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 Thu 11/14/24) This weekend, “The Beat of Motown” comes to Chattanooga - a show with singers and visuals that will highlight twenty-two of Motown’s greatest hits with the cultural history of their time. It happens on Saturday, starting at 7 PM, at the Jewish Cultural Center. -
“The Beat of Motown” - on stage at the Jewish Cultural Center. Getting real at a Fifties diner: “Bus Stop” from UTC Theatre Co. “The Snow Queen” in Dalton. The “Back to Birding” podcast. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
(Aired Weds 11/13/24) The story of the Trail of Tears runs through what is today Chattanooga. Part of that story is told in a recently opened exhibit at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library: “Records of Removal." Jessica Sedgwick is the Head Librarian of Local History and Genealogy at the Library. -
(Aired Weds 11/13/24) For more than twenty-five years, a nonprofit based here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley has helped women and families to break the cycle of malnutrition in southern Haiti: The Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti. -
(Aired Weds 11/13/24) This summer, Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman joined The Enterprise Center as its new President and CEO - succeeding Deb Socia. Monique has served as executive director of entrepreneurship and innovation at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. -
The Enterprise Center’s Monique Kuykendoll Quarterman. Dr. Anany Prosper of the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti. “Records of Removal” at the Chattanooga Public Library. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
To tell the story of the Ocoee region here in Southeast Tennessee, you have to tell the Indigenous story. On Saturday, December 7th, the Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points in Cleveland will host something new: the Whispering Giants Intertribal Native Festival. -
Where does fashion meet theater this week here in Chattanooga? For the Performing Arts League, they meet “On The Town" - a new event for the League - this Friday, starting at 11 AM at The Walden Club. -
Empty Bowls is a community-led effort to curb food insecurity around the world. Here in the Chattanooga area, Be The Change and Scenic City Clay Arts presented the event last year - and on Wednesday, they’re back for more, at The Signal starting at 5:30 PM. -
By the year 2040, the tri-state region of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia is projected to lose 150,000 acres of farmland, according to the American Farmland Trust. David Cook of Food As A Verb and author Brooks Lamb are talking about it this week here in Chattanooga.
