Scenic Roots

At age 53, Jim Fry is what you would call a non-traditional student here on this campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Jim arrived here this semester as the Tennessee Board of Regents Outstanding Community College Student of the Year for 2019 - and not long after that, the UTC Retirees Association selected him as its first-ever scholarship recipient. Jim shared what it’s like to be back on a campus again...

In 1983, more than twenty-five years ago, nurses and caregivers at San Francisco General Hospital opened “Ward 5B” - the first ward in the world for AIDS patients. Their work changed how those patients were cared for during the early years of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s. Now, a documentary - titled, “5B” - tells that story, and it will be screened here in Chattanooga this weekend to mark World AIDS Day. Cliff Morrison - one of the nurses at San Francisco General who founded Ward 5B - will

The documentary "5B" coming to Chattanooga for World AIDS Day. Jim Fry and Bruce Shaw, a pair of non-traditional paths at UTC. UTC's Gina Stafford on if the trails of Lookout Mountain could talk. 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.

Meet a few mariachi students at Dalton Middle School. Wyatt Massey, reporter at The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Skipper Fairbanks, a boxing coach at 83 - and, Bigfoot. These voices - and more - on this encore edition of "Scenic Roots." Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, Jennifer Razor talks to her friend, Allison Davis , about Allison's transition from male to female. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Play and never miss an episode. This series is produced and edited by Will Davis and made possible, in part, by EPB Fiber

( aired Tues 10/22/19 ) Mark Barr has written a novel - his first - called “Watershed.” His work is a historical fiction - set in rural Tennessee in 1937, amid the construction of a monumental dam at the dawn of TVA and electric cooperatives providing power to people beyond cities for the first time. Tomorrow night, Mark will appear at Star Line Books here in Chattanooga - starting at 6:30 PM - for a public conversation about his novel. The other day, he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

On Sunday, Sweet Georgia Sound closes out the season for the Chattanooga Market at First Tennessee Pavilion. The ensemble - which plays Big Band swing and standards - will also perform at the Chattanooga Holiday Market at the Convention Center on Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th. Mike LaRoche is director of Sweet Georgia Sound...

For nearly twenty-five years, high school students from the Southeast have met here in Chattanooga each November to debate and better understand the world’s most pressing issues. This year, the YMCA Southeastern High School Model United Nations Conference - also known as SHSMUN - runs tomorrow through Monday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Louisa Mesich is Senior Volunteer Coordinator for the conference, Lauren Solomon is Program Coordinator, and Ethan Fell is General Committee President..

Back-to-back book sales for The Chattanooga Public Library are taking place at its downtown branch. Tonight, the Friends of The Chattanooga Public Library hosts its annual meeting - and a rare book sale for members. Tomorrow, it will host a sale of special books for the public. Charissa Hubbard is with the Friends of The Library...

Here in Chattanooga, the annual citywide potluck for Thanksgiving known as “Gratefull” takes place on Monday. People will gather for the meal from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM around a two-thousand-foot long table in the middle of M.L. King Boulevard. The nonprofit Causeway sponsors Gratefull - that’s with two L’s - in part to encourage conversations between people who would never meet otherwise. Abby Garrison is Causeway’s executive director...