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Scenic Roots

Scenic Roots

"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. 
Ways to Connect
  • For this episode of "United for Working Families," we talk about wellness with Jessica Pilcher, Director of United for Working Families at United Way of Greater Chattanooga - and Devin Edwards, Chief Operations Officer at Northside Neighborhood House.
  • Creative works - such as paintings, poetry and music, for example - can convey timeless truths. That’s the heart of “Illuminate,” a new conference on the intersection of art and faith - set for Thursday, April 4th and Friday, April 5th - at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale.
  • Starting next week, residents of Chattanooga will be able to use the city’s 311 service to schedule their bulk trash pickups. Kristen Templeton is senior city editor for NOOGAtoday.
  • This month, Preserve Chattanooga sold its portion of the Terminal Station complex on Market Street. The sale to Northpond Partners also protects both the complex’s interior dome and its exterior facade from demolition or “inappropriate architectural changes.”
  • Turning the page on an iconic piece of Chattanooga’s history. Where art and faith intersect - in a place meant to “Illuminate." NOOGAtoday’s Kristen Templeton. United for Working Families. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
  • The centerpiece of the latest exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art here in Chattanooga is a work by the first Black artist to paint a presidential portrait. “VIVID: A Fresh Take” opens at the Hunter on Thursday evening, starting at 6 PM.
  • A few weekends ago, the Chattanooga Airport unveiled a 28-million-dollar terminal renovation and expansion. Among those on hand: Jim Hall, chairman of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.
  • Chattanooga is the only city here in Tennessee to earn a specific Federal grant this year designed to pay off in better safety for pedestrians. Two million dollars for Chattanooga will flow from the SMART grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • The next leap in smart city tech for better pedestrian safety. From the NTSB to the Chattanooga Airport with Jim Hall. “VIVID: A Fresh Take” at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”
  • 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,