WCTE's Podcast

This week our host Cynthia Whittaker Putman was joined by Putnam County Schools (TN) School System Director Corby King, Grades 9-12 Curriculum Supervisor Dr. Sharon Anderson, and Coordinated School Health Program Supervisor Melanie Bussell for an important conversation about the 2020-21 school year.

This week our host Cindy Putman was once again joined by Cookeville resident Brandon Russell as they continued their conversation about race, diversity, and raising children in a rural southern town during this unprecedented time in our country.

Join as Becky Magura sits down with the new CEO and President of the Cookeville - Putnam County Chamber of Commerce, Amy New!

This week our host Cindy Putman is joined by members of the Putnam County Schools (TN) School System who have worked diligently to provide daily lessons as part of the Tennessee Department of Education block of Teach Tennessee.

Meet Jill Ramsey, Sam Brooks, Alli Ledford, Sarah Vaughn, Lindsey Spain and Autumn Clark who rallied to make this project successful. Listen as they share more about their experience teaching to a camera instead of to their usual audience--faces of little learners.

This week on our WCTE Get Ready To Learn radio show, host Cindy Putman continues her conversation with two very special guests: Tara Brown and Chris Parrott.

These women are movers and shakers in their communities. Both are authors and true professionals who understand the importance of connection and having a sense of self.

This week on our WCTE Get Ready To Learn radio show, host Cindy Putman will be joined by two very special guests: Tara Brown and Chris Parrott.

Tara Brown - The Connection Coach is a great friend of WCTE who speaks to audiences around the world, inspiring them to embrace the power of authentic connections and high expectations in order to unleash the potential in our youth.

Tara introduced us to Chris who is a BPS Chartered Counseling Psychologist based in New York. Chris’ work (Be Curious Not Furious) is focused on supporting teens both socially and emotionally and she speaks at conferences, schools and other community forums.

These women are movers and shakers in their communities. Both are authors and true professionals who understand the importance of connection and having a sense of self.

This week our host Cindy Putman is joined by her special guest, Christine K. Parrott BPS Counseling Psychologist and author.

This week our host Cynthia Whittaker Putman is joined by Cookeville resident Brandon Russell for a frank conversation about his experiences and point of view as a person of color who calls the Upper Cumberland his home.

This week our host Cindy Putman is joined by Cookeville resident Brandon Russell for a frank conversation about his experiences and point of view as a person of color who calls the Upper Cumberland his home.

Join Becky Magura as she discovers more about what goes on when a natural disaster or a pandemic hits the area! Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter and Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton sit down with Becky to talk about how they are handling the aftermath of the tornado that hit Putnam County in early March and the pandemic that has hit the whole world.