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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An intermission is a short break - for a play, in a movie, at a concert. For the nonprofit ArtsBuild, “Intermission” is the annual event that celebrates the impact of the arts here in the Chattanooga area. It takes place Wednesday, September 25th - starting at 5:30 PM - at Chattanooga Theatre Centre. -
Imagine you’re at a music festival with huge crowds. Your friends are there, too. But somewhere along the way, you can’t find them, they can’t find you - and for whatever reason, your phones won’t reconnect you. Totem is a startup here in Chattanooga that is launching a friend-finding compass. -
Chattanooga Design Studio is now guiding a planning process with community input on the future of the downtown's Civic Center District. The next chance for people to connect with the process is a charrette on Monday, August 12th at the Chattanooga Public Library, starting at 4 PM. -
Guiding a future vision for Chattanooga’s Civic Center District. From a Chattanooga startup, a friend-finding compass for festivals. Come one, come all at this year’s “Intermission” for ArtsBuild. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down for the finale of this season at Artistic Civic Theatre in Dalton. “Mary Poppins” runs from Thursday, August 1st through Sunday, August 4th at the Hammond Creek Middle School Auditorium. -
Here in Chattanooga, a local business - Overlooked Materials - recently launched the first curbside glass recycling service in this city since 2018, and the first local processing of that glass since the 1980’s. Haley Bartlett and Kristen Templeton are with NOOGAtoday. -
As a surgeon and a public servant, Bill Frist’s long and varied career has shown a lifelong commitment to humanity and healing. The former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former Senate Majority Leader is the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” from our public media partner WTCI PBS. -
What can Chattanooga be ten years from now? Maker Day - which celebrates ten years of the Makerspace at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library this Saturday - features a community art project, “2034: Chattanooga in the Making.” -
Ten years ago, the Makerspace - a place for local artists and makers to learn, create and share - opened on the fourth floor of the downtown Chattanooga Public Library. This Saturday, to celebrate that milestone, Maker Day returns to the Library from 10 AM to 5 PM. -
Maker Day for a milestone at the Chattanooga Public Library. NOOGAtoday: Sifting through the business of glass recycling. “Mary Poppins” - the season finale at Artistic Civic Theatre. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
