Richard Winham

Richard Winham joined WUTC only 5 years after the station began broadcasting its unique programming in Chattanooga. He is an integral part of the team and bringing a mix of music, interviews with musicians and local influencers, and unique quality conversation to the Chattanooga community. His overall goal is to touch people and make them see the world differently. Music has the power to do that.

There are many ways in which Richard enhances the programming on WUTC. The first is his music show every weekday from 10am to 12pm where he showcases a wide variety of genres ranging from americana to alternative, blues, bluegrass to rock. You can expect to hear interviews with local, regional, and traveling artists who have sounds and stories of their own to share.

He also has a one hour show 4 evenings a week. Each evening is different and to listen you can click here:

• Forever Bluegrass - Monday nights from 7pm to 8pm

  • Forever Bluegrass is a non-profit organization run by bluegrass bassist Boxcar Pinion's daughter, Cindy Pinion. Cindy collaborates with Richard, bringing in local bluegrass artists to play live sessions in the studio.

• Barking Legs Spotlight - Tuesday nights from 7pm to 8pm

  • Barking Legs Theater is an intimate performance space featuring a range of music encompassing jazz, string bands, and instrumental virtuosi as well as theater and dance. Every Tuesday night Richard plays a recording of a recent performance in Barking Legs.

• Writers in the Round - Wednesday nights from 7pm to 8pm

  • A Writers Round is traditionally a gathering of songwriters who take turns singing their songs. Richard puts a twist on this idea and invites writers -singers, songwriters, poets, novelists, storytellers of all stripes- to sit and share their experience. He handpicks creators inviting them to discuss their own and each other's writing styles and methods.

• Live in the Library - Thursday nights from 7pm to 8pm

  • Utilizing the downtown Chattanooga Public Library’s new audio recording studio, Richard invites local and regional artists to play their music live in the state of the art studio. It's an opportunity to hear the best local and regional musicians playing a set of songs as if they were in a club or concert hall.

On Sunday nights Richard lends his time to local radio lovers who create their own shows aired once a month. Here is the list of the current Sunday night occupants:

• Supersonic Soul Show - 1st Sunday of every month from 8pm to 10pm

  • Doug Cook plays two hours of soul jams mainly from the 1950s to 1970s.

• Radio Theater - 2nd Sunday of every month from 8pm to 9pm

  • Performances of plays written by local and national playwrights featuring local actors and directors

• Mountain Grass - 2nd Sunday of every month from 9pm to 10pm

  • Brian Hamilton plays bluegrass.

• Dante’s Old South - 3rd Sunday of every month from 8pm to 9pm

  • Clifford Brooks collaborates with Richard bringing in local folk, country, and americana artists and poets, short story writers and novelists to share their work and talk about their process and inspiration.

• Subterranean Outreach - 3rd Sunday of every month from 9pm to 10pm

  • Paul Jackson rediscovers old country, singer / songwriter folk music and brings it to the scene.

• River City Sessions - 4th Sunday of every month from 8pm to 9pm

  • Michael Grey showcases Appalachian culture with poets, authors, storytellers and musicians live on stage.

• Connect the Dots - 4th Sunday of every month from 9pm to 10pm

  • Chris Dortch and his son, Chris Dortch Jr., meticulously research and then have a free-form discussion on the DNA of rock ‘n’ roll. The duo pick a theme that unites songs together and then offer up great music with stories about the songs and artists.