Beam Him Up! Star Trek’s William Shatner - Coming To Chattanooga

By Ray Bassett

Published March 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM EDT

(Aired Thu 3/19/26)

William Shatner - best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek, the sci-fi TV and movie series - will beam here to Chattanooga next month.

He will present a screening of the film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” - followed by a live Q-&-A with the audience - at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, April 18th starting at 7 PM.

This weekend, he turns 95 years old.

I spoke with William Shatner via Zoom earlier this week, days after he underwent state-of-the-art surgery on his shoulder after a horse riding accident last year.

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