Scenic Roots

A conversation with Chattanooga's Mayor Andy Berke. Chris Sands on the work of We Over Me Chattanooga. Fred Oberkircher of The Sequatchie County Food Bank. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

In the best of times, SoundCorps helps musicians here in the Chattanooga area.   In these tough times, the music advocacy nonprofit has stepped up, again and again. Stratton Tingle is executive director of SoundCorps...

We’ve been talking to people who have lost their jobs due to the shutdowns for COVID-19. Erin Kellam is a stagehand and electrician here in Chattanooga...  

When performing venues closed their doors as part of the COVID-19 shutdowns, musicians in this area and elsewhere were among those out of work - not only right away, but also canceled gigs weeks and months ahead. Taylor Brown is principal bass of The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.  He’s also president of The Tri-State Musicians Union, American Federation of Musicians, Local 80... 

(StoryCorps / WUTC) Today on Tennessee Valley StoryCorps, photojournalists Kathleen Greeson and Billy Weeks. To see their work, go to  http://kathleengreeson.com and  http://billyweeks.com 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 StoryCorp...

(Jay Coolbreeze) And now, from our own Richard Winham, a sampling from the latest “QuaranTunes at Noon.” WoodSongs Dalton presents the livestream concert series on Fridays - supporting The DEO Clinic in Dalton. From his performance this past Friday, here’s Lon Eldridge...  

(meachamwriters.org) Rebecca Cook lives here in Chattanooga. She writes poetry and prose - and for ten years, she taught English and Creative Writing at UTC. Tomorrow, starting at 5:30 PM, she teaches online course for The Chattery - titled “Writing for Stress Relief.”

(UTC) Rusty Wright is head football coach on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.   The last time he saw any of his Mocs players in person was more than eight weeks ago, due to the coronavirus pandemic. I caught up with him last week...

Mocs head football coach Rusty Wright talks sports & COVID-19. Author and poet Rebecca Cook on writing for stress relief. From WoodSongs Dalton's "QuaranTunes at Noon":  Lon Eldridge. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(jenniferdaniels.com) On this edition of "Scenic Roots: Live In The Library," Richard Winham brings us a session from Jennifer Daniels, recorded at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

You may be wondering this, especially after this past week:  How does local government work, both here in the City of Chattanooga and in Hamilton County? Liz Norell is a political science professor at Chattanooga State Community College. On Saturday, she’ll be teaching a course on local government - online at thechattery.org.  That’s where you’ll also find her teaching a course on Tennessee state...

(CHAGives.org) Nonprofits in the Chattanooga area are banding together to support each other during the pandemic and its aftermath. Kim Shumpert is executive director of The Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute - and liaison to the recently formed Chattanooga Nonprofit Alliance...

(Southern Champion Tray) Southern Champion Tray is one of Chattanooga’s oldest manufacturers - around for nearly a century. During this pandemic, the maker of food trays and paperboard packaging has shifted some of its operations to produce disposable face shields. The company has been donating the shields to health care providers and first responders - but it’s also ramping up to sell them for bu...

(Chattanooga Tourism Co.) The “We Love Chattanooga” auction begins tomorrow - and runs through May 12th. The online storefront will raise money for people and businesses here in Hamilton County impacted by COVID-19 and the recent tornados. Gift cards, goods and services will be auctioned and sold - free for businesses to participate and businesses that do will receive all of the proceeds. Anyone c...

Marissa Bell of Chattanooga Tourism Co. on "We Love Chattanooga." David Chapman of Southern Champion Tray on designing face shields. Kim Shumpert of the newly-formed Chattanooga Nonprofit Alliance. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

(Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise) It’s a constant word in the coronavirus crisis:  “uncertainty.”   We say it.  We hear it.  We know it.  We feel it.   Thread after thread in this crisis - medical, economic, political - is bound with countless other threads - across the country, around the world, and right here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. Just one example:  for people who struggle...

On this segment of "Scenic Roots," our own Richard Winham talks with Ben Van Winkle, cellist and songwriter...

(The Tivoli Theatre Foundation) With The Tivoli Theatre here in Chattanooga closed for the time being, you can still catch The Bobby Stone Film Series - online. Nick Wilkinson is executive director of The Tivoli Theatre Foundation...

(@donnavannatten on Twitter) How do you read body language when you have to communicate with people on screen more than ever before? Donna Van Natten helps people present themselves professionally, and coaches them on body language. She lives here in Chattanooga - and her recent book, released earlier this year, is titled:  “The Body Language of Politics.”

(The Enterprise Center) During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Enterprise Center has been connecting people in more ways than one here in Chattanooga and in Hamilton County. Mary Helen Montgomery is the Center’s director of marketing and communications - and Kevin Love is its manager for community and external relationships... For more information on the resources outlined in this conversation, click o...

The Enterprise Center's Mary Helen Montgomery and Kevin Love. Dr. Donna Van Natten on reading body language in our onscreen lives. The Tivoli's Nick Wilkinson on virtual cinema for the Bobby Stone series. These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

From our own Richard Winham, an encore from Barking Legs Theater: U ltrafaux is acoustic gypsy band from Baltimore. Last week, we brought you part of the band’s performance at Barking Legs earlier this year - and now, we bring you the rest...

(Chattanooga School of Language) Learning a language in person is one thing. Learning it online during the shutdowns for COVID-19 is another. A few weeks ago, I spoke with Laurie Stevens, founder and director of Chattanooga School of Language...

(UTouch) Years ago, Gable Eaton came up with an idea:  a wearable stylus that acts as a barrier between your fingertips and a touchscreen. He calls it “UTouch”...

(Hamilton County Schools) Coach Aaron Wood is a physical education teacher at Hixson Elementary - and an online sensation in the Chattanooga area and beyond. With Hamilton County Schools closed as part of the shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, Coach Wood’s videos on YouTube - educational and entertaining - have kept children moving while they are out of school...