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Scenic Roots
Mondays - Thursdays / 3 PM - 3:30 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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  • For the past five years, Deb Socia has served as president and CEO of The Enterprise Center here in Chattanooga. As she prepares to step back from that role later this year,
  • How do cities in Tennessee grow through annexation - and how has that process changed over the years for the Chattanooga area? Here’s Mary Helen Montgomery of Chattamatters.
  • What was it like for Chattanooga’s entrepreneurial scene to put this city on the map as a destination to grow startups? Jeremy Boudinet will tell you. These days, he's vice president of growth at Textla - supported by Brickyard.
  • Textla’s Jeremy Boudinet on Chattanooga startup stories. From Chattamatters: Annexation in Tennessee, explained. Deb Socia reflects on her role at The Enterprise Center. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
  • “Murder on the Orient Express” - Agatha Christie’s tale of detective fiction - is set on a luxury train, stopped in its tracks, during the 1930’s. On Friday, a stage adaptation premieres at Chattanooga Theatre Centre, starting at 7:30 PM - recommended for ages 13 and older.
  • For this episode of "United for Working Families," we speak with Terran Anderson, vice president of community and corporate engagement at United Way of Greater Chattanooga - and Rebecca Wilson, group vice president of human resources at Kenco.
  • How many neighborhood associations are on the books here in Chattanooga? More than a hundred. This month, NOOGAtoday began a series on them - with a profile of the North Chattanooga Neighborhood Association. Haley Bartlett is city editor for NOOGAtoday.
  • Joel Tippens is an organizer for local food - the ability to grow it, access it and enjoy it. He runs the nonprofit City Farms Grower Coalition here in Chattanooga - and on Friday, at Crabtree Farms, he will host a roundtable discussion on urban agriculture and what he calls “food justice.”
  • Come to the table: Joel Tippens talks urban agriculture. NOOGAtoday’s Haley Bartlett on neighborhood associations. United for Working Families. “Murder on the Orient Express.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
  • On March 19th, 1906, a violent mob lynched Ed Johnson, a young Black man, on the Walnut Street Bridge here in Chattanooga. In 2021, the Ed Johnson Memorial was dedicated near the bridge - and two series airing on WUTC told his story: "We Care Now," by podcasting students at UTC, and "The Ed Johnson Conversations" on "Scenic Roots."