Diving Right In: New Leadership At The Tennessee Aquarium

By Ray Bassett

Published April 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM EDT

(Aired Tues 4/22/25)

Here in downtown Chattanooga, it’s a new chapter at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Andrew Wood joined the Aquarium as its new president and CEO at the end of March.

For the past seven years, he served as chief operating officer at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

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