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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This year’s return of the SouthWord Literary Festival. From Chattanooga’s Alton Park: “Stories of Resilience.” “The Cake” serves comedic food for thought at CTC. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
Each month, SoundCorps - the music nonprofit here in Chattanooga - showcases five locally-produced songs in “SoundBites,” which supports our own musicians. Stratton Tingle - executive director of SoundCorps - shares the latest SoundBites with us. -
Here come the kites. How high will they fly? On Saturday, April 22nd - from 12 PM to 5 PM - Sculpture Fields at Montague Park in Chattanooga hosts Sculptures in the Sky, its annual kite festival. -
Next week, the Mayor’s Youth Council here in Chattanooga and Be the Change Youth Initiative are hosting “Breaking the Stigma” - a free event on teen mental health - at Waterhouse Pavilion on Monday from 6 PM to 8 PM. -
Since 2000, Hawk Hill in Chattanooga has been home to AT&T Field and the Chattanooga Lookouts. But once the new stadium for the minor league baseball team is built on the old U.S. Pipe / Wheland Foundry site, AT&T Field will be demolished - and Hawk Hill will be available for redevelopment. -
A survey on the next chapter of Chattanooga’s Hawk Hill. “Breaking the Stigma” for teen mental health in Chattanooga. Sculptures in the Sky - and SoundBites from SoundCorps. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
On Friday, at FreightWaves in downtown Chattanooga, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp gave his first State of the County address. -
The Hunter Museum: A space for African-American art. “The Breath of the City” podcast on Chattanooga’s public art. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
At Immersion Gallery in downtown Chattanooga, you will encounter an ever-changing world of art - local and regional, accented in mystery and oddity. The shapes at the Gallery will shift again for its next event for the public: on Saturday, April 8th. -
Abraham Lincoln’s success in ending slavery in this country often overshadows the dilemma he faced in achieving that goal. Tomorrow evening, two scholars of the 16th President during the Civil War will discuss that dilemma here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
