(aired Weds 6/22/22)

Richard Winham shares a conversation with poet Howard Brown, whose new collection is “Variations in the Perception of Color.”

(aired Weds 6/22/22)

Dr. Ben Carson is the next guest on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - tomorrow night at 8:30 PM on our public media partner WTCI PBS.

A retired neurosurgeon and author who entered politics, his impressive career spans four decades - from revolutionary surgeries in the operating room to a run for President to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Dr. Carson is also a dedicated advocate for education.

In 1994, he founded the Carson Scholars Fund with his wife Candy - and that is what brought him here to Chattanooga.

Catch Dr. Ben Carson on “The A List with Alison Lebovitz” - tomorrow night at 8:30 PM - on WTCI PBS.

(aired Weds 6/22/22)

Blood Assurance welcomed its first blood donor fifty years ago.

The nonprofit was formed by medical professionals and concerned citizens in 1972 when the Chattanooga area at that time faced an urgent need for blood collections.

Today, Blood Assurance runs 15 blood donation centers in Tennessee and Georgia, supplies blood for patients at more than 70 medical facilities in five states - and operates a fleet of bloodmobiles to collect blood each day from businesses, organizations and places of worship.

J.B. Gaskins is president and CEO of Blood Assurance.

Dr. Liz Culler is its chief medical officer.

Nearly two dozen restaurants in Chattanooga will open their doors on Thursday for this year’s “Dining Out for Life” - which supports Cempa Community Care’s HIV services across the Tennessee Valley.

Miles Huff is with Cempa.

Throughout the creation of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway, citizens have played their part from the start - as volunteers who have poured their vision and passion for conservation into speaking up for the creek.

Sandy Kurtz is with the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Alliance.

The path winds its way from the Tennessee Riverwalk in the heart of Chattanooga to Camp Jordan in East Ridge - open to walking, running, biking, even paddling by canoe.

The South Chickamauga Creek Greenway - which covers about a dozen miles, cost 16 million dollars and took nearly three decades to complete - is now fully open to the public.

The Trust for Public Land partnered with the City of Chattanooga on the project.

On Sunday, a ribbon cutting will be held - one of several events this month to celebrate the Greenway.

Daniela Paz Peterson is with The Trust for Public Land.

Richard Winham shares a session by Chattanooga vocalist Neshawn Calloway, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.