David Plazas

Opinion Engagement Editor for The Tennessean, Plazas serves as the editorial writer, a columnist and editorial board chair. He was tapped as moderator for three Nashville mayoral candidate debates. He arrived in 2014 and previously worked for The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla., as an award-winning reporter, Spanish-language community weekly editor, opinion editor and digital editor. Plazas is passionate, community-focused and digitally savvy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish and a master’s in journalism, both from Northwestern University in the Chicago area, and an MBA from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. A Chicago native, Plazas resides in the Salemtown area of Nashville with his spouse, Darren Bradford, and their Chihuahuas Zohie and Bandit.