Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Kingsport, Tennessee —in the shadows of the Great Smokey Mountains—for an exploration of the town’s vibrant economy and fascinating educational opportunities for the upcoming generation. Back in the latter 1990s, manufacturing jobs were disappearing at a frightening rate across America’s Rust Belt. Kingsport, Tennessee was a poster child for the changes, with staggering job losses and industrial manufacturing plant-closures. To turn the tide on a

The United States Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County is larger than all of the other Army Reserve’s training installations combined, and the U.S. Army’s seventh largest training facility in geographic area.

Country music leapt from the front porches of Appalachia to the living rooms of the world back in 1927. The Victor Talking Machine Company’s producer Ralph Peer came to Bristol, Tennessee in the summer of 1927 to record regional Appalachian balladeers, gospel singers, blues artists—performers like Jimmy Rodgers and the Carter Family. Peer’s 1927 Bristol Sessions also introduced the royalty system to the music industry. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in downtown Bristol, Tennessee for a visit with

Correspondent Tom Wilmer traverses the Great River Road in Wisconsin—from Praire du Chien in the southwest to the hip university town of La Crosse .

Correspondent Katya Cengel reports from Rockford, Illinois, where she visits with two women who played baseball for the Rockford Peaches during WW II—chronicled in the Hollywood hit "A League of Their Own."

Correspondent Tom Wilmer explores Eau Claire , Wisconsin, a city of 68,000 that has rapidly evolved to become a trend-setting cultural Mecca.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with locals about life in Wisconsin ’s historic villages dotting the Great River Road , a network of state and local byways following the route of the mighty Mississippi for over 2,000 miles.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer explores Eau Claire , Wisconsin, a city of 68,000 that has rapidly evolved to become a trend-setting cultural attraction.

There are two standard options for dogs and cats that arrive at shelters and pounds: adoption or euthanasia. Lisa LaVerdia decided to create another option that she dubbed The Third Door, providing a home for unadoptable dogs and cats.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Cal Poly journalism lecturer Katya Cengel to talk about her new book, “Exiled: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back” . Cengel shares the stories of four Cambodian families as they confront criminal deportation forty years after their resettlement in the United States.