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In the heart of downtown Chattanooga, celebration is in the air at Creative Discovery Museum. The nationally-ranked children’s museum opened its doors thirty years ago this month - on May 26th, 1995. This Saturday, the Museum will host a Day of Play from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Last summer, Ilya Ram was appointed Music Director of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera - only the fourth person to fill that role since the CSO’s founding in 1933. On Thursday at 8:30 PM, he's the next guest on "The A List with Alison Lebovitz" from our public media partner WTCI PBS.

Each year, a select group of students on our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - is honored for their academic records and their contributions to our community: the Stophel scholars program - supported by the Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel law firm here in Chattanooga in partnership with UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business.

The headlines from Washington on Federal funding for public media hit home here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. This station, WUTC - a service of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - is the NPR member station for this area, while the local PBS member station is WTCI PBS.

On Thursday, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly stopped by our studio here at WUTC for our latest conversation. Among the topics: the proposed City budget, the Alton Park connector, One Westside, National Park City, quantum - and celebrating WUTC’s Richard Winham.

(Aired Mon 5/12/25) “Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. One of the artists: Bindy.

(Aired Tues 5/13/25) “Sessions” from TEDxChattanooga presents local musicians in a mix of music and storytelling with a listening room vibe. The 2025 version of “Sessions” was held at the end of March at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga. Among the artists: Caroline and Corbin Fawley.

(Aired Weds 5/14/25) In 2018, UTC established the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to “engage, equip and encourage” innovators and entrepreneurs. Last month, Max Fuller - UTC Class of 1975 and co-founder of the trucking company U.S. Xpress - donated five million dollars to the center, which now bears his name.

(Aired Weds 5/14/25) For seven seasons, J Schwanke has showcased his lifetime love of flowers as the host of “Life in Bloom” on PBS. Tune in and you’ll see him create unique arrangements, offer crafts and recipes - stirring ooh’s and ah’s from viewers through the artistry and pageantry of flowers.

(Aired Weds 4/09/25) Teach for America recruits and retains high-performing college graduates to teach full time for at least two years in underserved schools. Here in the Chattanooga area, the organization runs two programs, both in partnership with the Hamilton County Schools.