Scenic Roots
Mondays - Thursdays / 3 PM - 3:30 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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For this episode, we talk about flexibility with Lauren Hall, President and CEO of First Things First - and Jessica Pilcher, Director of United for Working Families at United Way of Greater Chattanooga. -
As Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors presents this year's Earth Week events, this City is also highlighting its push to join the National Park City movement - following London and Adelaide, Australia. Professor Chris Daniels was a key force behind Adelaide joining the movement. -
Adelaide’s Chris Daniels on Chattanooga as a National Park City. United for Working Families, Episode 8: First Things First. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
For this Earth Day, what is a National Park City? The City of Chattanooga would like to join the movement. Daniel Raven-Ellison - who calls himself a “guerilla geographer” and a National Geographic Explorer - campaigned for London to become the first National Park City. -
By a nearly three-to-one margin, workers at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers union. It’s a historic win for the UAW - and for unions - in the South after previous votes in 2019 and 2014. Stephan Bisaha is a reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom. -
The vote to join the UAW at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. Lessons from London for Chattanooga’s National Park City quest. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.” -
On Thursday afternoon, live here on WUTC, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly joined us for our monthly conversation. Topics: groundbreaking at the Bend; the community benefits agreement for the South Broad District; the vote at Volkswagen; pedestrian safety; what’s next for Moccasin Bend - and more. -
The cities and towns of Hamilton County vary in their local government, including how they choose their mayors and how much power they give them - as William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us. -
At ClearStory Arts on Holtzclaw Ave. here in Chattanooga, nestled with fellow creatives, you’ll find Walnut Street Publishing. The independent book publisher plans to move into its own location later this year. On Saturday, it hosts Poetry Throwdown Night at Redbud - 2314 E. 13th St. - starting at 5 PM. -
Where are we now? How did we get here? Where do we go from here? Those are a few of the questions for a community conversation this weekend, hosted by the Chattanooga Racial Equity Collective - titled: “A Racial Reckoning in Retrospect.”
