Scenic Roots

Scenic Roots

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Scenic Roots episodes

  • Snapshots Of Chattanooga's Past
    (The Chattanooga News-Free Press archive, found at ChattanoogaHistory.Com)

    Maybe you saw the photo online in The Chattanooga Times Free Press of teens from the 1950’s sipping Coca-Cola, or maybe the photo from 1960 of Loveman’s department store in downtown Chattanooga.

    These photos - and others - are part of a new weekly series at The Times Free Press, called:  “Remember When, Chattanooga?”

    Mark Kennedy writes the stories in the series - and the photos are on loan from ChattanoogaHistory.Com, a website created by Sam Hall.

     

    (The Chattanooga Times Free Press)

    Sam is an amateur historian who started collecting and publishing vintage photos of Chattanooga back in 2014.

    He also knows quite a bit about WUTC - and that’s where we began when he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

     

     

    14 min
  • Scenic Roots - Tues 2/18/20
    • Sam Hall of ChattanoogaHistory.Com on "Remember When, Chattanooga?"
    • Drew Holcomb talks Moon River with Richard Winham and Haley Solomon.
    • Will Davis brings us this week's Tennessee Valley StoryCorps.
    • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

      • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

      39 min
    • Scenic Roots - Mon 2/17/20

       

      • MIT's Jonathan Gruber on "Jump-Start America" - and coming to Chattanooga.
      • Keith Hardison on Chattanooga's new National Medal of Honor Center.
      • Ruth Kerri of East Lake Montessori - and the creators of "Y.B. Normal?"
      • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

        • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

        44 min
      • Off To Narnia At Back Alley Productions
        (Kaylee Smith, Back Alley Productions)

        Back Alley Productions in LaFayette, Georgia is paying a Christmas visit to the C.S. Lewis world of Narnia.

         

        “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” opens tomorrow night at the Mars Theatre for two weekends of performances.

        Director Kaylee Smith stopped by our studio - along with the cast  members who play the four English children during World War II:  Courtney Swanson, Eli Hudson, Lucas Duvall and Esther Angwin...

         

        11 min
      • On The Water For Chattanooga Audubon

        At the end of this month, the Chattanooga Audubon Society hosts its first “Torchlight Gala” - on the water.

        It’s a riverboat cruise on The Southern Belle - on Saturday, February 29th, starting at 7 PM.

        Darlene Carlson is the society’s executive director...

         

          

        4 min
      • Growing A New Venture For Urban Farming

        Joel Tippens is known for urban gardening here in Chattanooga.

         

        Now, the community activist is working on a new endeavor:  the City Farms Grower Coalition.

        The project will provide hands-on learning in organic farming to a new crop of urban growers, from seeding trays in the greenhouse - to planting at schools, churches, gardens and vacant spaces - to selling fresh food to the community.

         

        Joel stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

          

        13 min
      • "Jump-Start America" Author Coming To Chattanooga

        Jonathan Gruber makes a case for investing in innovation in dozens of cities in Middle America - beyond the marquee cluster of zip codes.

         

        The economist at MIT is the author of “Jump-Start America:  How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream.”

        Next week, he will be speaking in Chattanooga - on Thursday at The Edney starting at 5 PM, followed by a panel discussion - an event organized by The Enterprise Center. 

         

        Jonathan joined us by phone for a preview - starting with his book...

          

        10 min
      • A New Home For Medal Of Honor Heroes

        A week from tomorrow, the new Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center opens its doors here in Chattanooga.

        The opening exhibit will feature a large collection of medals and stories about their recipients.

        Keith Hardison is the center’s executive director…

        13 min
      • Scenic Roots - Fri 2/14/20
        • Keith Hardison on Chattanooga's new National Medal of Honor Center.
        • MIT's Jonathan Gruber on "Jump-Start America" - and coming to Chattanooga.
        • Joel Tippens on urban farming - and, Chattanooga Audubon's Torchlight Gala. 
        • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

          • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

          40 min

        About Scenic Roots

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        "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…