by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 8, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, highlighted a viral TikTok video from a middle school teacher to underscore what he calls a deepening national education crisis. On Monday’s edition of his talk radio show, The Michael Patrick Leahy...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 20, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Star has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism for its investigative series uncovering the infamous 2022 Tennessee traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia which led to the filing of human smuggling charges....
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 20, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and editor-in-chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, and lead reporter, Tom Pappert, strongly condemned CBS’ “60 Minutes” segment featuring fired Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni, calling it a “propaganda-palooza” piece...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 17, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, is sounding the alarm over what he describes as a foundational crisis in America: the collapse of the nation’s public K–12 education system. On Thursday’s edition of his talk radio show, The Michael...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 10, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
Aaron Gulbransen with the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition is warning that Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election is far more than a local race—it’s a national “bellwether” that could determine whether Republicans retain control of the U.S. House of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 21, 2025 | Justice, National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, said the U.S. legal system, especially the federal judiciary, is being used to block or delay the deportation of illegal aliens in contradiction to the will of the people and the intent of President...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 2, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, said the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) 48-page report, which concluded that the Covenant School attack committed on March 27, 2023, by 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, was fueled by...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 19, 2025 | National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, World
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of The Tennessee Star, said he believes President Donald Trump’s calls for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state is a negotiating tactic in disguise that will set up the U.S. in a position to take control over Canadian...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 18, 2025 | Culture, National, News, Tennessee, The South
Clint Brewer, recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of The Tennessee Star, wished Godspeed to the four astronauts returning to Earth on Tuesday following an unexpected months-long stay at the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 4, 2025 | National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, World
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, said the “battle” between the individuals who oppose and support a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine boils down to the common ideologies that are shared within each crowd. Leahy made the remarks...
