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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As the Latino community grows here in the Chattanooga area, a new program aims to help prepare first-generation Latino students to earn college degrees. La Paz Chattanooga has launched the program - Avanzando Through College - in partnership with the nonprofit UnidosUS and Volkswagen Chattanooga. -
A lot can happen in just a few weeks. Take a trip to Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga - and you can see how all around you. Mark McKnight is president and CEO of Reflection Riding. Tish Gailmard is learning and engagement specialist there. -
At Reflection Riding, a bustling season in the heart of nature. Avanzando Through College for students at La Paz Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
For the past three years, we have brought you stories from the students of Rising Rock - a multimedia storytelling class here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Next month, we’ll share the upcoming showcase of Rising Rock stories from this semester on an entire episode of “Scenic Roots.” -
Twenty years ago, Federal legislation created the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, adding the Bend to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Now, National Park Partners has launched a "Save the Bend" campaign - after the Tennessee State Building Commission authorized construction of a new mental health institute on the Bend. -
The “Save the Bend” campaign at National Park Partners. At UTC, here come the student storytellers of Rising Rock. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
For the holiday season, Chattanooga Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” at Memorial Auditorium - on Friday, December 8th through Sunday, December 10th. This weekend, the Ballet debuts something new: “Land of Sweets” at the Read House, this Sunday starting at 2 PM. -
The centennial season at Chattanooga Theatre Centre offers two shows for the holiday season. “Strega Nona” - directed by Scott Dunlap - premieres this Friday, December 1st. “Scrooge! A Magical Holiday Musical” - directed by Mark Krawczyk - opens the following Friday, December 8th. -
Step inside a Victorian home in downtown Chattanooga - and the art is all around you: glass, furniture, antiques. The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts in the Bluff View Art District showcases the collection acquired over decades in the last century by one woman: Anna Safley Houston. -
The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts in Chattanooga. “Strega Nona” - and “Scrooge!” - for the holidays at CTC. Chattanooga Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and “Land of Sweets.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
