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 Tues 1/14/25) To confront and curb homelessness here in this area takes people who know the streets - who bring help to those without shelter wherever they are and whatever their condition. Some of those people here in Chattanooga belong to the Regional Outreach Cooperative. -
(Aired Tues 1/14/25) The holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been celebrated for thirty-nine years - as many years as the civil rights leader lived. Here in Chattanooga, this year’s celebration of Dr. King has already begun - and the week of events culminates with Monday’s holiday. -
(Aired Tues 1/14/25) During this new year of 2025, Preserve Chattanooga - the nonprofit for historic preservation in this city - turns fifty. It’s a time to reflect, a time to celebrate - and a time to look forward. -
At Preserve Chattanooga, fifty years of historic preservation. “Dream Bold!” This year’s MLK celebration in Chattanooga. Giving back for a mission to confront and curb homelessness. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
And now, one more speaker from TEDxChattanooga's "Stewards of Nature," featuring local voices on the outdoors, conservation and the environment: Gail Loveland Barille, director of Outdoor Chattanooga - part of the City of Chattanooga’s Parks and Outdoors. -
Shawanna Kendrick - founder and CEO of H2O Life, a business here in Chattanooga that provides “a safe space for Black women to grow personally as they seek to find a sense of self in Nature" - spoke at TEDxChattanooga's "Stewards of Nature" last year. -
(Aired Thu 1/09/25) Psychanooga is a podcast that delves into the mind from here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.Students Bethany Cothran and James Grant host and produce the podcast for UTC’s Psychology Department. -
(Aired Thu 1/09/25) Just off Brainerd Road here in Chattanooga, an observatory stands on a hill whose rock is about 450 million years old. The Clarence T. Jones Observatory, owned and operated by our campus: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. -
(Aired Thu 1/09/25) At the end of this month, an Americana concert series for a cause returns to Northwest Georgia. WoodSongs Dalton supports the DEO Clinic, a health care nonprofit for low-income uninsured residents in the Dalton area. -
(Aired Thu 1/09/25) If local housing developers here in Chattanooga are willing to build affordable units, they may soon have a new option to get funding: a revolving loan tied to the City of Chattanooga. William Newlin of Chattamatters explains.
