John’s Place

Miranda Cohen visits a Cookeville family diner that’s famous for its heavenly hot dogs.


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Some cities are known for a certain food. Philadelphia has cheesesteak and ,of course, Nashville is known for hot chicken. In our next story Miranda Cohen travels to Cookeville and learns how a world-famous hot dog at a beloved family eatery put them on the map.

Miranda Cohen has been a member of the Tennessee Crossroads team since January 2020, but a member of the WNPT family long before that.  In 1998,Miranda had just started at FOX 17, WZTV in Nashville , when she was asked to host a Viewer Pledge Drive for Nashville Public Television. She eagerly agreed and has volunteered her time to host Pledge Drives for PBS ever since.

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