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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(Aired Thu 9/17/26) Twice a year, Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center here in Chattanooga hosts a Campfire Concert Series. -
(Aired Weds 9/16/26) A gathering for senior and disabled dogs with special needs - open to all dogs and their families - comes to downtown Chattanooga.
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(Aired Weds 9/16/26) Students here on our campus, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, are learning this semester about how to perform in and produce a radio show for the stage.
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(Aired Weds 9/16/26) Freedom Sings USA is a nonprofit based here in Chattanooga that brings together professional songwriters with veterans, active service members in the U.S. military and their families to help them tell their stories through song. -
(Aired Weds 9/16/26) This weekend in Dalton, the Creative Arts Guild hosts Arts Fest, its annual festival of fine arts and crafts.
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(Aired Weds 9/16/26) In Summerville, Georgia, folk artist Howard Finster made his home - and built his Paradise Garden - where he lived and worked until his death twenty-five years ago next month. -
(Aired Weds 9/16/26) Here in Chattanooga, what’s described as a “civic arts experience” will celebrate this Hispanic Heritage Month.
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(Aired Tues 9/15/26) The Master Gardeners of Hamilton County is the all-volunteer arm of the UT Extension Service. As they like to say: UT Extension does the research - and the Master Gardeners does the outreach. -
(Aired Tues 9/15/26) And now, in collaboration with ArtsBuild: The Overlap. This community podcast explores the shared DNA between the job site and the artist’s studio.
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(Aired Tues 9/15/26) For Chattanooga and Hamilton County, this year’s celebration of America 250 runs beyond July 4th. For example: A Liberty Bell Scavenger Hunt.
