Scenic Roots

(Brainerd Community Food Pantry) This week of Thanksgiving, we want to recognize - and give thanks - to people in this area feeding those in need at this time of year during this pandemic. Bess Steverson chairs the advisory board for the Brainerd Community Food Pantry.

Bess Steverson of the Brainerd Community Food Pantry. SquareOne Holding Co. & Chattanooga Community Kitchen. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  Lazybirds / Part I. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(Mississippi State University Television Center) Richard Winham shares a performance by Nashville singer-songwriter John Hart Geary with his friend Jay Brooks, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

On Thursday morning, live here on WUTC, we spoke with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke for our monthly conversation. This conversation took place shortly before Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger announced an extension of the county mask mandate to January 15th, 2021.

Our monthly conversation with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke. From our archive:  South Carolina author George Singleton. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

(christonekingfishingram.com) On this week’s Talking Writing, Richard Winham sits down with blues guitarist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.

(Rising Rock) Here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, there is a class for storytellers called “Rising Rock.” Billy Weeks is the lecturer in communication who teaches it.  Among his students in the class this semester are:  Nessa Parish, a senior; MacKenzie Carver, a junior - and Haili Jackson, a senior.  Sierra Wolfenbarger is a senior and also a Rising Rock student this s...

UTC’s Billy Weeks and his “Rising Rock” class of storytellers. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

Richard Winham shares a performance by Shawn Perkinson on guitar and Alan Wyatt on saxophone at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga.

(HCS EdConnect) Thank you to so many of you for your support during WUTC's One-Day Pledge Event on Tuesday, helping us to achieve our goal for the day - and then some - by raising more than 11,000 dollars. It was a chance to show your support in real time for your NPR station here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley - and a chance to support HCS EdConnect, bridging the digital divide in online...

Voices of HCS EdConnect on WUTC’s One-Day Pledge Event. Barking Legs Theater:  Shawn Perkinson and Alan Wyatt These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”  

(Terry Klein Music) Richard Winham shares part two of a virtual performance by Terry Klein - an Americana artist based in Austin, Texas - from the Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series for the Isis Music Hall in Asheville, North Carolina.

(Blood Assurance) On Thursday - a week before Thanksgiving - Blood Assurance is holding a Thanks for Giving blood drive in Chattanooga and beyond. Caitlin Stanley is with Blood Assurance.

(Visit Chattanooga) One thing that can make cities livable for everyone in and around them is good public transportation. A new study led by a Vanderbilt University professor will examine Chattanooga’s transit system - known as CARTA - to find cost-efficient ways to connect public transportation with underserved communities. One person involved with the project - known as “Mobility for All” - is C...

UTC Prof. Chandra Ward on mobility for all in transit. Caitlin Stanley on Blood Assurance’s drive on Thursday. Mountain Spirit Acoustic Series:  Terry Klein / Part II. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”  

(The Tennessee Ruminators / Facebook) Richard Winham shares a performance by The Tennessee Ruminators - John Rawlston and Kathy Veazey - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library on this week’s “Live In The Library.”

(Light bulb / green|spaces) As the weather gets cooler, we hear plenty of smart tips on how to make our homes more energy-efficient for the winter. Here are a few from Wayne Brown of green|spaces and Lance Irwin of EPB.

(The Hunter Museum) At the Hunter Museum here in Chattanooga, an exhibition of works by female artists marks this year’s centennial for women’s suffrage in this country. The collection - “The F Word: We Mean Female” - features about 30 pieces acquired by the museum over nearly four decades. Nandini Makrandi is the Hunter’s chief curator - and Cara McGowan is the museum’s director of marketing and...

(National Trust for Historic Preservation) Brown’s Tavern - sitting on nine acres near Brown’s Ferry - is older than the City of Chattanooga, with a history that includes the Trail of Tears and the Civil War. Recently, the American Battlefield Trust purchased the site - agreeing to transfer it and two other properties to National Park Partners. Tricia Mims is executive director of National Park Pa...

(Kofi Mawuko / Facebook) Kofi Mawuko was born in Ghana, West Africa. He learned singing, dancing and playing music at an early age - traveling the world as lead dancer and master drummer with a performing troupe. More than twenty years ago, Kofi came to this country - making the Southeast, and Chattanooga, his home - while still hitting the road to perform solo on percussion or with his Ogya World...

Musician Kofi Mawuko on his work for ABC @ UTC. Tricia Mims and Anthony Hodges on Brown's Tavern A showcase for female artists - and smart energy tips. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."  

Richard Winham speaks with Jason Lyles, the Chattanooga singer-songwriter who just finished “Chameleana” - his fifth studio album, in collaboration with producer William Bowers - on this week’s “Talking Writing.”

(The Chattery) The holidays are a time when we can especially feel the loss of someone dear to us. Susan Latta is director of the grief program at Hospice of Chattanooga. Tomorrow starting at 5:30 PM, she will appear online - partnering with The Chattery and Welcome Home of Chattanooga - for an event titled, “Hope for the Holidays.”

(EpicTop10.Com / Creative Commons) All this month, an effort here in the Chattanooga area is highlighting generosity - offering opportunities for people to be generous in their own way. The “I Am Generous” campaign is presented by Elliott Davis, one of the co-sponsors along with our own campus:  The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It takes place amid National Philanthropy Day on Sunday, bu...

Dominique Brandt and Susan Day on “I Am Generous.” Susan Latta on “Hope for the Holidays” for those who grieve. Talking Writing:  Jason Lyles on his new album “Chameleana.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”