and physically healthy children between the ages of 7-18. Organizers are calling on parents to join their free parenting classes in Frayser beginning this Saturday.
On tour for the play “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” Jalen Harris is city to city, but he takes his roots with him.
In the 901 Now, several groups are working to make sure families have food for the holidays.
It’s a battle of the greens in Frayser. Saturday, Frayser residents will participate in the third annual “Greens Cook-Off.”
As crime continues to plague our community, Memphis activist Frank Gottie said he’s not letting up on his mission to make a Memphis a safer place.
Memphis’ five-time World Kickboxing Champion and Orange Mound resident Anthony “Amp” Elmore is kicking off a campaign to get Orange Mound recognized in the film industry.
Music has become a form of therapy for one Memphis Music Initiative alum, and now her music is putting her in the national spotlight.
A one-of-a-kind sport, not often seen in a lot of schools, continues to expose children in Whitehaven to the world of horseback riding.
Longtime restaurants closing, New restaurants opening, and others just trying to stay afloat—running a business in Memphis can present mounting obstacles.
As Halloween approaches, little superheroes, princesses, and friends joined Memphis Police at the Tillman station for a Halloween trunk-or-treat.
As parents are looking for ways for their kids to celebrate Halloween, a local organization blended the worlds of scares and sports to kick off Halloween.
A local couple continues to wow neighbors with their annual Halloween decorations.
A local artist in the “901 Now” is turning her building off of Lamar into a content studio to provide artists with an affordable and diverse space to create.
A Memphis man is using his testimony and talent to raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl in the community.
Poetry with a purpose: For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some local poets dedicated their weekend poems to breast cancer survivors. “Think Pink” poetry slam was a way to highlight warriors in the 901 Now.
Queen D’s Farm and Bees is a farm where residents in North Memphis can tour a working urban farm. They raise alpacas, llamas, chickens, goats, and honeybees.
As the nationwide black restaurant week comes to an end, we wanted to highlight a local Memphis chef and restauranteur in the “901 Now” whose claim to fame came years ago, after cooking for the late Young Dolph.
In Orange Mound, Action News 5 spoke with two leaders dedicated to making a better “901 Now.”
With just five days until preseason play, your Memphis Grizzlies are hard at work prepping for a comeback season. But it isn’t all work for these superstar athletes.
Saturday, for one night only, the park will be filled with sounds of rhymes, snaps, alliteration and motivation.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and to help combat childhood cancer, Relay FM kicked off its annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools partnered with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation, to launch the Opportunities with Literacy Fest.
A week after eyes were on small businesses, some local businesses are trying to keep up the momentum.
The electric sounds of roller-skates carving on concrete will ring in downtown’s riverside garden for Memphis river parks’ “Sunset Skate” one final time this year, before the end of the summer.
A locally-owned Black coffee shop is expanding outside of its Whitehaven roots into Uptown, with one goal in mind, bringing people together in the 901 now.
With a new team coming into town for the Southern Heritage Classic, changes are expected, but not necessarily for the tailgating experience.
Some local youth will take to the skies at the 3rd annual TEAM Memphis event this weekend. “Wings Over the Branch” seeks to introduce the wonder of aviation to the next generation.
This week on the Action News 5 Facebook we asked you, “When you hear the word Memphis, what comes to mind?”
A Whitehaven native hopes his Memphis trivia game will spark some Memphis pride and fun with 200 cards that feature everything that makes Memphis, Memphis.
The first day of classes for the fall semester of the 2023-24 school year kicks off at the University of Memphis on Monday, and the students are coming back in a big way.
Murals around the Bluff City are not an uncommon sight. In fact, a local nonprofit, Paint Memphis, is striving to bring more artwork to the streets.
Yoga in the heart of Memphis has always been about more than yoga.
A Westwood artist is beautifying the 901 NOW, one mural at a time.
A Whitehaven native is back home exhibiting his artwork, for the first time ever, to bring joy to the community through his pop-up exhibit that highlights celebrities, athletes, and local faces in the 901.
As parents prepare their children with everything they need for the first day of school, Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders hosted the last effort to make sure students are equipped.
After thirty years of business, the owners of a Greenlaw community grocery store are retiring.
A Frayser mother is making sure her late son’s dream to help those in need comes true even after his death.
One Memphis resident is putting Memphians’ knowledge to the test through his trivia app.
Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. is making the most of his off-season by spending time with local youth.
The Tiger Cubs competitive dance season is just around the corner, which requires these girls from age 7 to 17 to travel from state to state, vying for a title.
