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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(Aired Weds 3/19/25) How do we interact with dolphins? How are we in common? How are we different? How can we learn from them? The film “Call of the Dolphins 3D” - now screening at the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX 3D Theater here in Chattanooga - dives right in. -
(Aired Thu 3/13/25) Last year, the City of Chattanooga’s reserve fund hit a record high - more than 150 million dollars. William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us why the city is spending down some of that fund. -
(Aired Weds 3/12/25) This year marks forty years of the Chattanooga Bach Choir. David Long is celebrating twenty years as the Choir’s artistic director. On Thursday, the Choir holds a 40th Anniversary Gala. On Saturday, March 29th, the Choir performs a Masterworks concert. -
(Aired Weds 3/12/25) He’s a writer and poet who was born here in Chattanooga. His words - from poetry and prose to plays and novels - have reverberated around the world. Ishmael Reed is returning to Chattanooga. -
(Aired Weds 3/12/25) For the past ten years, Welcome Home of Chattanooga has provided hospice care to people with terminal illness who have no other place to go at the end of life. On Friday, starting at 6 PM, the nonprofit will celebrate its 10th anniversary with “Love and Grief." -
For this episode, we bring you the latest in our monthly series “Chatting with Chancellor.” Last week, I sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Dr. Robert Dooley, Interim Chancellor here on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - and the Dean of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. -
(Aired Thu 3/06/25) TEDxChattanooga - the nonprofit that presents “ideas worth spreading” - presented its flagship event for 2024 back in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga. Among the speakers: Erika Roberts. -
(Aired Thu 3/06/25) Three weeks to go until the first event of this year from TEDxChattanooga, the nonprofit that presents “ideas worth spreading.” Back in November, TEDxChattanooga hosted its flagship event for 2024 at Barrelhouse Ballroom. Among the speakers: Chad Prevost. -
(Aired Thu 3/06/25) Here in Chattanooga, Mayor Tim Kelly won a second term - and three incumbents on the city council were reelected - in Tuesday’s municipal elections. Two city council races - District 6 and District 8 - face runoff elections on Tuesday, April 8th. -
(Aired Weds 3/05/25) TEDxChattanooga - the nonprofit that presents “ideas worth spreading” - presented its flagship event for 2024 back in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga. Among the speakers: Jenny Xu.
