Will Davis
Will Davis is a professional podcaster and an award-winning university instructor.
He founded and managed the PodLab at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and taught podcasting for the UTC Honors College and its College of Arts and Sciences.
His work at UTC from 2017 through 2024 includes bringing NPR’s acclaimed StoryCorps series to and recording voices of Chattanooga in Tennessee Valley StoryCorps - followed by Tennessee Valley Across the Table and Tennessee Valley Crossroads, both inspired by StoryCorps' One Small Step initiative.
Davis also facilitated student productions of Stories from The Big 9 in honor of Black History Month - and We Care Now: A Podcast for Ed Johnson, the story of a Black man falsely accused of rape and lynched on Chattanooga's Walnut Street Bridge in 1906.
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Chattanooga artists and leaders Nicole Coleman, Donivan Brown, and LaFrederick Thirkill, talk about racism and the legacy of Ed Johnson.
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The student podcasters of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga reflect on the making of We Care Now. A Podcast for Ed Johnson, and its subject matter.
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Color Chattanooga Pink! takes place January 20-26, the week leading up to the Pink! gala that raises funds to support the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center…
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In December, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck in East Tennessee. The earthquake’s epicenter was only a few miles from the Watts Bar Nuclear power plant…
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One hundred years of invasive experiments on chimpanzees used in biomedical research came to an end in 2015 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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National Drive Electric Week begins this Saturday and events celebrating plug-in vehicles are happening nationwide, including right here in Chattanooga.…
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Two local organizations have come together to create a non-profit “special needs” trust to help people with disabilities at risk of losing their…
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There’s a new special exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art. WUTC’s Will Davis talked to the artist, Karen Lamonte, about her process.
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The 6th annual Elizabeth’s Outrun Melanoma 5K and Walk takes place May 12 at Enterprise South Nature Park. Proceeds of the event benefit the Elizabeth R.…
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Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke's annual State of the City Address will happen Thursday, April 19 at 5:30 pm, and the public is invited. Berke speaks with…