Scenic Roots
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Scenic Roots offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.
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"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.
From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become.
We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs.
We are "Scenic Roots."
- Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.
Latest Episodes
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On this episode of “Scenic Roots,” we bring you a talk by Kim Trent, a leader in historic preservation, this past December for the CIVIQ speaker series from Chattanooga Design Studio. -
This week, for the first time, the Lookout Wild Film Festival will be held here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - this Thursday through Sunday at UTC’s Fine Arts Center. -
This past semester, a few students in the Solutions Journalism class here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, produced their own podcasts - and here is one of them. -
Nearly twenty years ago, Kim Jackson landed a role in the production of “Twentieth Century” at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Today, she is CTC's executive director - the first woman in that position. -
In recent years, anti-semitic attacks have surged to unprecedented levels around the world since Hamas struck Israel on October 7th, 2023 and during the war that has followed in Gaza. -
Two people who are already watching this year's campaign calendar closely are here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Dr. Chris Acuff and Dr. Sarah Heise. -
A calendar of contests for this year’s elections. Vigilance against the global rise of anti-semitism. Stepping into a new role: Kim Jackson at CTC. On this episode of "Scenic Roots." -
(Aired Thu 1/08/26) Jennifer Edge is a tattoo artist here in Chattanooga. Her love for art evolved into one of this city's most popular tattoo conventions - as she told Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters. -
(Aired Thu 1/08/26) On this episode of “Scenic Roots,” we bring you a talk by Richard Roark of OLIN Studio on “Nature Remixed: Reimagining Community and Biodiversity.” -
(Aired Weds 1/07/26) Here in Chattanooga, this year’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - and the legacy of the civil rights leader - begins next week.
