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 2/12/26) Some of Chattanooga's oldest cemeteries are hidden. They’re protected from development - but many are in rough shape, as William Newlin of Chattamatters tells us. -
(Aired Thu 2/12/26) Ishmael Reed, born in Chattanooga, wrote a play that satirizes and critiques the musical “Hamilton” and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. -
(Aired Thu 2/12/26) Julie Andrews played Maria von Trapp in the film version of “The Sound of Music.” Here in Chattanooga, Cayleigh Capaldi is stepping into that role at Memorial Auditorium. -
(Aired Thu 2/12/26) Three poets and a dancer will respond to the works in The Hunter Invitational V at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga. -
Maura Kalafut's recent poetry anthology “Altered Views” touches on the personal and professional aspects of mental health recovery - through the dual perspective of client and therapist. -
For the past sixty-five years, Girls Inc. of Chattanooga has served more than 40,000 girls across Hamilton and Marion Counties - in school, after school and beyond school. -
Throughout his career, Steve Forbes has advocated for the free enterprise path in economics. On Thursday, February 26th, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media will speak here at UTC. -
For Bart Elmore, there’s the business side of an environmental story - and the environmental side of a business story. On Tuesday, he will speak here at UTC on “Monsanto, GMOs, and the Future of Food." -
Here in Chattanooga, there’s a group of young news anchors that you might not know about, as Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters tells us. -
Two months from now, the Chattanooga Lookouts will be ready for their first opening day at Erlanger Park, the new stadium now under construction in the South Broad District.
