Scenic Roots with Ray Bassett
Mondays - Thursdays / 3 PM - 4 PM
"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.
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Last fall, jazz flowed at the first-ever Chattanooga Jazz Fest. The Fest will return to the Choo-Choo this fall. Next month, the Fest will showcase jazz every Friday at Gate 11 Distillery. -
For music that matters, you’ll hear the medicine in Northwest Georgia. This weekend, WoodSongs Dalton - an Americana concert series for a cause - returns on Saturday. -
Works by eight artists in the Southeast - from here in Chattanooga and Knoxville to Georgia and Florida - are the heart of a new exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art. -
August Wilson is best known for his series of plays on African-American life in the last century. "King Hedley II" is the latest play in the series to be presented by Chattanooga Theatre Centre. -
The Alton Park Connector - an extension of the Tennessee Riverwalk here in Chattanooga - has been a long time in the making. Construction recently took a step forward, as William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us. -
This weekend, Preserve Chattanooga - the historic preservation nonprofit in this city - will host a conversation at AVA, where the exhibit "Ghosts in the Walls" is now on display. -
Where historic preservation meets artistic expression. Chattamatters: The Alton Park Connector. “King Hedley II” on stage at CTC. On this episode of "Scenic Roots." -
The City of Chattanooga has a new process for applying to create public art. Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters tells us more. -
There are true stories. There are stories “based on” true stories. And then, there are “mostly true” stories - such as the ones that Janie Dempsey Watts will tell you. -
Some divides ebb and flow across places and times. In economics, one divide comes around again and again. Here at UTC, Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business.
