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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A new Medal of Honor exhibit on Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. Remembering Negro League Baseball in Chattanooga. At The MACC on Signal Mountain: The Irish Brothers, Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
Richard Winham shares the first part of a performance by The Irish Brothers at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain. -
On our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Irene Hillman is director of student success at the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Her work with students, faculty and community partners includes the Arts Based Collaborative here at UTC, abc@utc. -
Anna Carll makes collages with fine art papers. Claire Vassort paints on silk. Together, the artists collaborate as 2CREATE. With help from Michael Brandt, they are now building a colorful 3D mobile - titled “Give Way to the Wind,” symbolizing the mulberry tree - to be installed this summer at the Chattanooga Convention Center. -
Anna Carll & Claire Vassort on “Give Way to the Wind.” UTC’s Irene Hillman on student success and the arts. At The MACC on Signal Mountain: The Irish Brothers, Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
Richard Winham shares a session by Honeymoon - a band from Etowah, TN - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library. -
Live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation. Most of our conversation centered on the goals and priorities of One Chattanooga - a strategy for the city’s future, outlined this month during a reformatted State of the City held at the Tivoli Theatre. We bring you that part of our conversation. -
Last year, Obvious Dad brought its first performances to the stage here in Chattanooga. On Friday, the theatre company opens its second season with the premiere of the play “Gruesome Playground Injuries” - at the Fine Arts Center on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. -
The pirates are coming! - the pirates are coming! - to East Tennessee. This weekend and next, the Tennessee Pirate Fest will be held in Harriman - near Kingston, west of Knoxville. -
This weekend, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, a taste of Scotland. On Saturday and Sunday, the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games takes place in Townsend, down the road from Maryville. East Tennessee’s celebration of Scottish history and culture - around for more than forty years - is one of the oldest of its kind in the country.
