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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Throughout his decades in public life, Steve Forbes has made his case for free enterprise. Last week, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media brought that case here to UTC. -
Media mogul Steve Forbes talks free enterprise here at UTC. Frame by frame for UTC's Photo Night. In Whitwell, the Holocaust remembered. On this episode of "Scenic Roots." -
(Aired Thu 2/26/26) Nathan Stepney is a Chattanooga artist who explores time and evolution through larger-than-life portraits, as Ian-Alijah Bey of Chattamatters tells us. -
(Aired Thu 2/26/26) The SMILE Fund is an investment account managed by students here on our campus at UTC. Over the years, the Fund has grown by leaps and bounds. -
(Aired Thu 2/26/26) A youth-led group here in Chattanooga seeks to engage young people, including those from underrepresented communities, to participate in civic life. -
(Aired Thu 2/26/26) For this year’s elections in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia, the campaign season is ramping up. -
(Aired Thu 2/26/26) On Wednesday afternoon, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly stopped by our studios here at WUTC for our latest one-on-one conversation. -
One-on-one with Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly. Campaign 2026: Hamilton County - and, a vote in Georgia. Chattamatters: Artist Nathan Stepney. On this episode of “Scenic Roots.” -
(Aired Tues 2/24/26) Jazz standards, jazz fusion favorites - and more - will be showcased when Choral Arts of Chattanooga presents “All That Jazz” on Thursday. -
(Aired Tues 2/24/26) When prices rise - and when they fall - they get our attention. Here at UTC, Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business.
